amreading – Elza Kinde

Read by Color

October 22, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, Denis Markell, graphic novel, heist, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, mystery, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Read By Color: The Escape Room | Featuring the book cover of Click Here to Start by Denis Markell and a complimentary color palette

Click Here to Start by Denis Markell
Cover art by Octavi Navarro

Quote of the Day – The House with Chicken Legs

October 20, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, fantasy, IReadMG, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, Sophie AndersonLeave a comment

My house has chicken legs. Two or three times a year, without warning, it stands up in the middle of the night and walks away from where we’ve been living.
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

Show & Tell – Timeless

October 19, 2020September 11, 2020Posted in favorite fiction, say cheeseTagged Alexandre Dumas, amreading, book blogger, bookstagram, Brett Helquist, classics, IReadMG, MG classics, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade classics, middle grade series, middlegrade, readingLeave a comment

Bookstagram photo featuring The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas with illustrations by Brett Helquist

Question of the Day: do you like reading classic novels?

Read by Color

October 15, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, Gita Varadarajan, graphic novel, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fiction, sarah weeksLeave a comment

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan

Quote of the Day – Holes

October 13, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, contemporary, IReadMG, Louis Sachar, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

He smiled. It was a family joke. Whenever anything went wrong, they always blamed Stanley’s no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.
Holes by Louis Sachar

Read by Color

October 8, 2020August 5, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged amreading, bullies, comedy, comics, drama, family, graphic novel, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, LGBTQ, Maulik Pancholy, mental health, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Read By Color: Club Activities | Featuring the book cover of The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy and a complimentary color palette

The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy
Cover art by Parvati Pillai

Quote of the Day – Feathers

October 6, 2020August 9, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fictionTagged amreading, historical fiction, IReadMG, Jacqueline Woodson, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

“He belongs where he belongs. If he ended up here, then that’s where he belongs.”

–Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

September 2020 Recap

October 5, 2020October 2, 2020Posted in news & recapTagged amreading, blogger, book blogger, personalLeave a comment

It feels as though September was in constant motion. To Do lists to conquer, deadlines to meet, things to create, and plans to be made. I love staying busy, but sometimes it means having a little less to say here.