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  • Award Winners
  • Diversity
    • Protagonists of Color
    • Authors of Color
  • Historical Eras
    • World War II
  • Genres
    • Action/Adventure
    • Fantasy
    • Horror (Spooky)
    • Humor (Funny)
    • Realistic Fiction (Real Life)
  • Non-Fiction
    • STEM/STEAM Learning
  • Books,  Reading Lists

    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…

  • Books,  Reading Lists

    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…

  • Award Winners,  Books

    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…

  • Books,  Reading Lists

    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…

  • Books,  Reading Lists

    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…

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