Happy Earth Day! Let's share #middlegrademonday books about the #environment today!

Wayward Creatures is a sweet story of friendship that happens when the main character is sentenced to restorative justice work in a park after starting a forest fire near his home.

What others have you read that fit the category???

I completed my first two BINGOs of the month! Usually it doesn't happen until closer to the end of the month, so that was fun! 🌷

My #camplitsy24 nominations are:
~Murder Road by Simone St. James
~Family Family by Laurie Frankel
~Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
~The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams

@squirrelbrain @megabooks @barbarabb

This cute story about a town that lost its library to a fire is told by alternating narrators including a cat. There is a mystery to be solved, but also deals with guilt and regret with a happy ending. It's a gem of a book written by two MG masters!

Happy #middlegrademonday everyone!

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I started off reading this, but ended up listening and reading at the same time for the best experience! Highly recommend doing it that way! The community and setting remind me of Deacon King Kong, even though the stories are quite different! Great MG read about anxiety, divorce, and friendships!

#unpopularopinion here- I did NOT like this book. Every character felt unrealistic to me. And the plot didn‘t really go anywhere significant. All the reviews rave about it, so I must be missing something!

my #5JoysFriday:
1. A day off work for the eclipse
2. Baseball season
3. My son running track
4. My tulips blooming
5. A long-awaited sequel that I finally pick up!

What a fun, positive idea @debinhawaii Thanks!

I put myself on a diet! I do this every 5 years or so stay in a healthy place. But the first week is so hard!!!! So that‘s the highlight of my week! 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

#whatsnewwednesday

In honor of the eclipse crossing the US today, let's share MG books with SUN or MOON in the title!

My pick is a story of an abandoned girl, named Luna, rescued by a witch. When she is accidentally fed moonlight instead of starlight, she gains magical abilities. Just as she's learning to handle this power, she is needed to save the ones she loves. This story has the feel of a fairytale with lovable characters!

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#bookspinbingo board for April is set! Happy Reading Everyone!

@thearomaofbooks

A middle grade graphic novel and my IRL book club selection! I can easily get these done! Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks !

#bookspin

My March Summary:

3 BINGOs
18 books total
9 Audiobooks
6 Middle Grade
3 YA
1 DNF
✅#Bookspin
✅#LitsySciFiBookCLub

#bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks

It's Autism Awareness Month and I'm happy to say there are so many good choices to fit this category! I chose a classic story of a girl growing up with her brother who is on the spectrum. #middlegrademonday

A fabulous fantasy! Well-plotted with great characters; with some elements of the Rumplestiltskin story. It‘s a little hard to follow on audio as there is little notice when the narrator changes- which is often! @MeganAnn thanks for the rec thru #auldlangspine

I‘m currently wrapping up Spinning Silver in which they have to fight to over come forces of winter to allow spring to come again- feels like a timely read!

@BookmarkTavern #sundayfunday

Here the plan for April, includes some Autism Awareness titles and several leftovers from last month! 🌷

#Bookspin
@TheAromaofBooks

I gave it a good shot but just didn‘t really care about the characters and no mystery to keep me hanging on. Anyone else?

As I was reading this I wasn't completely sure how I felt about it. It took a leap of faith to believe erased memories take the form of a living being. But the author nailed the ending, so I was satisfied! So often a lackluster ending ruins a story for me, so this was a pleasant surprise! Read this from @MeganAnn 's #auldlangspine list, so thanks!! And thanks to @Monalyisha

Dare I say it? I thought the movie was actually better than the book!

@BookmarkTavern
#sundayfunday

I spent a month of my life audio-puzzling to this 3,000 piece puzzle… and loved it!

My #bookspinbingo board for March!

I forgot to include the 2 books I'm currently reading when I made my list so I've already used up some of my extra spaces!

@thearomaofbooks

#BookSpin is my IRL bookclub pick and #DoubleSpin is a new release I can't wait to read!

Thanks! @TheAromaofBooks

Hey Littens! I'm writing a paper about reading challenges/goals. So I'm curious, how many challenges/ book clubs do you participate in on a monthly basis? Such as bookspin, natural litsy, booked in time, Litsy Scifi Book Club, etc... Or what is the most unique challenge you've ever done? Tell me all about it!

February Results! Not bad for a slightly short (and very busy) month!

17 books
2 BINGOs
9 audiobooks
5 middle grade
2 DNFs
✅ Bookspin
✅Doublespin

#Bookspinbingo @thearomaofbooks

Here's my list for March! #bookspin @thearomaofbooks

This is a beautiful up-close telling of events in Syria in 2011. It's one of those hard but necessary stories. A nineteen year old girl is faced with the impossible decision of staying and starving in her worn-torn country or leaving for the risky life of a refugee. There is trauma, but the author ends with a note of hope. Highly recommend! Thanks to @meganann and @monalyisha for making me aware of this through #auldlangspine

I have to say I don't usually love stories that take on social issues so directly, but this one was enjoyable! The main character is so likable and the cooking competition reality show was a lot of fun. And such good food descriptions! Thanks to @MeganAnn and her #AuldLangSpine list for bringing it to my attention! Also thanks to @monalyisha !

