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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Witchy Middle Grade Books for Fall

By Kasey | October 28, 2025 - 7:00 am |August 22, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12

10 Witchy Middle Grade Books for Fall

Here in Florida, we have to use a little more imagination to feel the seasons. As we approach Halloween, I’m always looking for books with a cozy, witchy vibe that I can enjoy with a pumpkin-flavored treat. Today, I’m sharing a list of ten witchy middle grade books perfect for fall and the upcoming holiday.

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme is a Fall Freebie, giving us bookish bloggers a chance to share lists related to any fall or Halloween theme we want.

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Monthly Recap: September 2025 Reading

By Kasey | October 4, 2025 - 7:37 am |October 4, 2025 Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

September 2025 Reading Status Update

I’ve been wildly disorganized this season, so I haven’t been posting lists or updates as much as I’d like. I thought I’d try out a monthly wrap post to see if it’s something I can sustainably do. The one or two sentence summaries I create for posts like this help me later when I am doing themed lists or my reading challenge pages, so maybe this will be useful. We’ll see.

At any rate, I managed to finish 25 books this month, including 11 backlist titles. Most of those are audiobooks, but I read a few as ebooks this time. I average about 20 books per month, so that’s pretty good for me. … Continue reading →

Amazing Cat Books for Readers Ages 6 to 8

By Kasey | September 5, 2025 - 3:35 pm |August 28, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Chapter Books (6-8), Lists

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Amazing Cat Books for Readers Ages 6 to 8

If you’re a returning reader on The Story Sanctuary, you will probably not be surprised to learn we are cat people around here. I have two cats at home for the sole reason that my husband will not permit us to have three. We love our boys. One came to us through our vet’s office, when someone brought in a litter of feral kittens. The other came to us through an animal shelter. They’re both sweet snuggly furballs. One is a pretty constant reading buddy to me, but both of them love to sit with my daughter and me for whatever we … Continue reading →

Fabulous Early Middle Grade Graphic Novels

By Kasey | August 19, 2025 - 7:00 am |August 18, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Graphic Novel or Adaptation, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12

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Fabulous Early Middle Grade Graphic Novels

My littlest is seven, and quite a reader. Keeping up with her reading keeps me on my toes. Lately, her favorite kinds of books to read are graphic novels. We’ve discovered some adorable chapter book-length graphic novels, but she blows through those in a blink. I wanted to try to find some longer graphic novels for her, which meant looking through middle grade titles to find some that are well-suited to her age. The age range for middle grade books is eight to twelve, so this means looking for books geared toward readers at the younger end of that age spread.

A few books in this list are … Continue reading →

30 Most-Anticipated Spring 2025 Young Adult Books

By Kasey | April 27, 2025 - 7:00 am |August 7, 2025 Lists, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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30 Most-Anticipated Spring 2025 Young Adult Books

We’re only a few weeks into the official spring season, but the weather here is already getting pretty warm. Every time we have a cooler evening or morning, I try to spend a few minutes savoring it. Just like the seasons speeding by, new books keep coming out so quickly I can’t keep up! My reading list continues to explode, and the spring 2025 young adult books coming out in the next few months will only make it worse. Ha!

I’m looking forward to reading so many books. Since I’m late posting this list, I’ve read several that appear on here, but I’m including them anyway, since I … Continue reading →