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Quote of the Day – Regular Guy

December 23, 2021December 2, 2021Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, comedy, contemporary, family, humor, IReadMG, kidlit, lower middle grade, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fiction, sarah weeksLeave a comment

The only normal thing about Robert Smith is his name. Everything else about the guy is off.
Regular Guy by Sarah Weeks

Quote of the Day – My Life as A Potato

December 29, 2020November 16, 2020Posted in book quotes, for readersTagged amreading, Arianne Costner, book quotes, comedy, contemporary, IReadMG, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

I try to stay out of these Ellie-and-Hunter arguments. They bicker like two people who’ve been stuck in the back seat of a car for nine hours. At first I thought it was because they were flirting, but—plot twist—they’re just cousins.
My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner

Read by Color

December 10, 2020December 7, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, comedy, humor, IReadMG, Jessica Kim, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
Cover art by Jennifer Hom

Read by Color

October 8, 2020December 24, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, 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

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

Read by Color

October 1, 2020December 24, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, adventure, amreading, comedy, comics, Gigi D.G., graphic novel, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, quest, readingLeave a comment

Cucumber Quest Vol. 2: The Ripple Kingdom by Gigi D.G.
Cover art by Gigi D.G.

Read by Color

September 17, 2020December 24, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, adventure, amreading, comedy, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, Neverland, Peter Pan, pirates, readingLeave a comment

Hook’s Revenge by Heidi Schulz
Cover art by John Hendrix

Read by Color

September 10, 2020August 5, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged amreading, comedy, Gitty Daneshvari, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, spiesLeave a comment

A Nearer Moon by Melanie Crowder
Cover art by Zdenko Basic

Read by Color

September 3, 2020August 5, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged amreading, comedy, Gitty Daneshvari, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, spiesLeave a comment

The League of Unexceptional Children by Gitty Daneshvari
Cover art by James Lancett

Read by Color

August 13, 2020July 31, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, Arianne Costner, comedy, IReadMG, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middlegrade, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Read by Color: Curse of the Potato | featuring MY LIFE AS A POTATO by Arianne Costner and a matching color palette

My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner
Cover art by James Lancett

Book Review – My Life as a Potato

April 2, 2020March 29, 2020Posted in book reviews, favorite fictionTagged amreading, Arianne Costner, blogger, book blogger, book reviews, bookworm, comedy, contemporary, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, NetGalley, realistic fiction, school stories, sportsLeave a comment

Ben Hardy has been cursed by potatoes. Moving to Idaho seemed like a bad sign — and sure enough, a catastrophe in the cafeteria soon lands him a job as the substitute mascot for their school. Which is (you guessed it) a friendly spud. With learning how to maneuver in a musty old costume, sorting out his plans for the big school dance, and keeping his identity under wraps, Ben’s life as a potato is anything but bland.

Out of all the mascot options — the Cougars, the Eagles, the Saber-Toothed Tigers — my new school just had to be the Spuds.

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