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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Lightning on the Cover
Today’s theme was to choose weather-related covers or titles. I wanted to do something fun and interesting, so I chose to find kids’ books with lightning on the cover. This was such a fun list to pull together with titles spanning age groups and genres. I have fun pulling together…
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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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18 Zombie Books for Kids & Teens
Halloween is right around the corner and for many, that means pulling out all the stops for all things spooky and scary. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m a pretty big scaredy-cat, so I’m not a big fan of the horror genre. That being said, I’ll give most things…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book
I really enjoy books with multiple perspectives, so this was a little more difficult of a list to pull together! But, I found a variety of middle grade and young adult titles that I found had characters I really wanted to learn more about. I’m not sure they necessarily all…
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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…
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24 Fairy Books for All Ages
Tiny fairies who are cheeky, magical, and sometimes mischievous are some popular characters in books for kids and teens. For today’s post, I pulled together 24 fairy books for all ages from picture books to chapter books, middle grade to young adult, there’s a little something for everyone. With cute…
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16 Graphic Novel Adaptations
Graphic novels can be contentious at times because so many people look down on them as “not serious reading.” In fact, studies have shown that you use more parts of your brain when reading graphic novels, than when you’re reading a typical novel. Not only is your brain decoding words,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Things Getting in the Way of Reading
There are so many things getting in the way of reading! Some of which I love to do and wouldn’t change my daily schedule for, while others are must-dos like work, chores, etc. These things I do begrudgingly and would 100% prefer to be reading! And of course, there are…
