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my fatal flaw is that I fall in love with books that have no fandom/ small/ inactive fandom.
#the night circus#the lunar chronicles#Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world#divine rivals#books#book#bookish#bookblr
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Top 5 books!!
This is functionally impossible to answer because I’ve read so many books and I love them in very different ways, so I’m going to limit myself to fictional novels only and Make An Attempt:
5. Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
4. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
3. The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
2. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
1. Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
#three of these I have read in the last two years which is coloring my perspective a lot here#because there at the forefront of my mind#if I stewed on this question for a long time I’d probably come up with older titles that I also love#but just off the cuff#honorable mention to ivy aberdeens letter to the world#and every day#nona the ninth is getting no 1 spot rn for altering my brain chemistry#and for the line life is too short and love is too long#asks
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some books you read at just the right time until they live inside your breath and your synapses and your more-than-memories. they don't have to be good books, but to you then? they are masterpieces
#rereading hamlet for the second time and all th bright places for the third#and they are quite literally embalazoned on me lol#frankenstien is also on this list#and this middle grade novel ivy aberdeen's letter to the world#and song of achilles and othello
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part 1 of the 2023 version of this post: middle grade books!
part 2: young adult books | part 3: adult books
this is a very incomplete list, as these are only books I've read and enjoyed. not all books are going to be for all readers, so I'd recommend looking up synopses and content warnings. feel free to message me with any questions about specific representation!
list of books under the cut ⬇️
the tea dragon society by k. o'neill
mooncakes by suzanne walker and wendy xu
the witch boy by molly knox ostertag
the deep and dark blue by niki smith
the magic fish by trung le nguyen
the hidden oracle by rick riordan
strangeworlds travel agency by l.d. lapinski
ellie engle saves herself by leah johnson
ivy aberdeen's letter to the world by ashley herring blake
hurricane season by nicole melleby
ana on the edge by a.j. sass
the ship we built by lexie bean
the pants project by cat clarke
#lgbtq+ books#queer books#middle grade books#lgbtq+ kids books#book recommendations#book flow chart#gay books#part 1 of 3!#mp
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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five is displaced. Ivy feels invisible and ignored in the aftermath of the storm--and what's worse, her notebook filled with secret drawings of girls holding hands has gone missing.
Mysteriously, Ivy's drawings begin to reappear in her locker with notes from someone telling her to open up about her identity. Ivy thinks--and hopes--that this someone might be her classmate, another girl for whom Ivy has begun to develop a crush. Will Ivy find the strength and courage to follow her true feelings?
Genres: contemporary, romance
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Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass
A thirteen-year-old nonbinary kid discovers that life doesn't always go according to plan, especially when they start public school for the first time, in this heartfelt middle grade novel about family, friendship, LGBTQIA+ identity, and Jewish heritage, perfect for fans of The List of Things That Will Not Change and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World.
Thirteen-year-old Shai is an expert problem-solver. There’s never been something they couldn’t research and figure out on their own. But there’s one thing Shai hasn’t been able to logic their way through: picking at the hair on their arms.
Ever since their mom lost her job, the two had to move in with family friends, and the world went into pandemic lockdown, Shai’s been unable to control their picking. Now, as the difficult times recede and everyone begins to discover their “new normal,” Shai’s hoping the stress that caused their picking will end, too.
After reading that a routine can reduce anxiety, Shai makes a plan to create a brand new normal for themself that includes going to public school. But when their academic evaluation places them into 9th grade instead of 8th, it sets off a chain of events that veer off the path Shai had prepared for, encouraging Shai to learn how to accept life's twists and turns, especially when you can't plan for them.
#just shy of ordinary#a.j. sass#nonbinary#trans book of the day#trans books#queer books#bookblr#booklr
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What classic children’s books (like the magic tree house, box car children, babysitters club; etc) would the ss characters have grown up reading in modern day?
This is solely based on ones that I'm familiar with, and my mom didn't let me read a lot of very normal things for odd reasons. (Not bad reasons just odd. It's a long story.) So. Disclaimer. Also some of these are a little older this has mostly just become books that they would have read in elementary/middle school and liked.
Juliette: Not a book but she either hated Gnomeo and Juliet and said that Juliet stole her name or she loved it and was obsessed with it. As for books? Nancy Drew.
Roma: Wanted to read Rainbow Magic Fairies so bad but his dad wouldn't let him because his dad is a dick. Land of Stories maybe? Series of Unfortunate Events.
Benedikt: Spiderwick Chronicles. Frog and Toad.
Marshall: Animorphs. Also definitely a Percy Jackson kid. Goosebumps. Geronimo Stilton. Read Twilight at 11 or something and was traumatized.
