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Category: Books

Halloween Reading Roundup, Middle Grade, Image by 3D Animation Production Company from Pixabay

GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup 2020 – Middle Grade

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020Sophie Brown2

Today’s Halloween Reading Roundup features middle-grade Halloween reads, with eight stories guaranteed to bring spooky vibes to your shelves.

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The Saga Continues: ‘Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising’ by Timothy Zahn

October 7, 2020October 6, 2020Sophie Brown0

‘Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising’ by Timothy Zahn is the first in a new trilogy of books that detail Thrawn’s life in the Chiss Ascendancy.

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LyricPop Returns With Four New Picture Books Based on Classic Songs

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020Sophie Brown0

LyricPop use the lyrics from classic songs and adapt them into picture book format and now the series is back with four more adaptations.

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To Celebrate National Book Month: Some Favorite Books About Women

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020Jenny Bristol1

Check out some of GeekMom’s favorite books about women.

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Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020Jenny Bristol1

Learn about 25 influential women of the 20th century art and design world in this new book.

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Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in September 2020

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020Sophie Brown2

As the weather starts to cool off (for those in the northern hemisphere at least) there couldn’t be a better time to snuggle up with a book.

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GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup 2020 – Babies to Grade School

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020Sophie Brown0

This year’s Halloween Reading Roundup is split into multiple parts; today will focus on books for babies, preschoolers, & grade school kids.

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Four Cozy Picture Books for Fall

September 25, 2020September 24, 2020Rebecca Angel0

One of my favorite sweater-weather activities is cozy reading with a hot cup of tea or cocoa and a little one snuggled up. Here are four picture books for fall, perfect for reading together on a comfy couch.

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Hold the Letters From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in Your Hands With This New Edition

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020Jenny Bristol0

Bring the correspondence from ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to life with this new, unique edition with physical letters from within the story.

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The Saga Continues: ‘Doctor Aphra’ by Sarah Kuhn

September 23, 2020November 6, 2020Sophie Brown8

The second ‘Star Wars’ original audio drama centers on Doctor Aphra, a rogue archaeologist & classic anti-hero first introduced in the comics.

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‘How It All Blew Up’ by Arvin Ahmadi, A Muslim LGBTQ Bildungsroman

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020Sophie Brown0

‘How It All Blew Up’ by Arvin Ahmadi is a YA, LGBTQ, Own Voices story told from the perspectives of four members of a Muslim family.

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‘The Monster in the Hollows’: Finding Your True Self in ‘The Wingfeather Saga’

September 20, 2020September 19, 2020Sarah Pinault0

The third installment of Andrew Peterson’s ‘The Wingfeather Saga’ is re-released this October, in hardcover for the first time. With the same stunning illustrations as the first two re-releases, it is a delightful world to discover.

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15 Random and Geeky Facts About Pop Culture Pumpkins

September 13, 2020September 12, 2020Lisa Tate0

The fall season comes with an abundance of pumpkins. Here are some random and geeky facts about these glorious gourds in pop culture.

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Further Adventures in Bookwandering

September 8, 2020September 7, 2020Sarah Pinault0

With the third installment of Pages & Co. coming out this month, you can pick up all three copies. You will not be disappointed. These stories are a love song to the world of imagination, and an utterly transporting read.

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‘Being Lolita’ and the Lies We Tell Our Teenage Selves

September 6, 2020September 5, 2020Sarah Pinault0

‘Being Lolita: A Memoir’ is a haunting look back through adult eyes on a relationship the author had with her high school teacher. We’ve all had that adolescent crush, but fortunately, most of us had responsible teachers where Allison Wood had a predator.

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The Saga Continues: ‘Ahsoka’ by E. K. Johnston

September 4, 2020September 3, 2020Sophie Brown0

The YA novel ‘Ahsoka’ by E. K. Johnston continues Ahsoka’s story and explores what happened to her in the time after Order 66.

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7 Picture Books from 2020 to Read with Your Family

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020Sophie Brown0

Here are seven diverse picture books released during 2020 that are well worth reading aloud with your children at bedtime.

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The Full ‘Harry Potter: Film Vault’ Series Is Now Published

September 2, 2020September 1, 2020Jenny Bristol1

If you enjoyed the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, you’ll enjoy this series of 12 volumes covering just about every aspect, from characters to locations to development to movie magic.

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Paperback covers of the Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer

Read Up On ‘Enola Holmes’ Now

September 1, 2020August 31, 2020Amy Weir0

Did you know Netflix’s upcoming ‘Enola Holmes’ adaptation is based on a fantastic middle grade book series that’s fun for the whole family?

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Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in August 2020

September 1, 2020August 31, 2020Sophie Brown0

In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Rebecca share five middle-grade and YA books they have enjoyed recently.

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