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Scary Stories to Read in the Dark Read-Alikes (Grades 3-8) | Reading List
The Scary Stories to Read in the Dark movie comes out today, and I’m expecting it to be VERY popular. Why? Because the book has been constantly checked out since May! Some kids are REALLY into horror books, but it…
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20+ Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-Alikes | Reading List
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is one of the best-loved kids book series and one of the most highly-requested in all of the public and school libraries I’ve worked in. Kids LOVE this series, and they’ll read…
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2019 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book | Scifi & Fantasy Finalists
The 2019 Hugo Award nominees were announced earlier this week, as well as the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book! The Hugo Awards are a set of yearly literary awards for the best science fiction or fantasy books and…
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Awesome books for Girl Scouts | Reading List
These books don’t necessarily star characters who are Scouts themselves, but they do match up with the Girl Scout mission of building girls of “courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.” Even if you’re not a…
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17+ WWII Books for Kids ages 8-12
This list was inspired by my childhood love of historical fiction. I don’t remember which book kicked it off, but I do remember finding Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself in a free books bin, reading it, and immediately wanting…
