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Storytime Theme: Letter I
This is the first letter that I’ve come across in the alphabet that actually took a little bit of time to find enough different types of books that use words that start with the letter I. I’d also say that I had to stretch a little with books like Bear…
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16 Middle Grade Titles Set on an Island
It’s the beginning of March, it’s cold and damp, still not sunny and bright enough for my liking which is what inspired this book list! I need a little escape right about now and an island setting sounds perfect! Sometimes, in books, the setting almost becomes a character because an…
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#blogbookaday: Islandborn
Summary: “From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola’s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola’s teacher asks the students to…
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#blogbookaday: The Storm Whale
Summary: “Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day’s work. One night, a great storm washes a small whale onto the beach. The boy discovers the whale is a good listener. The father discovers the boy is lonely. Together, they…
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Themes in Middle Grade Fiction
I had the funniest realization while I was reading over the past week, each book I read fed into the next in with its theme. I’ll show you what I mean: The first title I read of this group of books – it’s about a child growing up as (you…
