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Author Q&A with Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow

By Kasey | May 5, 2025 - 7:00 am |May 4, 2025 Author Interview, Blogger's Favorites, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun

Author Q&A with Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow

It’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday again, and I’ve got middle grade authors Alechia Dow and Tracy Badua here for a double Q&A.

I’ve read almost everything Alechia Dow has published in middle grade and young adult so far (I missed one short story in an anthology), and I am really excited to read more of Tracy Badua’s books, so getting to chat with both of them about the second book in their middle grade series about baking and solving mysteries was an extra special treat!

I loved the first book in this series, The Cookie Crumbles, which came out … Continue reading →

10 Best Books I Read in 2024

By Kasey | January 12, 2025 - 7:00 am |January 9, 2025 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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10 Best Books I Read in 2024

I’m finally catching up on some stats and information on my reading life in 2024, and that process reminded me that I haven’t shared my top 10 best books I read in 2024 yet!

Since I review mainly young adult and middle grade books here on The Story Sanctuary, the list will center on books for those age groups. In the past, I’ve made a separate list for each age group, but this year, I’m just making one list and including both. As a bonus, I ranked them.

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22 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Spring 2024

By Kasey | April 13, 2024 - 7:00 am |April 12, 2024 Blogger's Favorites, Contemporary, Fantasy, Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun

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22 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Spring 2024

How are there so many great books coming out in just three months? It’s wild. I love it, but I wish I had time to read them all. Since I’m so late getting this posted, I’ve read a few of these already, and they’ve been excellent! I can’t wait to read the rest of them. The list includes a mix of contemporary and fantasy novels, graphic books, and mystery. Here are my 20 most-anticipated middle grade books coming spring 2024.

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13 Incredible Middle Grade Books Coming Winter 2024

By Kasey | January 20, 2024 - 7:00 am |December 7, 2024 Lists, Middle Grade 8-12, News and Fun

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13 Incredible Middle Grade Books Coming Winter 2024

I’m getting a late start on putting together my lists for this year, but I really wanted to share some of the middle grade books coming out in January and February that really look too good to miss. This list is entirely based on my preferences, and I’m already planning to review many of the books listed here. I hope you enjoy the list– please let me know if you’ve already read any of these titles or are as eager to check them out as I am!

Since I’m late getting this posted, some of the review links are already live, so please feel free … Continue reading →

Summer 2023 Backlist Check-in

By Kasey | September 12, 2023 - 7:00 am |September 7, 2023 Blogger's Favorites, Lists, News and Fun

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Summer 2023 Backlist Reading

One of the things I’ve been frustrated and feeling a bit stuck about is how to share backlist titles that I’ve been reading lately. A lot of my lists feature books from the upcoming season or the season just passed, and I’m never sure what to do to feature backlist books more regularly.

For one thing, I read backlist titles kind of sporadically. And because my review calendar has been so full the last couple of years, sometimes I’ll read a book but not post the review for months. Which means I’m waiting months to talk about some truly incredible books.

At first, I experimented with a weekly … Continue reading →