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2024 Debut Young Adult Authors
It’s my favorite time of the year when my TBR list grows exponentially with all the amazing new books being published this year. For the past few years, I’ve made it a goal of mine to share debut authors’ and illustrators’ works. It is extremely difficult to get published and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Meant to Read in 2023 But Didn’t Get To
I’m really hoping to read more middle grade novels this year and I’d love to start with some of these titles. These books were all published in 2023. And I’m excited because a bunch of these titles just won awards this morning at the ALA Youth Media Awards! I’ve been…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals 2024
It’s that time of year to set goals, resolutions, “words of the year”, basically a great big reset! Check out my word of the year – I think it’s going to be a word I have to work at this year, but I’m ready to trust myself. I love getting…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024
There are so many great books being published this year, my list doesn’t even get past February, let alone May and June! I decided to focus on young adult and middle grade titles, searching for books that caught my eye. I also tried to grab a little bit of everything…
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12 Best YA Historical Fiction
Since I was young, I’ve always loved historical fiction and read a lot of it growing up. It can be more difficult to find YA historical fiction as much of YA leans toward fantasy/science fiction and realistic fiction. But, I’ve pulled together a list of titles from backlist to recently…
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18 Young Adult Books by Hispanic Authors
Last week I got the chance to highlight some Hispanic authors of middle grade authors. This week, I’m focusing on YA titles. This is just the smallest number of authors, there are dozens more that you definitely should be checking out. If you’re looking for a great resource, check out…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Books I Finished
I know, I know, this isn’t exactly what this week’s theme is, but I don’t often track the books I haven’t finished. So instead, I chose to highlight the books that I just recently finished, most of which I read over my vacation last week! Since COVID, I’ve been really…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ice Cream Covers
It’s a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie week which means I’ve got to get creative! And being that it’s summer, and it’s hot, and the fact that I absolutely LOVE ice cream, I knew exactly what this week’s theme would be – ice cream covers! And not only are they ice…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Instantly NOT Want to Read a Book
I’m pretty open when it comes to reading books. I’ll try pretty much anything out there. And if someone suggests a book to me, I’ll read the book completely, no matter whether I love it or not. But, there are some things that make me instantly not want to read…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book
There are all sorts of things that make me instantly want to read a book. But, for today’s post, I wanted to share some of the things that I’ll gravitate to when selecting new books. I actually posted this topic for Top Ten Tuesday way back in 2017. You can…
