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Best Of 2023
I read a lot of amazing books this year, so as always, this was a difficult choice. But here are my top 20 reads of 2023! I hope you enjoy this post (number 101!), and have a great 2024. Books… Continue reading
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Every book I read in 2023
It’s that time of year again! And for the first time ever, I have surpassed 100 books, which I totally did not plan to do or expect. (As a note, I see a lot of people on bookish social… Continue reading
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We Still Belong by Christine Day
Wesley Wilder wakes up early on Indigenous People’s Day. She’s looking forward to the intertribal powwow later in the evening, but first she has to get through an important day at school. Her first publication–a poem about Indigenous People’s Day–is… Continue reading
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Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw
Mads spends her time going to church, attending minor league baseball games with her dad, and hanging out with her wild best friend, Cat. But one day she overhears her dad–the parent she’s always felt understood her the most–talking on… Continue reading
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Middle Grade and YA with Ace Protagonists
Happy Ace Week! Here are six MG and YA books with ace rep–along with some probably also amazing books that are still on my TBR. Middle Grade Rick by Alex Gino Rick has always let everyone else figure out who… Continue reading
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Displacement by Kiku Hughes
On a trip to San Francisco with her mom, Kiku suddenly finds herself thrown back in time. She’s landed in the early 1940s, to the incarceration camp where her grandmother Ernestina, along with hundreds of other Japanese Americans, was… Continue reading
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Hazel's Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Hazel already has enough to worry about, starting at a new school in eighth grade. But when one of her moms announces that she’s pregnant, Hazel couldn’t feel worse about it. Hazel loves her family, and the idea of… Continue reading
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The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett
Grace is certain that no one will ever adopt her from the orphanage because of her magic, which causes those who look at her to remember their most shameful moment. So she turns to the one person who couldn’t be… Continue reading
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LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Novels
Happy Pride Month! One of the best ways to build empathy and learn about different identities is to read books (I may be a bit biased). As June comes to a close, extend your pride/allyship into the rest of the… Continue reading
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Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee
Here’s my second highlight post for a book that will be featured on my upcoming LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Novels post! I can’t wait for you to meet one of my favorite middle grade book protagonists. It’s been said before, but… Continue reading
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