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Middle Grade Monday: Highlighting Recent Middle Grade Reads (December 2025)
On or around the third Monday of the month, I’ll highlight recent middle grade reads that I’ve enjoyed. I am so happy working part time in a school library – it’s wonderful to be with kids and books, and my reading life is so much richer! I read the following middle grade books between November Continue reading
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Middle Grade Monday: Highlighting Recent Middle Grade Reads (November 2025)
On or around the third Monday of the month, I’ll be highlighting recent middle grade reads that I’ve enjoyed. I am so happy working part time in a school library – it’s wonderful to be with kids and books, and my reading life is so much richer! I read the following middle grade books between Continue reading
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📚Middle Grade Monday: Highlighting Recent Middle Grade Reads (October 2025 Edition)
On or around the third Monday of the month, I’ll be highlighting recent middle grade reads that I’ve enjoyed. I am so happy working part time in a school library – it’s wonderful to be with kids and books, and my reading life is so much richer! I read the following middle grade books between Continue reading
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⭐ Five Star Reads: Monthly Favorites (September 2025) ⭐
It was a great reading month where audiobooks really worked for me – I listened to 14! I’m enjoying many middle grade titles (13) – it’s fun to be back to working with kids and kids books. And thanks to middle grade many of those titles were fantasy. This is the first month this year Continue reading
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Celebrating Middle Grade Reads: A Booklist
As school season starts back up, here’s a list of six middle grade books I read over the summer that I thoroughly enjoyed. Middle grade reads are for everyone! Nothing Else but Miracles by Kate Albus “From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three Continue reading
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🌟Monthly Favorites: June 2025 Five Star Reads 🌟
I read a lot this month. It’s the best escape because [gestures to the world around us]. Here are a few of my favorites from June 2025. My most read genre was romance, followed by cozy mysteries. I read mostly on my kindle this month as well. Extra Normal by Kate Alice Marshall Three cheers Continue reading
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Time Travel Thursday: What Was I Reading Last Year At This Time (October 2024 Edition)
Time Travel Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog where readers take a look back at what they were reading this time last year (or the year before or the year before that…) Last year, towards the end of October 2023, I had just finished Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson. My Review: Continue reading
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Memorable Literary Moms: A Book List
In celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day holiday, here’s a list of Memorable Literary Moms. I’ve read and enjoyed all these titles and hope you find something you enjoy too! Novels With Admirable Literary Moms: Novels With Moms Who Have A Great Sense of Humor: Looking for even more titles? Try these articles: Mystery Books Continue reading
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday Selection #6 February 28, 2024
Here’s my Can’t-Wait Wednesday Selection #6 (on a Thursday): The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie Publishes: April 2, 2024 by Sourcebooks for Young Readers Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Why I’m Excited I adore middle grade mystery–it’s one of my favorite genres to read and I’m always on the hunt for something Continue reading
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Book Review: The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat (Illustrator)
Thanks so much to Netgalley and Random House Kids for the early copy of The Misfits #1: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat (Illustrator). This was such a fun (and funny!) start to a new middle grade illustrated series, perfect for fans of Spy School. Olive Cobin Zang’s always too busy parents drop Continue reading
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Welcome! I started my career as a children’s librarian, later becoming a public library director and now I’m a stay at home mom. While my career might have changed, my love of reading has been a constant since I was in 4th grade, and I read over 200 books a year. I love talking about books and connecting readers of all ages with just the right book. Thanks for reading!
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- Middle Grade Monday: Highlighting Recent Middle Grade Reads (December 2025)
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