Rosalind: Dork Diaries, Rainbow Magic Fairies. Sisters Grimm.
Celia: Horse girl books because I thought about it for some reason idk and I think she would have had a horse girl phase. Also the idea of her being able to read Melissa or something like that makes me very happy.
Alisa: Series of Unfortunate Events. City of Ember. Warrior Cats. I Survived. Artemis Fowl. Elatsoe.
Orion: Rainbow Magic Fairies, Fugde. Also anything Oliver read because he looked up to Oliver a lot. He read Magisterium in middle school and 100% thought Cal and Aaron were gay for each other.
Oliver: The One and Only Ivan (and various other horrible sad middle grade books that are really really good and make you cry). Also Alan Gratz books. Carl Hiaasen books maybe?
Phoebe: Deeply unfortunate KOTLC phase and was definitely a Linhella shipper. She and Silas were both weirdly obsessed with The Spider and the Fly when they were little and it freaked Orion out. She read Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World in middle school and was a sobbing mess.
Silas: I'm claiming him as a Magic Treehouse kid. Also Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Ivy and Bean. The Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus books made him irrationally angry. Also you cannot tell me that 7 year old Silas did not sit there meticulously searching through Where's Waldo books for hours. Series of Unfortunate Events.
#so what if i said all of the autistic people wouldve loved series of unfortunate events#sue me#chloe gong#secret shanghai#these violent delights#tvd#foul lady fortune#flf#juliette cai#roma montagov#benedikt montagov#marshall seo#rosalind lang#celia lang#alisa montagova#orion hong#oliver hong#phoebe hong#silas wu
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RECO OF THE WEEK!
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Synopsis:
"When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five is displaced. Ivy feels invisible and ignored in the aftermath of the storm--and what's worse, her notebook filled with secret drawings of girls holding hands has gone missing.
Mysteriously, Ivy's drawings begin to reappear in her locker with notes from someone telling her to open up about her identity. Ivy thinks--and hopes--that this someone might be her classmate, another girl for whom Ivy has begun to develop a crush. Will Ivy find the strength and courage to follow her true feelings?"
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#Reco of the week#book reco#book recommendation#Features#book blog#book blogger#middle grade#mglit#LGBTQ+ books#Ashley Herring Blake#read#reader#reading#booklr#books#bookish#bookworm#bookaholic#books and reading#readers of tumblr
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The loveliest books I’ve ever read (this is book recs in disguise):
queen of the sea by dylan meconis
the inquisitor’s tale by adam gidwitz and hatem aly
circe by madeleine miller
the language of thorns by leigh bardugo
little thieves series by margaret owen
speak (graphic novelisation or original book) by laurie halse andersen (emily carrol as well if you’re reading the graphic novel)
this one summer by mariko tamaki and jillian tamaki
lost in the never woods by aiden thomas
the star of kazan by eva ibbotson
the magic fish by trung le nguyen
the secret garden by frances hodgeson burnett
beasts and the beauty by soman chainani
rainbow valley by lucy maud montgomery
ivy aberdeen’s letter to the world by ashley herring blake
plain bad heroines by emily m. danforth
a little princess by frances hodgeson burnett
we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson
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Even in the future the story begins with once upon a time ✨
Introduction ✮⋆𖦹°
⚘ About me: Hello! you can call me Ema, my pronouns are she/her but i dont really care. Im a minor.
𖦹 I'm from Argentina 🇦🇷⭐⭐⭐ English isn't my first language so correct me if I say something wrong.
𖦹 I'm also very introverted so I I'll probably not talk to my moots, but y'all feel free to do so <3 I'd love to get to know you better <333.
𖦹 more things about me; I'm a POC (white and asian), cats are my favorite animal, blue and purple my favorite colors, I LOVE tea, I'm supposedly an INFP, I'm a Sagittarius, a vegetarian.
⚘ My hobbies: love reading (I wish I had more time to do it), drawing, music, art, jewelry making, baking, crafts in general, watching movies and shows. and once in a blue moon I feel like writing something.
⚘ My interests:
- Books: The Lunar Chronicles (this is what I will mostly post about), Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Divine Rivals, The Hunger Games, The Night Circus, Loveless.
- TV shows: Good Omens, The Good Place, Arcane, Inside Job, Hannibal (in progres), The Walking Dead (in progress), She-Ra, Gravity Falls.
- Movies: About Time, Brave, When Marnie Was There, Yo Adolescente, Corpse Bride, La Historia Oficial, The Truman Show, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
- Music: Mitski, Solya, Clics Modernos (album), Peperina (album), 80's songs, and many random things.
- Subjects: biology, art, history.
𖦹Here I will post pretty much anything (bookish stuff, about music, series or movies, maybe my drawings, and lots of other random things), but mostly about The Lunar Chronicles.
