• Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Wishes

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Happy Birthday, Jana! The fearless leader of the Top Ten Tuesday community is celebrating her birthday today! And kindly offered to share with the rest of us! Here’s a list of ten titles on my current wishlist – a little bit of everything from picture books to young adult titles.…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/21/2021

    bookmark

    What I Read Summer Reading officially starts today at my library! Which means it’s probably really great that I’ve read 4 out of 5 of our book discussion titles for our middle schoolers this summer. I can officially check off my list: Jedi Academy by Jarrett Krosoczka Flora and Ulysses…

  • Lists

    12 Titles to Celebrate a Wedding

    wedding

    My sister’s wedding day was on Saturday! She and her fiancée got married on my parents’ property overlooking a beautiful lake! My niece, who’s 3.5 years old was absolutely beside herself waiting for this wedding. She couldn’t wait to wear her pretty dress, she couldn’t wait to see my sister’s…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer TBR

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Don’t look too closely, some of these titles may have been on my Spring TBR list too! There are a lot of really interesting titles that I want to read this summer. This list focuses solely on some of the middle grade titles that have caught my eye. If you’re…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/14/2021

    bookmark

    What I Read We got back late last night from my parents’ house. There is a mountain of laundry in my basement and stuff everywhere from unpacking the car! But, I’m so happy to see my pup! Next week, I promise I’ll give you the complete update of what I…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Adventure Novels

    Top Ten Tuesday

    This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is Books I Loved that Made Me Want More Books Like Them. It’s a little too long of a title, so I abridged it to Middle Grade Adventure Novels. I love an adventure novel that keeps me on the edge of my seat –…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/7/2021

    bookmark

    What I Read Flying definitely has its advantages when it comes to getting some reading done! As I mentioned last week, I’ve got a handful of titles that I need to read for our middle grade book discussion this summer. Our county is hosting a virtual author visit with Jarrett…

  • Lists

    12 Kids’ Titles to Celebrate Pride Month

    pride

    This list barely scratches the surface of great kids book for Pride Month. I wanted to make sure that I didn’t repeat titles from a book list I created a few years ago. I’m also going to preface this list with the fact that I don’t know all of the…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Sports

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Today is a Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie which is actually super scary! I have a hard enough time pulling together titles for themes, let alone choosing a theme AND picking titles! I was trying to think of something “summery” but I’ve already created a Middle Grade Summer Camp list, so…

  • Lifestyle

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/31/2021

    bookmark

    What I Read Another week spent super productively, just not reading! I really need to start listening to more audiobooks! I got a lot of my emails cleaned out and my office looks pretty good for when I leave. Plus, in the midst of working and getting ready for my…