Welcome back to another It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Post! Make sure to visit the IMWAYR hosts Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts to find other blogs to follow that use this weekly wrap up.
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Time for the books!
Books I Read
Middle Grade
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Absolutely stunning. I love the way Tae Keller writes and this story was so imaginative and full of heart.
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Young Adult
Wild Is the Witch by Rachel Griffin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A really fun nature, witchy book. Slight romance and the stakes were really high, so the pages were turning!
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Adult
The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Such a fun witchy romance. I just love these books so much.
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How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Grady Hendrix writes great horror and I thought this one was very spooky! Puppets? So terrifying. I also liked the overall plot and how the relationship between the brother and the sister evolved and changed. It was a little long and I did find myself just wanting to end it, but overall a good scary read.
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Books I Hope to Read
This week being Banned Book Week, I have two books that have been recently banned on my option pile. I also have some spooky/fantasy reads too!
Read with Me!
I have two book clubs I lead and would love for you to join!
Read to Write KidLit (for middle grade writers)
Vlogs and Podcasts
I recently started a podcast focused on writing middle grade. Our first podcast aired and you can listen on Apple Podcasts and here on our substack.
I also have a new Legit KidLit episode up! We talked with spooky author, Dianne Salerni.