(aka MamaBookworm)
helping parents of middle schoolers navigate the tween years.
Literacy & learning start at home.
The middle school years can be tumultuous. Parenting tweens can be hard! During this time of rapid growth, relationships, experience, and positive reinforcement continue the foundation built over the elementary years.
My goal is to equip parents of middle schoolers with research-based information and enrichment activities to spark creativity and generate interest in reading and writing to nurture tweens and unlock the potential that stems from the purposeful parenting of this age group.
It’s time to give the week a big ol’ middle finger!
I’m giving book buying bans the middle finger as well. They’re dumb.
Any fun weekend plans?
On Saturday, my son plays the drums in pit orchestra for the school musical Newsies. He has his last performance with the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra on Sunday as well. It’ll be a music-centered weekend with lots of spectating.
When I’m not chauffeuring kids around or spectating at concerts & performances, I’ll be reading The Scourge Between Stars & listening to The Wilderwomen.
Have a bomb weekend, bishes! 💣
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Don’t mind if I do…
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡-𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬:
☞ Sally Hepworth’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞, thriller 4/4
☞ V. Castro’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚, horror 4/18
☞ Taylor Adams’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝, psych thriller 4/25
☞ Victor LaValle’s 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, horror western 3/28
☞ Emilia Hart’s 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, magical realism out now
☞ Brendan Slocumb’s 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬, historical thriller 4/18
☞ Leopoldo Gout’s 𝐏𝐢𝐧̃𝐚𝐭𝐚, horror out now
☞ T. Kingfisher’s 𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, gothic horror 3/28
☞ Ness Brown’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬, space horror 4/4
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Are any of these books on your radar? Have you read any of them already? If not, which one would you be most likely to read based on the text in the carousel?
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Alexa, play Hello Darkness My Old Friend 😵💫
I messed up last night, friends. Stayed up waaaaaaaay too late reading, and today I’m a literal corpse. And I have a million things to do.
Evie Green’s The New One (sci-fi thriller) was too good to put down. I was just about to set the book aside when a twist came out of left field and left me mindblown. Just kept turning pages…
Do you ever do this? Last book that was so binge-able it kept you up late into the night?
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Review: Ren DeStefano’s 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈`𝐥𝐥 𝐊*𝐥𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮. ***Release Day!***
Identical triplets have a nasty habit of killing their boyfriends, but what happens when the youngest commits their worst crime yet: falling in love with her mark? 🔪
The premise of this one hooked me. Who wouldn’t love serial killer triplets? DeStefano did an excellent job of creating identical siblings with distinct personalities and voices on the page. I loved Iris the most. The sisters’ dynamics entertained me, even when the subject turned dark. The twists at the end paid off, and I got that sense of gratification I always look for in thrillers.
The book comes in at 352 pages, but it feels longer due to an unexpected dark romance subplot. I didn’t expect that. Still, this makes an entertaining popcorn thriller. 🍿
FYI: Don’t write this full title in a caption or comment. You’ll get dinged from IG. I did 👀
Thanks to @netgalley and @berkleypub for the digital copy!
What’s one of your worst personality traits? And one of your best?
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Productivity at its finest 💁🏻♀️
You know the moment. You’ve formed a strong emotional attachment & invest in the personal journey and arc. You come to love the character. And then the author pulls the rug out from under you…
*sits and stares at the wall for a full two hours*
I know you get it.
If you’re a fan of The Last of Us, you felt the rug pull several times. In honor of the series finale, I’ve got another TLOU post cooked up for later this week. You’re welcome.
Also, Pedro Pascal. 🔥 If you know, you know.
Current reads: Evie Green’s The New One (print) & Emilia Hart’s Weyward (audio)
Can you think of a fictional death that broke you - from a book, tv show, or movie? What made you relate to the character?
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𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧`𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
Women`s History Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions of women throughout history. This year, I’m showcasing some book dedications by women for other women.
No matter the month, I’m always going to recognize, emphasize, and celebrate the powerful achievements & contributions of female writers in literature throughout history.
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬:
—Erika Krouse’s Tell Me Everything
—Natashia Deon’s The Perishing
—Kate Alice Marshall’s What Lies in the Woods
—Shashi Bhat’s The Most Precious Substance on Earth
—Melissa Albert’s Our Crooked Hearts
—Darby Kane’s The Last Invitation
—Weis & Astor’s River of Ashes
—Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive
Currently, I’m listening to Tiffany McDaniel’s On the Savage Side, dedicated to the Chillicothe Six.
Who are some of your favorite female authors you want to shout out during Women’s History Month? Do you read book dedications?
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Something I can really commit to 💋
My toxic trait is loading up my online shopping cart with tons of crap & then not buying anything at all. Forever.
Reading Updates: Last night, I finished Ren DeStafano’s How I’ll Kill You. Review coming soon! I’ve moved onto Leopoldo Gout’s Piñata & Emilia Hart’s Wayward.
I look forward to chatting with my gal pals in my #litficpicks bookclub about Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You this weekend!
I’m genuinely curious about your thoughts on Instagram right now. I’ve got mixed feeling about this platform at the moment…
Make reels they said. Things will be great they said. 🙄
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Constantly! 🫣
Leopoldo Gout’s 𝐏𝐢𝐧̃𝐚𝐭𝐚 came out yesterday!
Piñata is a possession tale about an archaeologist who returns home to supervise the excavation of an ancient abbey. She brings her 2 daughters along in order to reconnect them with their Mexican heritage. Following an accident at the abbey, the archeologist loses her job and has her family trip cut short. What follows them home will herald an inevitable catastrophe…
This book has possession, ancient rage, and religious trauma. More details in my stories today! Thank you so much @tornightfire for my gifted copy! You’re my fave 🖤
Will Ferrell cracks me up, so I had to use this in a reel. Seriously, though. I live in the creakiest, loudest house ever. There must be ghosts living among my family.
Are you easily freaked out by noises? Last thing that truly scared you? Do you like possession stories?
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