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2022 reading round-up, part 2

December 31, 2022December 30, 2022Leave a comment

What I've been reading for the second half of 2022!

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The Midnight Club and why my inner 15-year-old is FREAKING OUT

October 10, 2022October 10, 20222 Comments

In which I gush about Christopher Pike and reveal many spoilers and Easter eggs from The Midnight Club

Halloween Book Tag

October 26, 2021October 25, 2021Leave a comment

I saw this over on Wildwood Reads and thought it was a cute idea to get me in the Halloween spirit! #1: Favorite Scary Must-Read for Halloween This year the book I was most excited to read was The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. And it was quite creepy! Definitely not what … Continue reading Halloween Book Tag

incorrect circus book covers

January 13, 2021January 12, 20211 Comment

As a person who dabbles in the circus world, I have a huge pet peeve when it comes to reading circus books - their covers!

3 on a theme: fortune cookies

July 23, 2020July 22, 2020Leave a comment

Most of the time, my 3 on a themes are books with similar elements that I read at almost the same time. Nearly a year later I finally found a third book to complete this one!

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2020 reading so far

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020Leave a comment

feel like I'm finally back up to pre-pandemic reading levels, and we're halfway through 2020, which means... time to do a reading round-up!

3 on a theme: snakes (and songbirds)

June 25, 2020June 24, 20202 Comments

It's always so amazing to me when I read several books in a row with a similar element. Recently, I read three books that all involved snakes!

My Reading Rules

my reading rules

June 10, 2020June 3, 20202 Comments

This Book Riot post made me start thinking about my reading rules and what they say about me. 1. Never crack the spine. When I was in middle school, I had a friend who would grab the brand-new paperback I was reading out of my hands and crack the spine. It was horrifying. I don't … Continue reading my reading rules

3 on a theme: Eleanors

3 on a theme: Eleanors

March 23, 2020March 22, 2020Leave a comment

It's been a while since my last 3 on a theme, but this was a good one: three books read almost concurrently. And such a simple theme: characters named Eleanor.

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my favorite middle grade books of the year and all-time

December 12, 2019December 11, 2019Leave a comment

As a young adult librarian and a writer of YA books, I don't often venture into middle grade territory. But I have been reading more, because a lot of the "teens" who come to my library programs are middle schoolers, and they aren't always ready for YA books. Over on The Page Half Full, the … Continue reading my favorite middle grade books of the year and all-time

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