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    Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite “Aww” Moments In Books

    Top Ten Tuesday

    I couldn’t remember all of my favorite “aww” moments in books. So instead, I decided to focus on some of the sweetest picture books I know. These make amazing baby shower gifts for expecting parents and will definitely make you say, “aww.” These books are all about love in one…

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    Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea

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    Synopsis: “For fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Ali Benjamin comes a poignant yet hopeful novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship, from Ashley Herring Blake, the award-winning author of Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect house with the perfect family…

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    The Magical Imperfect

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    Synopsis: “For fans of Wonder, Chris Baron’s The Magical Imperfect is an affecting middle grade story of two outcasts who become friends… Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandfather don’t know how to help him. His friends have given up on him. When Etan is asked to deliver a…

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    Just Pretend

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    Synopsis: “Tori has never lived in just one world. Since her parents’ divorce, she’s lived in both her mom’s house and her dad’s new apartment. And in both places, no matter how hard she tries, her family still treats her like a little kid. Then there’s school, where friendships old…

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    Shark Summer

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    Synopsis: “When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha’s Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize, disgraced pitcher Gayle “Blue Streak” Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever. After recruiting aspiring cinematographer Elijah Jones and…

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    Baloney and Friends: Going Up!

    Synopsis: “Baloney and friends will have newly independent readers giggling their way through more day-to-day adventures in the second book of this pitch-perfect graphic novel series. Whether it’s writing the lyrics to their own original theme song, having an epic sleepover in a tent, experimenting with an incredible new device…

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    Nina Soni, Master of the Garden

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    Synopsis: “Lovable Indian-American girl Nina Soni returns in the third installment of this award-winning middle grade chapter book series from Own Voices author Kashmira Sheth. It’s Take Your Child to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are all going to work with Mom, a landscape architect, to learn how…

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    Best Friend in the Whole World

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    Synopsis: Roland lives a quiet life filled with books, music, and tea parties for one, but sometimes he feels rather lonely. When Roland finds the perfect companion in Milton (Good listener! Enjoys music! Also alone!), he is overjoyed. It’s okay that Milton is just a pine cone; they have so…

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    Wicked Epic Adventures

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    Synopsis: “A new series of colorful, imaginative, magical adventures with Wallace The Brave, recently awarded the Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonist Society. The world of Wallace The Brave is one of imagination, discovery, and wonder, as Wallace and his friends explore the coastal surroundings of Snug Harbor,…

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    Perdu

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    Synopsis: “Poor Perdu is all alone as he journeys from the countryside to the city in search of a home. The city is a big place when you are very small, but is it possible that someone is searching for a friend like Perdu? In his debut as both author…