(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.
Hate that for me 🫠
➡️➡️ Swipe above for bookish memes
Backlist releases from 2023 pictured above:
• Alex Marwood’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 @harpercollins
• Sabine Durrant’s 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 @harpercollins
• Elle Cosimano’s 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐧 @minotaur_books
• Benjamin Alire Saenz’s 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐞 & 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 @bookclubfavorites
• Erica Bauermeister’s 𝐍𝐨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 @stmartinspress
• Cat Shook’s 𝐈𝐟 𝐖𝐞`𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 @celadonbooks
• Jake Emanuel, Willie Block, and Jason Gurley’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 @stmartinspress
• Tracey Lange’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 @celadonbooks
• Katie Bishop’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 @stmartinspress
• Gabrielle Korn’s 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 @stmartinspress
• Jens Liljestrand’s 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐬 @simonandschuster
Which bookish meme slaps for you? Have you read any of the featured books? Any you’d rec? Weekend plans?
#backlistbooks #readerproblems #bookmemesarelife #2023books #toomanybookstoolittletime #mybooklife
Ya, pass. I do what I want. 💁🏻♀️
Last night, I bought a book. The second I finished Rachel Harrison’s Black Sheep, I sourced a used copy of her backlist title Cackle. I am who I am.
FYI, the actress in the video is Tallulah Bankhead. She was a feisty person known for her outrageous personality and sharp wit. She demanded attention & was catastrophically self-destructive—a celebrity before the phenomenon of celebrity had been identified.
What was the last thing you purchased for yourself, bookish or otherwise?
#tallulahbankhead #oldhollywoodstars #buyingbooks #usedbooks #morebooksplease #readerforever
🤖No lie detected
Tweet by @dilemmalord—some books for real need to come with a “this is going to be your only personality trait when you finish it” warning.
For me (and only for a time), I’ve got The Secret History, Recursion, All’s Well, Red Rising, and Outlander. I even joined some fandom accounts around here for Red Rising. What can I say? That shiz is gooood.
Side note: Why does my voice sound so gross in videos? Is that what I sound like to other people? FML
Challenge: What books became your entire personality for a time? I’d love to see some posts or reels in response to this. Tag me! If you’re not into books, what else was an obsession for you for a time?
#bookishperson #bookchallenges #relatabletweets #booktweets #reelbook #funreels #currentlyreading📖 #booklifestyle #tweetreels
The World’s Coolest Bookstores (Part One)!
☞ Word on the Water, London, England
☞ Librarie Acqua Alta, Venice, Italy
☞ Carturesti Carusel, Bucharest, Romania
☞ Atlantis Books, Oia Santorini, Greece
☞ The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, California
☞ Honesty Bookshop, Hay-on-Wey, Wales
☞ Chongqing Zhongshuge, Chongqing, China
☞ Bookstore Dominicanen, Maastricht, Netherlands
☞ Wuguan Books, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Have you visited any of these? If you could snap your fingers and be in any of these bookstores right now, which one would you choose?
I’m snapping my fingers and heading to Atlantis Books in Greece. Life feels pretty damn stressful right now, and that view of the water looks peaceful.
#bookstores #coolbookstore #bookishbucketlist #bookbuying #travelingthroughtheworld #fictionalworld #wordonthewater #librairieacquaalta #carturesticarusel #atlantisbooks #thelastbookstore #honestybookshop #chongqingzhongshuge #bookstoredominicanen #wuguanbooks
precisely…
Except I’m not going to do that with Alice Hoffman’s The Invisible Hour because @meghan_readsbooks and I are hosting a buddy read chat on Sept 30–Oct 1. Here on Insta, rolling chat style, drop in and participate when you have a spare second. If you’re interested in joining us, shoot me a DM.
“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
The Invisible Hour—in this story of a young woman’s attempt to control her destiny, Hoffman combines a tribute to reading and books—specifically The Scarlet Letter—with time-travel fantasy.
Love the tweet, @patrick__nathan 🖤
And this banger of an audio comes from @habz.fz on TT. You’ll get my version of the ‘Tube Girl’ trend in Barnes & Noble next week. I must muster up an IDGAF attitude to get it done today. People stare when you’re filming weird shit in public. 🤣
Have you read this book? Weekend plans? Last buddy read? Weirdest stuff you’ve done to get a solid pic or vid for this platform?
#tubegirl #alicehoffman #theinvisiblehour #timetraveling #buddyread #reelbook #reeltrend #contentcreatorlife #bookinfluencer #readmeastory #booktrend #booktweets
ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: Carissa Orlando’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 👻
⇢ Swipe for some of my fave Halloween pics from past years
WTH did I just read (and I mean that in the best way possible)? This book was unbelievably unexpected and wholly original! I was drawn to it because of its 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 and fantastic cover. As I read, it became clear that this story was way more nuanced than I initially thought, with metaphors for generational trauma & abuse.
My feelings towards MC Margaret went from entertained to annoyed to impressed. Carissa Orlando has a doctorate in clinical–community psychology, and it`s evident from her characterization of Margaret.
The pacing was a bit off in the first half with a super 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧, but the last 25% made up for it. And let me tell you—𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝! I mean, a deliciously gory bloodbath. It’s genuinely creepy, intelligent, dark, and twisted.
I can`t wait to discuss this with all the peeps in #thrillerfriendsbuddyread at the end of the month. Thank you to @berkleypub for my ebook!
Have you ever been to one of those haunted house attractions where people in costume jump out at you? Do you like spooky season? Favorite costume ever?
#theseptemberhouse #carissaorlando #hauntedhouses #spookybooks #horrorreaders #halloween2023 #halloweencostume #bookcoverart #septemberbooks #paranormalfiction
Trust me, guys. I got this.
Before any therapists come after me (they have before), I’d like to add that I have been in therapy 2 or 12 times in my 45 years. I don’t have the energy to endure it at this juncture.
If you need professional help, please seek it out.
Capeesh?
I’m OK (and not OK). I question how and if we are even real friends if you don’t know what it means to be OK and not OK simultaneously.
Anyway, I will continue to escape into fictional worlds, specifically those of Alice Hoffman’s The Invisible Hour and Rachel Harrison’s Black Sheep. And I’m listening to Chanel Miller’s Know My Name when I cook and clean in the evenings. I think I’ll finish all three books by the end of the week.
What do you complain about more than anything else? Which of your personality traits would you like to change?
I complain most about fatigue (autoimmune disease sucks), and I’m actively working on being more decisive and less wishy-washy.
#bookbuying #readingforlife #mentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthawarness #anxietyfighter #readinghabits #momswhoread #joyofreading #booksnotbullets #bekindtoyourmind #funnyreel #bookinsta #readersareleaders #beareader #bookladylife
🖤 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 🖤
Carissa Orlando’s 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞–a woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare.
Scott Leeds’s 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐝–cursed vinyl records open a gateway to the land of the dead.
Clay McLeod Chapman’s 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫–combines supernatural horror with domestic suspense into a visceral exploration of parental grief.
Alex Grecian’s 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭–a ragtag posse must track down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts.
Rachel Harrison’s 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐩–a cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family’s dark secrets.
Chuck Wendig’s 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝–a small town is transformed by dark magic when a strange tree begins bearing magical apples.
All of these sound epic, don’t they? Frankly, I’d read every single one of them. For more info, see stories today.
Any of these on your radar? Reading anything special for spooky season? Tell me about the MC of your CR, or craft a response to the text in my reel.
#septemberbooks #newhorror #villainera #euphoriaedit #euphoriacassie #spookyshit #halloween2023 #booksforever #spookyreads #bookreelsofinstagram
