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    July 11, 2025

    Enter the fascinating world of insects in Welcome to the Museum’s Insectarium

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    YA Fantasy novels feature magic and mystery

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    Fight summer boredom with middle grade reads

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    Life: The Wild Wonders of Biodiversity is eye-catching picture book

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    The Moon Moved In is imaginative picture book

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    YA Fantasy novels feature magic and mystery

    The following YA fantasy novels feature magic and mystery, making them good choices for summer reading.

    July 9, 2025

    The Rebel Girls of Rome is strong historical mystery, romance

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    The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick is delightful

    July 2, 2025

    Brittney Morris’ This Book Might Be About Zinnia explores identity

    July 1, 2025

    E.L Starling’s Bound by Stars is fast-moving sci-fi romance

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    Enter the fascinating world of insects in Welcome to the Museum’s Insectarium

    Explore the fascinating world of insects in Insectarium, the tenth installment in the fantastic Welcome to the Museum series from Big Picture Press.

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    Middle grade ghost stories feature buried secrets

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    Fight summer boredom with middle grade reads

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    Life: The Wild Wonders of Biodiversity is eye-catching picture book

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    Blue Balliett’s Chasing Vermeer series is full of mystery, adventure

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    July 11, 2025

    Enter the fascinating world of insects in Welcome to the Museum’s Insectarium

    Explore the fascinating world of insects in Insectarium, the tenth installment in the fantastic Welcome to the Museum series from Big Picture Press.

    July 10, 2025

    Life: The Wild Wonders of Biodiversity is eye-catching picture book

    July 10, 2025

    The Moon Moved In is imaginative picture book

    June 26, 2025

    It’s Busy Down in the Woods Today is delightful search and find

    June 25, 2025

    Explore sea habitats in There’s an Ocean in This Book

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    The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick is delightful

    A young Black woman dreams of independence while living in 1860s England in The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick, by S. Isabelle.

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    Lawyer and the Laundress is sweet historical romance

    April 1, 2025

    Sian Ann Bessey’s Time Traveler’s Masquerade is compelling romance

    March 4, 2025

    Sarah M. Eden’s Tides of Time is enjoyable romance

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    July 11, 2025

    Enter the fascinating world of insects in Welcome to the Museum’s Insectarium

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    Middle grade ghost stories feature buried secrets

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    YA Fantasy novels feature magic and mystery

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    Fight summer boredom with middle grade reads

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    Life: The Wild Wonders of Biodiversity is eye-catching picture book

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