• Lists

    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/4/17

    Have you ever read a book that’s really good, it just takes you a while to get through? That’s how I felt this week with the title Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson – it was really well done, it just seemed to take me a while to read.…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Winter TBR List

    Besides the Best of 2017 lists and the ALA Youth Media Awards on February 12th, I’ve included ten new middle grade titles that I’m excited about! Check ’em out! Flower Moon by Gina Linko (January 2, 2018) The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (January 23, 2018)…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/27/17

    As expected, I didn’t get as much reading done as I expected to this week, as I was spending much of my week with family for Thanksgiving. I was able to finish The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar which are both set in the…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Thankful For

    This list could go on forever, so I tried to force myself to keep to titles that I’m thankful for that were published this year in middle grade fiction. I still had a lot more titles that I would love to highlight, but here’s what I came up with for…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/19/17

    I wasn’t able to get to all my reading this week, but I got to finish a few titles and honestly didn’t expect to finish as much as I did. This week I read: Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry Patina by Jason…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want My Future Children to Read

    There are so many amazing books available to kids in this day and age. It was hard to pick just ten, but I focused on ten titles that show a wide diversity in terms of culture, gender, race, ability, socioeconomic status and more. It’s important for kids to see all…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/13/17

    I must say, I kicked butt reading this week and boy does it feel good! Work has slowed down a little bit and with few evening commitments and a cell phone sitting in a bag of rice (phones + toilets don’t mix), I read more than I have in a…

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    It's Monday! What Are Your Reading? 11/6/17

    As expected long days at work, plus an awesome KidLitCon left me with very little extra time for reading this week. I finished The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Glaser – and all I can say is I would love to live in the Vanderbeekers brownstone in Harlem with lots…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: A Boy Called Bat

    Synopsis: Bixby Alexander Tam prefers to be called Bat, for one it’s his initials and two he wants to be veterinarian when he grows up, just like his mom. Bat’s not a huge fan of surprises or changes in his schedule, but when his mom brings home an unexpected baby…

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    It's Monday! What Are Your Reading? 10/30/17

    It’s been a week – trying to work on our library budget, library programming and a busy weekend left very little time for reading. I was able to finish The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen and A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold. I also started working on  The Vanderbeekers…