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    25 Books Written by Celebrity Authors

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    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

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    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

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    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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    2024 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Nonfiction

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    I will forever implore readers to try nonfiction because children’s nonfiction has changed drastically in the last 20-30 years. I remember growing up that nonfiction was extremely dry, text heavy, and if you were lucky you’d get a few pen and ink drawings. Now, nonfiction is engaging and accessible for…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers

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    Today is a fitting Top Ten Tuesday theme for the beginning of April – April Showers! So today, I’m sharing ten books with raindrops on the cover. And what I love about this is that each cover is so different and I love that I get to share all of…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2024 TBR

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    Oh my goodness! There are some big names publishing middle grade titles this spring. And yes, some of these books have already been published in early March, but I couldn’t not share them with you today – they’re some of the books I’m most excited to read this spring! I’m…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Things I’ve Googled Thanks to a Book

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    As I was thinking about this Top Ten Tuesday theme, I realized that I don’t Google a lot when I’m reading. And I think that’s mostly because I tend to read a lot of contemporary romance and lighter reads and not so much heavy/research-oriented books. I say that at all…

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    12 Best YA Historical Fiction

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    Since I was young, I’ve always loved historical fiction and read a lot of it growing up. It can be more difficult to find YA historical fiction as much of YA leans toward fantasy/science fiction and realistic fiction. But, I’ve pulled together a list of titles from backlist to recently…