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Some of Us Are Brave is a middle grade natural disaster novel voiced by three strongly-written protagonists.
I did not live in Texas during Hurricane Harvey, so I didn’t have a point of reference for it. The author does though! She lived through it herself, and that shines through beautifully in the story’s events. Highly-recommended for middle school read...
May is such a great month for new book releases! With 21 new titles, I believe this is the biggest Spotlight so far in 2026.
Since this week’s Spotlight is features about twice as many books as I normally include, I have made “jump to” links below. These will take you directly to that section without a lot of scrolling to find what you want.
For me, middle...
Welcome to May! This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the New Release Spotlight! My very first Spotlight posted on May 16, 2016 – who knew it would still be going a decade later?!
It’s no mistake that the Spotlight started in May. This month is always a huge one for new book releases. I have 9 YA and 7 middle grade titles for you this week.
It was ...
It’s the last week of April, so the Canva links are now ready! I will share the links with my email list on the morning of April 28, 2026.
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Welcome to the third week of April! In my neck of the woods, we are looking at only 20 days left of school until summer break – whoohoo! Keep in mind that my district is on a 4-day week, so that’s why it’s only 20 student days left. The teachers and staff have one additional workday, after the last day.
This week’s first Spotlight title, The Fight of Our Lives