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Top Ten Tuesday: Oldest Books On My TBR
I don’t keep a very active TBR or to be read list because inherently I ignore the list and just grab whatever strikes my fancy and whatever is available when I’m ready for my next book. But, I was able to scrounge up ten books on my shelves at home…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2024 To-Read List
Fall is officially here and while my schedule has gotten crazier than I had imagined it would this year, I have some hope that I’ll get to a few of these great middle grade books this season. I’m so excited to see books written by some big name in the…
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25 Books Written by Celebrity Authors
You might not have thought about this topic before, but there are a lot of celebrities out there who have written children’s books. I’ve included 25 titles on this list and barely scratched the surface of the number of books out there. While I have conflicting feelings about celebrity authors,…
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Pairing Classics with Contemporary Titles
About five years ago I created a book list of classic middle grade titles and included a contemporary option that had a similar theme or feel. I loved the idea so much, I thought I’d expand the list by adding eight more classics paired with their own contemporary titles. Classic…
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Historical Fiction for Middle Grade Readers
Today I’m sharing a list of books that are probably one of my favorite genres. And this has been a favorite genre since I was little. I grew up in the era of the original American Girls – Felicity, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. And I even remember when the company…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Love a New Book From
For today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme, I was excited to revisit some of my favorite middle grade authors. These are my automatic must-reads when anything new is published. And you may look at this list and think, that author just published a new title last year, and that may be…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections
It’s May 1st which means that my ninth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge is officially over! Thank you to everyone who stopped by. I had record views on my blog this month, and it was really great to see so many comments and new readers! With over…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Zero In
Can you believe it?!?! We made it to the letter “Z”! And I’m taking it easy today with a list of titles that I didn’t get to add anywhere else this month, but I wanted to make sure I made a point of sharing since they are great adventure stories…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Young Adult
Today I want to share a specifically focused book list of young adult adventure titles. And while I’ve sprinkled a few throughout the other lists for this month, many amazing young adult titles are just perfect for adventure readers. These titles are geared toward older kids (typically 13 and up),…
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2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Xenofiction
Xenofiction is a word that I learned only last year, and it’s the perfect fit for the letter “X” in this challenge! Xenofiction is fictional stories told from the perspective of something or someone who is not human. Often, this can be aliens, but I chose to focus on books…