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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (5/11/20-5/17/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Everything Else:

Note: More books! Much of this reading is happening because I don’t have a commute anymore–I imagine my reading will have to decrease once I have to wake up earlier than 10 minutes before I want to start work.

This week’s highlights:

  • History Comics – This series will fill a much-needed Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales readalike void.
  • Beetle & the Hollowbones – Gorgeous illustrations mixed with a great fantasy-adventure story with a touch of LGBT romance–this is a definite winner, perfect for fans of Snapdragon.
  • Arlo Pips: King of the Birds – Why have I read two upcoming graphic novel releases about crows? And how are both books actually engaging, good reads?
  • Some Pigtails – Cute first chapter book about a young girl and her fight for the right to have crazy pigtails. I hope this becomes a series.

Michala’s Reading

Note: I channeled my best Annamarie this week and read the last of all the things I had in the house. Because apparently I go

I’m gonna need to grab a brain candy for teen reads next week cause this week was way too heavy on the angst for the times we are in right now. #Ineedfluff

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (5/4/20-5/10/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books & Readers:

Everything Else:

Note: And my reading picked up again. It may keep increase for a bit as many of my favorite TV shows are wrapping up. I think I got a bit caught up in eARCs, and I’m not sure that trend is over yet. I want to try to focus more on books that I’m more personally engaged in than the “all the books” mentality I’ve been in lately.

This week’s highlights:

  • Party Problems (Emma Every Day) – Everyday-adventures reader series starring a young deaf girl. Her and her friends use sign language throughout.
  • Act – This is a great graphic novel series, and you see more of the main character’s character development here. Hoping the end of the real book is less abrupt than where the eARC ends.
  • Fox & Rabbit – This is a great beginning reader graphic novel series that will appeal to fans of Elephant & Piggie or Narwhal.

Michala’s Reading

Note: I am feeling the people isolation very very hard this week. Most of my reading focused on graphic novels this week, because it was the only stuff really keeping me engaged.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (4/27/20-5/3/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Note: As I expected, my reading slowed down this week. Even having back my normal two hours commuting a day, I can’t keep up that reading pace. I had a couple great ones this week–Once Upon an Eid and June’s Wild Flight. I also really enjoyed Science Comics: Crows–this series is really touch and go on readability of particular titles, but I flew right through this one.

Michala’s Reading

Note: I had my first Virtual Quaran-teen Advisory Board this week and might actually pull my act together and make a blog post about the awesome awkwardness that is teenagers on GoToMeeting!

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (4/20/20-4/26/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

Everything Else

Note: Books, books, books, books, books. My particular favorite titles this week included Beast Boy, Ways to Make Sunshine, and Dung for Dinner.

Michala’s Reading

Note: I will never be up to Annamarie’s amount of reading and I am learning to make peace with that. I will not make peace with the fact that people aren’t wearing masks outside. #washyourhands #wearyourmasks I’ve had the plague trust me you don’t want it.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (4/13/20-4/19/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books

Graphic Novels

Everything Else

Note: I am way too addicted to downloading eARCs at the moment, meaning I have downloaded way more than I have the capacity to read. Paused the kid lit for an adult read this week too–Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey. If you like adult romance, this is by far her best work in that series, and a quick, fun read overall.

Michala’s Reading

Note: I’m not up to Annamarie’s amount of reading, but I am back and plugging away as I can. I got off of isolated quarantine this week and got to enjoy reading a couple of these on my porch in the fresh air (with a mask) and it was absolutely magical!

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (4/6/20-4/12/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

First Chapter Books

Everything Else

Note: Same as last week–still plugging through a mix of eBooks (including eARCs) and physical first chapter books I took from work (there may have been quite a few of those). Got some great eARCs and book ideas from the Middle Grade Magic Virtual Conference on Wednesday–did anyone else get a chance to attend?

Michala’s Reading

Note: Yay, I’m back and survived the plague! Not 100% better, but enough that I’m not dying both literally and figuratively in my house. I’m still quarantined, but I’m here! Not gonna lie, even reading is slow for me right now, but I made it through a few books and hope to be back to reading lots of things for the weekly posts (and feeling super chagrined that I never manage to post anything else) very soon!

***I apparently love exclamation points***

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (3/30/20-4/5/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books

Everything Else

Note: Mixture of old and new this week. I’ve been reading eARCs on my phone from NetGalley and starting to move into the big stack of books I may have taken from the library after we closed to patrons. No better time than now to get acquainted with some new first chapter books! Someday I’ll get to the rest of the ARCs I got at ALA Midwinter…

Michala’s Reading

Unfortunately, Michala is currently under the weather. She will return with her weekly reads when she is feeling better!

Get better Michala! (And stop reading this, and go back to sleep!)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (3/23/20-3/29/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Annamarie Top Titles include:

Note: I powered through a hodgepodge of picture books and readers this week, available through Hoopla’s new Bonus Borrows programs–titles you can check out without counting toward your monthly limit (and without costing the owning library any money).

Michala’s Reading

Unfortunately, Michala is currently under the weather. She will return with her weekly reads when she is feeling better!

Get better Michala! (And stop reading this, and go back to sleep!)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (3/16/20-3/22/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Annamarie Top Titles include:

Note: Some new graphic novels this week. Expecting reading to pick up as I adjust to work-from-home life.

Michala’s Reading

3/9/2020 – 3/15/2020

Michala’s top titles include:

3/16/2020 – 3/22/2020

Michala’s top titles include:

Note: So I apologize that last week I missed updating my reads and you got the same book 2 weeks in a row from me. I got all caught up in the covid-19 news and work updates that I completely flaked on these updates.so this week you get both week’s reads in one!

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (3/9/20-3/15/20).

Annamarie’s Reading

Annamarie Top Titles include:

Note: I was planning to catch up on my stacks of books this week…and now with everyone essentially in quarantine, I imagine I will be able to keep pushing through titles for a while.

Michala’s Reading

Michala’s top titles include:

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Note: I rolled heavy on illustrated books this week trying to quickly cut down the stack of books at my desk…..it sort of worked.

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