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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/15/2021
What I Read I definitely read off-plan this week! I’m not going to argue too much, because I did get some reading done. It just wasn’t what I planned on reading! But, honestly, as long as I’m reading, I’m happy. Considering, I also worked all day on Saturday, having read…
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Love In English
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Synopsis: A fresh, breakout YA novel that is layered with themes of immigration, cultural identity, and finding your voice in any…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/8/2021
What I Read I definitely do as much reading as I have been. It’s surprising how much less time I’ve had because of all the snow we got! I lost track of how many times we shoveled from Sunday – Wednesday. We ended up with about 14 inches of snow…
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My Thoughts on the YMAs
Monday morning was an exciting day in the kid lit world. The American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards were announced! Now that I’ve had some time to reflect, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the YMAs (for what it’s worth). If you’re looking for a complete list…
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ALA’s 2021 Youth Media Awards
This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards. The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! I’ll be talking more about these creators and titles later this week. Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors!…
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2020 CYBILS Finalists
I can’t believe I forgot to share the 2020 CYBILS Finalists! These lists were released on January 1st with winners announced on February 14th. The CYBILS awards “aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” This means…
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Debut YA Authors: July – December 2021
If you’ve stopped by over the past week, you’ll see I’ve been promoting debut authors! Be sure to check out the middle grade list, as well as the first quarter and second quarter lists for YA authors. Today I’m highlighting titles Debut YA Authors: July – December 2021. Although this…
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Debut YA Authors: April – June 2021
There are so many debut YA authors publishing their first book this year! If you missed the first quarter list, check out my post from yesterday. Just in the first half of the year, there is over 60 debut titles being published. Hence the reason for breaking up my list…
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Debut YA Authors: January – March 2021
Don’t miss the many debut middle grade authors I shared yesterday. But for today, I’m going to try something a little different with the debut YA authors. I’m highlighting just the books planned on being released by debut YA authors: January – March. With a list of over 88 titles,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings
I pulled together a list of books that I haven’t read from middle grade, young adult, and contemporary romance books for adults too! If I didn’t already have a list of 15+ books for the holidays, these would be next up on my list. If anyone’s read some of these,…
