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    Top Ten Tuesday: Great Leaders

    I decided to go with strong female characters who I think would make great leaders, granted most of these characters are young, so we might need to wait a few years before they’d be of age to become great leaders, but I think they have the characteristics that make great…

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    It's Monday! What Are Your Reading? 10/30/17

    It’s been a week – trying to work on our library budget, library programming and a busy weekend left very little time for reading. I was able to finish The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen and A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold. I also started working on  The Vanderbeekers…

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    Call for Judges: CYBILS

    If you’re a kid lit book blogger, you should think about applying to become a judge for the CYBILS awards, it’s a rewarding experience that exposes you to titles you never would have read before. If you’re interested check out the CYBILS website and make sure to get your application…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/14/17

    I kicked butt reading this week, I finishedĀ The Painting by Charis Cotter and also readĀ The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg andĀ Love, Hate & Other FiltersĀ byĀ Samira Ahmed. I love getting to all the books I want to during the week! I finishedĀ Love, Hate & Other Filters in just one day,…

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    (Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Back to School

    There are probably hundreds, if not thousands of “Back to School” and school-themed kids books. Here are a few of my favorite back to school stories to share with your kids! If you have other titles that you can’t live without, share them in the comments! Is Your Buffalo Ready…

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    (Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Titles for Shark Week

    I’ve had a number of kids interested in shark books – everything from picture books (for those who frighten easily) to nonfiction titles that show rows of teeth and talk about sharks as apex predators and an important part of the ecosystem. So while everyone watches Michael Phelps race a…

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    30 Chapter Books Featuring Black Protagonists

    I started this just as a middle grade list, but didn’t want to ignore the littles who are just starting out in the chapter books world, so I featured books for kids from about 1st/2nd grade to 8th grade.  Of course, you don’t have to be in elementary or middle school…

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    2016 CYBILS Awards

    The awards have been announced! The CYBILS (Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards) are announced on February 14th of each year. The award began in 2009 to “recognize the childrenā€™s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” The categories include: Audiobooks…