While I like to keep my โwork booksโ (as a school librarian) and my โhome booksโ (aka those written for adults) generally separate, Iโve found myself reading and enjoying several middle grade novels lately. If youโre looking for a whimsical …
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Why: I spend quite a bit of time in my car. My evening commute in particular can be quite lengthy and irritating. Admittedly, I was a skeptic of audiobooks. I started seeing Kathleen post some reviews on here and I …
School’s out (at least in my neck of the woods) and summer reading season is upon us! ย As I loaded my 6th grade students up with top picks,ย I grabbed a few middle-grade novels for myself. ย My stack included a prime …
I remember reading Katherine Paterson‘s Bridge to Terabithiaย while on vacation with my family. ย I was maybe nine years old, and it was far past my bedtime. Tears (and let’s get real: probably snot) soaked my t-shirt, and I woke my …
Were you a preadolescent girl of the 90s with an obsession for Lip Smackers, Skip-its, doodling in class and, of course, books? If so, you and I are soul mates. I was a book guzzler at that age. I would …