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    16 Out-of-This-World Middle Grade: Science Fiction

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books with Pink Covers

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    I decided to go with a specific color! I’ve done this type of post before for a lot of different colors – red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, red, white & blue, and purple, but I’ve never done pink! Surprisingly, there weren’t as many pink-covered books as I thought there…

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    20 Middle Grade Titles: Historical Fiction

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

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    20 Middle Grade Titles: Mystery

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Merchandise I’d Love to Own

    Top Ten Tuesday

    I’ve got a few bookish pieces of clothing and some other things, but bookish merch is always fun to receive as gifts! Below are some of the things I’ve come across that are too cute not to own! I Read Kids’ Books t-shirt – Jarrett Lerner’s Custom Ink storeI’m absolutely…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I Haven’t Read, But Want To

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Today’s list includes ten middle grade authors with books being published this year! There are always so many new titles coming out each year and I’m excited to add these to my TBR list. I know of some of these authors’ previous works, but I haven’t read those yet either,…

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    16 Middle Grade Titles: Fantasy

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    With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…

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    25 Versions of Cinderella

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    Fairytale retellings are some of my most favorite types of books to read. I think because they are equal parts comfortable, I already know the general storyline, and new with different takes and surprises. So, I was originally going to just do a list of fairy tale retellings, but there…

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    12 Middle Grade Titles with Intergenerational Characters

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    Growing up, my immediate family didn’t live close to our extended family. So, visiting my grandparents or aunts and uncles was always special. Since COVID, I’ve actually gotten closer with a lot of my extended family across the country with weekly Zoom chats – an option that wasn’t available when…