Pride Month is almost over, but I wanted to share some great middle grade LGBTQ+ reads for all year long! TWELVE MG LGBTQ+ I’VE READ AND RECOMMEND
Book Lists
Top Ten Middle Grade Books I’m Anticipating: Jan-Mar 2025!
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Top Ten MG Books I’m Anticipating in Jan-Mar of 2025! Okay, first off, the MG novel I’m MOST anticipating in 2025 is … mine. THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN comes out on January 21st!! You should definitely all read it. 🙂 But here’s the real… Read more »
The Firsts of 2023 Book Tag
Now that we’re nearing the end of the year it’s fun to think back to the bookish “firsts” of 2023. I found this tag over at Metaphors and Moonlight but it originated at girlxoxo. (The categories have been switched up a bit over time, so I decided to pick and choose which ones I wanted… Read more »
14 Middle Grade Mysteries for Young Sleuths
Kids like a little bit of mystery in their lives, so I picked out ten middle grade mysteries I loved. (And four more I’d like to read!) Take a look at these fun options…
18 Delightfully Frightening MG Books for Young Horror Fans
I often have kids coming into B&N looking for something spooky to read, so I thought I’d create a post with some of my favorite MG horror reads. I’m featuring ten of them, plus eight more books I’ve heard great things about and I’m planning to read (hopefully soon!).
MG Verse Novels to Read During National Poetry Month (and Beyond!)
Since April is National Poetry Month, I figured it’s the perfect time to feature some middle grade verse novels I’ve loved. Check out my list below:
Top Ten Books of 2022!!
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is Top Ten Books I Read in 2022 I’m working on my 2022 wrap-up post, but it will take a bit of time, with all the graphs and all. So, I thought for now I’d put up a TTT… Read more »
Top Ten Covers of 2021
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie, and I was inspired by a post over at Read All the Things to share my Top Ten Covers of 2021 I chose my favorite covers from 2021 releases I’ve read. Not only were these fabulous stories, but… Read more »
Mid-Year Book Freak-Out Tag 2020
Well, I’m a little later than everyone else with this tag this year, but I figure we’re not THAT far past the mid-year point, so I’m still going for it. Besides, it will make me feel better about my current state of non-reading to remember the good things I read earlier in the year. 1…. Read more »
Nicole’s Best Books of the Decade
I’ve been seeing lots of these lists around since we’re coming to the end of the 2010s, and I thought I’d jump in! Here’s the thing, this list would be practically impossible to make if I thought about it too hard. So I didn’t. I made a vow to go with my gut when making… Read more »

