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Show & Tell – Book A Day in May

May 27, 2018Posted in favorite fiction, say cheeseTagged Alison Cherry, amreading, contemporary, contemporary magic, Dear America, dragons, early readers, family, historical fiction, illustrated MG, IReadMG, Jon Scieszka, Karen Hesse, lower middle grade, Luli Gray, magical creatures, magical realism, MG novels, MG series, MGLit, MGReads, Michelle Cuevas, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middle grade series, middlegrade, novel in verse, Patrick Skene Catling, poetry, reading, realistic fiction, Sara Pennypacker, Sharon Creech, slavery, sports, The Time Warp Trio, thieves, time travel, upper middle gradeLeave a comment

Less than a week left in my book a day challenge. In a way, I can’t believe it. Time really does fly when you’re having fun, and, with so many adventures and stories piling up around me, it feels a bit surreal that I’ve accomplished so much reading in so little time!

This week I’ve added:

20. Falcon’s Egg by Luli Gray
21. Your Mother was a Neanderthal by Jon Scieszka
22. The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
23. The Classy Crooks Club by Alison Cherry
24. Dear America: A Light in the Storm by Karen Hesse
25. Clementine and the Family Meeting by Sara Pennypacker
26. The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas
27. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Question of the Day: Who are your favorite hidden gem/under-appreciated authors?

Show & Tell – Book A Day in May

May 19, 2018Posted in favorite fiction, say cheeseTagged amreading, Barry Danenburg, book series, contemporary, contemporary magic, Dear America, historical fiction, Holly Grant, IReadMG, Jon Scieszka, kidlit, lower middle grade, magical realism, MG horror, MG series, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middle grade series, middlegrade, mystery, Natasha Lowe, orphans, Polly Horvath, reading, realistic fiction, Sara Pennypacker, Scholastic, The Time Warp Trio, time travel, upper middle grade, witchLeave a comment

A trip to the library this week means my stack of finished books is a little less impressive, but the new titles I picked up are providing plenty of incentive to keep up with my goal of reading a book a day.

Freshly added to the stack this week:

14. The Power of Poppy Pendle by Natasha Lowe
15. The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant
16. Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
17. Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
18. Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
19. Dear America: So Far from Home by Barry Danenburg

Question of the Day: What genres do you read when you need a break from the usual?