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Just Pretend
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
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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2020 CYBILS Finalists
I can’t believe I forgot to share the 2020 CYBILS Finalists! These lists were released on January 1st with winners announced on February 14th. The CYBILS awards “aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” This means…
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Spring 2021 Sneak Preview – Little, Brown & Co.
There’s nothing more exciting than getting a BIG box of books delivered to your doorstep from a publisher. Last week, I received a box from Hachette, specifically the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The box is filled with spring 2021 titles and I get a chance to read and…
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19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019
Rather than share a best of list, these are my 19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019. And don’t forget, to take a look at my picture book list too! I’ll caveat that by saying, these are just a few of the amazing books that have been published this year.…
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway – Day 12
It’s Day 12 of my 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, which means it’s your last chance to enter to win one of these awesome sets of books! I can’t believe it’s already been 12 days of giveaways and I’m excited to start announcing the winners once all the giveaways are…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Graphic Novels
Nonfiction and graphic novels is a little bit of an oxymoron. Something can’t be classified as a novel and as nonfiction, but I never quite know what to call these books – graphic nonfiction or nonfiction comics? I don’t know. What I do know is that nonfiction titles in a…
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Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology
Similar to my Author and Illustrator Spotlights, I thought it’d be fun to also put together just a few titles highlighting a specific genre. Up first, Genre Spotlight: Graphic Novel Anthology. I started this spotlight thinking just about graphic novels. But then realized that although many graphic novels have a…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/8/18
I need a few more hours in every day – I’m not getting as much reading done as I want, but this weekend I had a good excuse. My parents came out for the long weekend to help us re-wire our garage and put up some of the drywall. These…