I had alternating feelings about this one, but what won me over was the author's ability to describe the human experience so well- I could easily identify with the inner thoughts of the characters. And I liked the ending, so that always influences my final opinion! Thanks to @MeganAnn and @monalyisha for the #auldlangspine push for this one that was teetering on my TBR pile!

Zoe spends her summer interning at a bakery and longs to be a contestant on a kids baking show. In the midst of this, she receives a letter from her dad who's been incarcerated since she was little. How should she respond? Does she believe he's innocent? The author deftly deals with systemic racism without being on the nose. Zoe is a character you will want to cheer for!

#middlegrademonday #sweettreats

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I‘m joining the ranks of those who didn‘t finish this one. I gave it 8 hours (out of 18) but I‘m so lost as to what‘s going on!

Here's my February board! I'm ready, let's go!

#bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks

#Bookspin is an #auldlangspine rec from @MeganAnn so I'm excited to read it! #Doublespin is a re-read for the book club I lead at my library. I hardly ever re-read, but I remember enjoying this one, so I don't mind too much!

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks ! I always look forward to the 2nd of the month!

This was an engaging historical fiction story about the building of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s. Told from several perspectives that come together in satisfying ways. Gives voice to the people of Panama. Highly recommend!

Thanks to Libro.fm's ALC program for librarians for the early listen!

I didn't meet all of my challenges (#authoramonth, #bookedintime and #doublespin) due to assigned reading for a reader's advisory graduate class and library holds that didn't come in, but it was still a good reading month!

20 books total
4 BINGOs
8 Audiobooks
7 Middle Grade (2 graphic novels)
3 Nonfiction
2 #AuldLangSpine pics
✅ #bookspin
✅#Litsyscifibookclub

@TheAromaofBooks

Here's my list for February!

#bookspin
@thearomaofbooks

Probably the tagged! Kristin Hannah is always a solid pick for me!

#sundayfunday
@BookmarkTavern

@MeganAnn I‘m just at the beginning , but I can see why you compared it to Shark Heart. Something about the tone is very similar! I‘m enjoying it so far!

#auldlangspine
@monalyisha

1. Yes, but I haven‘t had much practice!
2. Tagged book is by a favorite author!

#two4tuesday
@TheSpineView

Our lovable narrator, Bell, is the youngest of a group of kids being raised on the United States colony on Mars. When the adults fall ill, the kids must decide what to do and end up learning a good lesson about working together and the dangers of isolation.

All middle grade readers are welcome to play along! #middlegrademonday

Comment below if you'd like to be tagged each week!

Science fiction for me! With help from #litsyscifibookclub I should be able to meet this goal! Currently reading tagged book!

#sundayfunday
@BookmarkTavern

Alone is an excellent middle grade novel in sparse verse about a girl who is the sole survivor following a snowpocalyse, reminiscent of Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Join in my game #middlegrademonday with a new prompt each week and tag me @karisimo!

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I finished my first #auldlangspine recommendation from @MeganAnn ! This was a captivating memoir of the author's experience as a TWA flight attendant in the late 70s and early 80s. This was buried deep in my TBR, so thanks to @MeganAnn for bringing it to the forefront! Also thanks to @monalyisha !

This is a fun mystery, perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club! Instead of four octogenarians, this one features three generation of women working (mostly) together to solve a murder.

Two very different books! #Bookspin is one of three for my middle grade book club on the topic of money management. #doublespin has been on my TBR for quite a while, so this is the month to finally read it!

Thanks @thearomaofbooks

Excited for my second year of #bookspinbingo ! Thanks @thearomaofboooks for organizing!

I love my middle grade dystopian stories but surprisingly an animal story came out on top this year!

My top two were very different: an epic multigenerational family story vs a book-centered fantasy!

Here's my January reading list! Happy New Year, Litsy friends! 📚🎉

@thearomaofbooks
#bookspin
#bookspinbingo

I re-read this for #authoramonth because I‘d already read all of Kate Morton‘s works. Loved it just as much as the first time! The writing is so good! The atmosphere and mystery too!
@Soubhiville

@MeganAnn I‘m excited to dive into your list!

Pictured above are the ones I‘m planning to read over the next few months! I had already read Legends and Lattes, As Bright As Heaven, Shark Heart, and Kitchens of the Great Midwest. I‘m currently listening to Divine Rivals! Wellness was already on my January list so that‘s where I‘ll start!
Let the fun discovery of new books begin!

Thank you @monalyisha for setting up #auldlangspine !!!!