𖦹 my even more random and unhinged side blog: @yourbestamericangirlk
⚘ DNI if: you are a zionist, or support any genocide, homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, ableist, a pedophile, or just awful in general.
⚘ Tags: #ema blackburn draws #ema blackburn drawing
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Intro Post ⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡ ⋆
Masterlist
✎ about me: hii, I won't share my name so you can call me whatever you want, I might choose a nickname later on.
𖦹 I'm a minor, I love books, music, cats, tea and many other things. I'm a vegetarian. I'm quite introverted.
𖦹 I'm open to constructive criticism on my writing and in general. (example: if I misspell something, break a grammatical rule, say something offensive)
𖦹 I say lol and similar things to make things less dry.
✎ things I like:
books: The Lunar Chronicles, Ivy Aberdeen's letter to the world, divine rivals.
movies: EEAAO, About Time, Ghibli in general, Corpse Bride, Brave, The Truman Show, the eternal sunshine of a spotless mind.
tv shows: the good place, good omens, inside job, Arcane.
✎ my tags: #moonlightdream writes #moonlightdream writing
long text warning lol:
✎ info: this will be a writing blog. I'm not really a writer, I rarely write, but I love reading and it's sort of a dream of mine to write and publish a book. and I thought having a blog dedicated to writing would help to inspire me to write more.
𖦹 that's why I say "I created this impulsively"
𖦹 English is not my first language, I'm about to start studying to get the first certificate this year and I only started reading literature in English this year. but I consume a lot of media in English.
𖦹 I might post some Spanish sometimes, but this blog will be in English mainly.
𖦹 I really want to write Fantasy or sci fi but it makes me anxious to think about so I won't write that for now, it's too complicated lol
✎ why did I create this blog? it's not only because I want to write more, because I could've used my other blogs, but since I'm just starting and my writing is not very good, I don't want to embarrass myself in front of my mutuals lol.
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I’m 13 and I think I’m bi but I don’t known for sure???? Like I haven’t actually had a crush on a girl but I just feel like I might be but is there a way to know for sure? And how do I tell ppl? How do I tell my parents?? How do I tell my friends?????
Dating is the most fun when you're ready for it, and there is no pressure to be ready or "decide" on what types of people you're going to date yet. You often won't know until you've been out in the world and had experiences. You don't have to push yourself into these experiences either.
I didn't start dating until college and didn't have my first kiss until I was 19. You have time.
To answer your other question, no, there is no way for knowing for sure. If we're going to talk "reality" the truth is that the entire concept of self or personality is a fluid one if not a fake one. We are different people from day to day and different people depending on the group or situation. There is no truth in self.
My approach has always been the functional label approach, as in labels are made to be functional. Who do you want to date? Again, there is no pressure to answer this quickly.
I would focus on things you enjoy doing right now, exploring interests, joining clubs, sports, art, doing activities. Read some books!
Some of my favorite books when I was 13:
Holes by Louis Sachar
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Bloomability by Sharon Creech
We didn't really have queer books for kids when I was growing up so I haven’t read it, but there are now MG books with wlw main characters too, you may want to check them out to see how they feel: Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
You're going to be alright! Take your time.
#the fact there is queer middle grade is nuts to me like literally beautiful#anyway good luck being 13!! it sucks and then you realize it's fine#asks
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anyways here's the list!
books on this list range from things i read from around 2013-2020 i think :3 anyways. not all of these are recommended but they are mostly nostalgic sooo.
