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Room to Dream Released Today!!
Room to Dream, Kelly Yang’s third book in the Front Desk series, released today! I had pre-ordered it so I got it at the local bookstore today, and I have not started reading yet but I am really excited to!… Continue reading
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If You Liked “The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise”
…which you probably did, if you read it. The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate O’Shaughnessy Maybelle Lane has never met her father; the only piece of him she has is an old voicemail of his laugh. Though she’s… Continue reading
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Coyote Sunrise hasn’t been home in five years. Instead, she’s been living in a school bus, traveling around the country with her dad, Rodeo. Rodeo won’t talk about Coyote’s mother and sisters, who died in a car accident five years… Continue reading
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A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
I recently read this book and it has taken an honored spot on my *very long* list of favorites! The characters are just lovely and so relatable (one of them is a Harry Potter nerd so………..) AND it’s about food!… Continue reading
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Beautiful Book Covers Winners
Here’s what you’ve been waiting for…the grand reveal of the winner of the book covers contest! I realized that it wouldn’t really work to have multiple rounds, since there was a distinct winner from the form, so here are the… Continue reading
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The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo, Newbery-winning author of both Flora and Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux, is one of my favorite authors. Her writing style is whimsical, funny, sad, and rings with truth. Her newest book, The Beatryce Prophecy (illustrated by Sophie… Continue reading
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Beautiful Book Covers: Round One
Hello and welcome back to round one of Beautiful Book Covers! Here we have our preliminary contestants, and thanks for all the great submissions! Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoCover artist/designer unknown Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield… Continue reading
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The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
If you can’t tell, I love witch books of all shapes and sizes. I want to BE a witch. And this is the absolute perfect modern witch book! Moth Hush loves everything witch. So when she finds out that… Continue reading
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Beautiful Book Covers
I have been inspired by the blog Pop! Goes the Reader, which has a post series called “Do! Judge a Book By Its Cover.” Middle grade fiction has SUCH amazing covers. I love getting new books because the artwork is… Continue reading
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Middle Grade Summer Books!
Woohoo, it’s summer! Here are some great summer books to relax and unwind. I’ve updated this post to include new summaries by me and clearer cover images. Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow Melly Goodwin didn’t expect to like… Continue reading
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