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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing During the Second Half of 2024
Sometimes these prompts are a lot harder than I expect them to be! Can you believe that July is right around the corner and we’re already talking about the second half of 2024? I had a really hard time locating middle grade titles that are being released in the fall…
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Must-Read Science Nonfiction for Kids
As I’ve mentioned in the past, there are kids (and adults!) who will always prefer to read nonfiction over fiction. They like to learn new things, read about things they love, and just want to read fact over fiction. And guess what? That’s awesome! Reading is a great way to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2024 To-Read List
I’ve got a bunch of great romance titles on my summer TBR list this year – all of which have been published in the past couple of months! For many people, summer is a time to spend time reading when they don’t normally. Summer for me is much more of…
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Must-Read Historical Nonfiction for Kids
I will always tout the absolute magnificence of nonfiction titles for kids. They are engaging, informational books that teach kids about the events and people that got us to this point today. I especially love to learn about little known events or people because it gives an even deeper look…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes 2024
A great big happy birthday goes out to the fearless leader of the Top Ten Tuesday blog posts, Jana! As is tradition, Jana shares her birthday with the rest of us and we get the chance to share some of our bookish wishes with the community. Today, I wanted to…
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Heartwarming, Gentle Read Alouds
If you’re looking for some great read alouds that work for the whole family, check out the titles listed below. All of which are sweet, heartwarming titles that work as well with a five year old as they do with a twelve year old. These are what are often called…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Had VERY Strong Emotions About
I found this to be a little tricky of a theme this week. While I don’t choose to talk about books that I dislike on my blog, there are plenty that make me feel all the feels. And these middle grade titles made me ugly cry, like whoa. And while…
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June Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Super Excited to Get My Hands on But Still Haven’t Read
While I don’t necessarily have all of these books in my hands, per se, I do count the fact that they’ve all been added to my public library’s catalog and I am excited to read them all! All of these are middle school titles that have been published in 2024…
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15 Chapter Book Read Alouds for Five Year Olds
As kids get older and their attention span gets longer, you may find yourself looking for longer stories to share together. While I do mention five years old in the title of this post, that may or may not be the right time for your little one to check out…
