It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a weekly blog hop hosted by Kellee and Ricki of Unleashing Readers. The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
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It’s the second semester of school now! I read a little during winter break, but honestly, I spent a lot of time with family members and it was a nice vacation. Today, it’s BACK TO WORK!
My reading goal is to keep up with the three formats this year: Libro.fm (audio), NetGalley (digital ARCs), and Physical Books (ARCs and published works). Let’s see how it goes. This past week, I read Keeping Pace by Laurie Morrison (publishing in April 2024 by Amulet Books). I cannot wait for you to meet Grace and Jonah and their families. This is a realistic fiction book, and the real part is that not everything works out according to plans, and I love that for my middle school readers.
Physical Book: This week I’m finishing the Newbery Honor Book, Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango. I can see how this novel-in-verse won that honor — it’s fabulous! I love Iveliz! She’s a seventh-grader determined to make her life what SHE wants it to be and not follow the same path as before: no more trouble at school, no more failing grades, no more disappointments. Well…she’ll explain it to you.
Libro.fm and NetGalley: I feel like I’m cheating here, but it’s fun to read the book on NetGalley and listen to it on Libro.fm. I’m reading The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee and Dan Santat. What a duo! I know I’m going to recommend this one far and wide. I mean…Lisa Yee and Dan Santat!
It’s Monday! What are YOU reading? Happy New Year! Happy Reading!
Reading Teacher Writes 
Great choices, all 3 sound great! The Lisa Yee & Dan Santat is already on my TBR list.
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