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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books with My Favorite Theme

    Top Ten Tuesday

    Is it any surprise that as a librarian and book blogger that one of my favorite themes in books is books? I love reading about books, libraries, and reading. And there are some really fun books about books out there. I’m going to specifically focus on middle grade books. Otherwise,…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Reads

    Top Ten Tuesday

    I’ve got a little bit of everything on this list! Young adult, middle grade, chapter books, and all sorts of formats and genres too! I definitely haven’t been reading the volume of books that I typically would, but rather than beat myself up over it, I’m trying to just accept…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Animals from Books

    Top Ten Tuesday

    This is an absolutely perfect theme for our Summer Reading Program this year – Tails & Tales! I’ve pulled together a bunch of amazing titles that range from realistic fiction to fantasy. I don’t read a ton of fantasy titles, especially ones with anthropomorphic animals, but you’ll see one or…

  • Reviews

    Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman

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    Synopsis: “Shipped halfway around the world to spend the summer with her mom’s eccentric Australian relatives, middle schooler and passionate violinist Louisa is prepared to be resentful. But life at the family’s remote camp in the Tasmanian rainforest is intriguing, to say the least. There are pig-footed bandicoots, scary spiders,…

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    19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019

    Rather than share a best of list, these are my 19 Favorite Middle Grade Books of 2019. And don’t forget, to take a look at my picture book list too! I’ll caveat that by saying, these are just a few of the amazing books that have been published this year.…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/10/18

    Last Week I finished up A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield and have to say that I absolutely adored it! I’m not a huge science fiction reader, but the writing in the book kept me on the edge of my seat wanting to read more and more! I also loved…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/3/18

    Last Week We have finally cut the cord and gotten rid of our cable television, so yay for saving money and making sure my lazy butt picks up a book instead of turning on the tv. It has definitely helped as I got a lot of reading done this week. I’m…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/26/18

    Last Week It was such a busy week for me! For my family, Thanksgiving isn’t just a one-day event. It starts at dinner on Wednesday and lasts through Sunday. My family does not live close, so when we get the chance to get together, we spend a lot of time…