Category: Reading
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 10 Magical Fantasy Series (part 1)
This post is part of a series I’m writing in response to some parents asking me for book recommendations for their preteens. They lamented how common it is for books for preteens to be filled with middle school drama and romance, and their kids aren’t really ready for that yet.…
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Reading Challenges 2024: For Adults and Kids
Are you still wanting to set some reading goals for yourself for this year? Perhaps you’re wondering what those goals should be? Reading challenges can help with that! Three years ago, I posted a roundup of reading challenges from across the internet. I don’t honestly remember if I completed all…
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Reflections: Reading Life Adjustments
I’ve been thinking a good deal lately about life transitions and how it’s affected my reading habits. With every major life transition I’ve experienced, it always takes more time than I’d prefer or predict to adjust to the basics. For instance, even just moving across town after college meant that…
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2023 Year in Review: Favorite Books
The year is winding down as I write this, and it’s a great time to reflect. These are a couple of observations I made about my reading in 2023: I’m glad I looked back at the whole year because I was feeling like I hadn’t had a good reading year…
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December 2023: Recent Reads
Merry almost-Christmas and end-of-year! I haven’t posted a recent reads in a while because it’s been slow going in my reading life. Turns out adjusting to a different position at work and married life (and another surprise!) has taken more energy than I anticipated. Who knew? 😉 Nevertheless, I couldn’t…
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September 2023: Recent Reads
Hey Readers, As promised, here’s a recent reads post. While it’s titled September 2023, it’s going to include some of what I’ve read earlier this year as well (since I didn’t post for so long!). Nonfiction Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg This book caught my eye for two reasons:…
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Wholesome Books for Pre-teens: 19 Old-fashioned and Contemporary Picks
Waaaay back in April of 2022, I was talking with some parents who inspired me to make a booklist. They were talking about their kiddos who are preteens but aren’t ready for “typical” preteen books – you know, crushes, school drama, and all that sort of thing. They want their…
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Aug/Sept/Oct 2022: Recent Reads
Well, hello again, reader friends! It’s been far more than a hot minute since I added a post to this blog. This fall has held some huge life changes for me personally. Late August, I bought my own place, and then moved in and took a good chunk of September…
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June/July 2022: Recent Reads
Teachers went back to work this week in my county, and the usual question was asked: “How was your summer?” First of all, summer break is over for me! Just…how? Second, you know how you have to find a pat answer when you get asked a question multiple times? I…