also note that this is not a complete list cause my memory sucks. anyways check some of these out maybe if you want to know a thing i like/liked
- holes
- the giver
- hatchet
- the kane chronicles*
- stargirl*
- the phantom tollbooth
- smile*
- drama
- ghosts
- little house in the big woods*
- the fog diver*
- unusual chickens for the exceptional poultry farmer
- the inquisitors tale
- maybe a fox
- all's faire in middle school
- baby sitters club (graphic novels)*
- 5 worlds*
- the pals in peril*
- the witch boy*
- the one and only ivan
- the mysterious benedict society*
- circus mirandus
- iron hearted violet
- the witch's boy
- the girl who drank the moon
- the mostly true story of jack
- the invention of hugo cabret
- savvy*
- echo
- down down down
- zita the space girl*
- the neptune project
- upsidedown magic*
- the girl who circumnavigated fairyland in a ship of her own making*
- flora and ulysses
- cleopatra in space*
- the heros guide to saving your kingdom*
- the ghosts of tupelo landing †
- roller girl
- space case
- a handful of stars
- nightmares!*
- hamster princess*
- the great shelby holmes†
- friday barnes*
- the key to extraordinary
- the last kids on earth*
- the bicycle spy
- me and marvin gardens†
- the miscalculations of lightning girl†
- the cardboard kingdom
- shadow weaver†
- gallagher girls*
- nimona
- from the mixed up files of mrs basil e frankwiler
- tiffany aching*
- coraline
- my side of the mountain
- the war that saved my life
- hilo
- amulet
- bone*†
- mr lemoncello's library*
- misty of chincoteague
- serafina*
- the wolves in the walls
- cinnamon
- the day i swapped my dad for two goldfish
- fortunately the milk
- the incorrigible children of ashton place*
- judy moody*
- goddess girls*
- dragonbreath*
- babymouse*
- a snicker of magic
- york: the shadow cipher*
- the lost treasure of tuckernuck
- the twenty one balloons
- the secrets of eastcliff by the sea
- the ordinary princess
- the tale of emily windsnap
- calpurnia tate
- the frog princess*†
- foxcraft†
- the number devil
- good omens (i read it in 6th first, i can count it)
- percy jackson*
- the heroes of olympus*
- magnus chase*
- awkward (svetlana chmakova)*
- theodosia and the serpents of chaos*
- the serpent's secret*
- starry river of the sky
- where the mountain meets the moon*
- the storm runner*
- revenge of the flower girls*†
- raymie nightengale
- the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy*
- jeronimo stilton*
- lumberjanes*
- the wizard of oz*
- ivy aberdeen's letter to the world
- the mighty heart of sunny st james
- thaw (elyse springer)†
- sidekick squad*
- the wrong side of magic
- the selection†
- the princess in black*
- the school for good and evil*
- the jumbies*
- animal farm
- pax
- the wild robot
- wishtree
- aru shah*
- sal and gabby break the universe*
- akata witch*
- the library of ever*
- the graveyard book
- the afterward
- bloom
- keeper of the lost cities*
- last night at the telegraph club
- a wolf for a spell
- beetle and the hollowbones
- komi can't communicate*
- scary stories for young foxes*
- martin mclean, middle school queen
- etiquette and espionage*†
- autoboyography†
- redwood and ponytail†
- the prince and the dressmaker
- the lost coast†
- geography club†
- spinning†
- every day†
- two boys kissing†
- the fire never goes out
- the very nearly honorable league of pirates*
- the gay teens guide to defeating a siren†
- loveless
- time bomb
* means there's a sequel/more books
† means i might not like it now/don't remember it SUPER well
#book list#like just nostalgia for a lot of these#and yes some i have read more recently than others
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Rating: 3.5/5
Book Blurb: This stunning debut and wholly original queer middle grade novel-in-verse retelling of “Orpheus and Eurydice” adds a new chorus to the songs of great love, perfect for fans of Other Words for Home and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World.
Love at first sight isn’t a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it’s fate. Olivia is a capital-P Poet, and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day, but for now she’s just the new girl. And then Eden shows up to Poetry Club and everything changes.Eden isn’t out, and she has rules for dating Olivia: don’t call. Don’t tell her friends. And don’t let anyone know they’re together.But when jealousy creeps in, it’s Olivia’s words that push Eden away. While Eden sets out to find herself, Olivia begins a journey to bring Eden back—using poetry. Both Olivia and Eden will learn just how powerful their words can be to bring them together . . . or tear them apart forever.
Review:
A novel-in-verse retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice told through two seventh grade girls who fall in love at poetry club. Olivia and Eden meet, and its love at first sight. Olivia is a poet and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day. Eden is the new girl in town and while Eden isn’t out she does want to date Olivia... but there are rules... like the fact that she has to hide their relationship. But when jealousy creeps in, it’s Olivia’s words that push Eden away and so they begin their journey back to one another again.... but just as the classic story goes... this can only end one way. This was such an interesting retelling and adaptation of the original story. I thought the format was unique, albeit, a bit confusing as times as it goes from one girl’s perspective to the other, and sometimes it doesn’t tell you who is who and you can get lost, but overall a very unique story.
*Thanks Netgalley and HarperCollins Children's Books, Katherine Tegen Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
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Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World: a heartfelt coming of age story about a nonbinary character navigating a binary world.
Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast. Still, Ana tries to focus on training and putting together a stellar routine worthy of national success.
Once Ana meets Hayden, a transgender boy new to the rink, thoughts about the princess program and gender identity begin to take center stage. And when Hayden mistakes Ana for a boy, Ana doesn't correct him and finds comfort in this boyish identity when he's around. As their friendship develops, Ana realizes that it's tricky juggling two different identities on one slippery sheet of ice. And with a major competition approaching, Ana must decide whether telling everyone the truth is worth risking years of hard work and sacrifice.
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