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Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021
Unexpectedly this list was split between new-to-me authors I discovered in 2021 – half middle grade and half young adult. I had an interesting reading year to say the least. I spent far less time reading middle grade than I typically do, instead filling my time reading contemporary romance. Or…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 2021 Releases I Was Excited to Read But Didn’t Get To
COVID really changed my reading in 2021. I focused a lot more on easy contemporary romances and spent less time reading middle grade books. I read far fewer books last year than I have in a long time as well! So, that just means there are so many more 2021…
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Debut Middle Grade, June-December 2022
As promised, here’s part two of the debut middle grade list! Don’t miss the first half of the list on yesterday’s post. And ;ast week I posted a list of debut picture books, so definitely don’t miss all those great titles. Today, I’m sharing my second list of middle grade…
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Debut Middle Grade, January-May 2022
I’m so excited! There are literally so many debut middle grade titles being released this year that I had to break this post into two! But let’s take a step back for a minute. Last week I posted a list of debut picture books, so definitely don’t miss all those…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection
I buy a lot of books! But, most of the books I buy are gifts for friends and family. And as a library director, I tend to read a lot of books that I borrow from the library. Most of the titles I purchase are actually books that I’ve read…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books for the First Half of 2022
This was such a hard list to pull together! There are so many amazing books being released in 2022, I had a hard time narrowing it down! Especially to my most anticipated books releasing in the first half of 2022. So, I chose authors’ whose work I’ve enjoyed in the…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2021
It’s been a very strange reading year for me. I’ve read only a fraction of the books I would typically read during the year. But, as I look back at another stressful year of managing a public library during a global pandemic, I’m accepting of what I was able to…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/27/2021
What I Read I’m ending 2021 with some great books! Not to mention, a list that looks more like what I typically read (pre-pandemic, of course). Honestly, the only reason I was able to get this much reading done was because of a long couple of days in D. C.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings
I love giving (and receiving!) books as gifts! They’re so perfect because you can really find something very personalized for everyone on your list. Whether you’re looking for a gift for a little one – there are so many to choose from or an adult, you are sure to find…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/20/2021
What I Read It’s been another interesting week of reading! I was proud of myself, I was able to snag some of the nonfiction titles I mentioned in last week’s Top Ten Tuesday! This week I read 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich, illustrated by David Clark,…