Don’t laugh too much at my awkwardness! Now go take the quiz and tell me where your accent is from! Video it yourself and then come back to link up on October 3rd!

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Thank you harperkids for the middle grade books which I read during middlegrademarch! ⁣ ⁣ Old School by Gordon Korman is about Dex, who grew up in a retirement community and is now starting middle school for the first time. He adapts to this new environment well but doesn't quite know the rules and ends up suspended. I loved how the kids and the seniors interacted on his behalf. He's not a bird like the cover!⁣ ⁣ Noodle and Bao by Shaina Lu is a graphic novel. Noodle is Bao's grandma and the story is told by Bao's friend Momo. It is about gentrification in Chinatown and how Noodle has to change their restaurant into a food cart. There is conflict between Noodle and Bao about expanding the menu versus staying traditional. I like how the animal depictions represented immigrants and the humans shown were second generation immigrants. I also liked how Chinese language characters were used as well as English. ⁣ ⁣ A Split Second by Janae Marks is about Elise, who experiences a time jump and discovers she is no longer friends with her closest friends. Her new friend Cora tries to help her fix things. I liked the bit of a twist in the middle and how Cora was into crafts. I don't like that the kids sneak out though.This was a fun mystery!⁣ ⁣ Gordon Korman was the first author I ever met as an elementary school student! Did your school ever bring in someone well known to talk to the kids?
Happy April! These are some of the books I hope to read this month. Plus my pre orders that I don't have yet!⁣ ⁣ What are you looking forward to in April - reading or otherwise?
Thank you berkleypub and uplitreads for sending me a copy of A Map To Paradise by Susan Meissner. berkleypartner I felt like this one was different from her normal style as it felt more character driven. It takes place in 1956 in Malibu and tells the story of 3 women who become friends while dealing with different circumstances. ⁣ ⁣ Melanie has been blacklisted from Hollywood due to her ties to a suspected Communist. Eva is her housekeeper who previously lived in Russia. And their neighbor June is caring for her agoraphobic brother in law who hasn't been seen by anyone else in quite some time. The story was told in a flashback style rather than in multiple timelines and I thought it moved slowly at times. Still an interesting read, it was a nice look at the way different people become friends with each other. ⁣ ⁣ I am bad at directions and have to use my phone for maps most of the time. How about you?
Thank you williammorrowbooks and berkleypub for my next two books from my 25 in '25 list. I listened to both of these. backlistbooks2025 ⁣ ⁣ Anywhere For You by Abbie Greaves is about Mary, who had an insta love situation with Jim and moved in with him quickly. Then he disappeared and she has been looking for him since. She works at a mental health call in line and thinks he is calling the line. Mary meets Alice who wants to help her get closure and find out what happened to Jim. ⁣ ⁣ A Special Place For Women by Laura Hankin is a strange story about a women's club that may have ruined the life of a politician. Jillian, a journalist, wants to find out what really happened. She finds that she wants to take down the women as much as she wants to be a part of their group. ⁣ ⁣ Both of these books kept me listening and entertained me but had parts that I didn't fully love. I'm happy I have removed them from my shelves though! I've read a ton of books this month and have to catch up with sharing them! What are you reading at the end of the month?
Thank you to harperkids mackidsbooks and simonkids for the middle grade books! If any of my local friends think their kids would enjoy these, let me know. It was middlegrademarch this month and I did read a few which I will share soon - but I didn't read these! ⁣ ⁣ The Strongest Heart by Saadia Faruqi - this one I plan to read because I have loved her books in the past. From beloved middle grade author Saadia Faruqi comes a poignant exploration of the impact of mental illness on families—and the love and hope that it takes to begin telling a different tale.⁣ ⁣ The Princess Protection Program After Ever After by Alex London - What happens when a princess accidentally fractures her fairy tale by fleeing to the real world? ⁣ ⁣ Rick Kotani's 400 Million Dollar Summer by Waka T Brown - A baseball-obsessed twelve-year-old moves to Oregon to help his grandfather—an elusive old man with a shrouded past—but ends up learning unexpected truths about his family and how they mysteriously parallel the Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro.⁣ ⁣ Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna - An enchanting middle grade fantasy, inspired by Indian mythology and British folklore, about a neurodivergent girl, a mysterious school, and a world of magical creatures.⁣ ⁣ Cousins in the Time of Magic by Emma Otheguy - Three cousins get transported back to 1862 to play an important role in the Battle of Puebla, the reason we celebrate Cinco de Mayo today, in this enchanting middle grade fantasy adventure.⁣ ⁣ A Wolf Called Fire by Rosann Parry - The stand-alone companion to Rosanne Parry’s New York Times bestseller A Wolf Called Wander tells the wilderness survival story of the wolf pup known as Warm and is illustrated in black and white throughout. ⁣ ⁣ Do any of these sound good to you?
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