Welcome to Litsy!

I‘ve pulled a bunch of books from my TBR shelves for #MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime—was surprised by how much MG historical fiction I had! (Also added the #MGBuddyRead for March.) I may whittle the list down further (weed out the ones that are more YA) but I‘ll put the final pile on my #BookSpin list for March and see where things land. 😊 Thank you @megnews and @sblbooks for organizing this fun historical fiction focus for Middle Grade March!

What a captivating book! This book took me on a journey I much enjoyed. I completely fell in love with the characters, wanting to comfort them in their times of need. The writing was also very empathetic making me feel as a part of the book. Hilary McKay wonderfully portrayed the brutality of WWI while making it alright for younger ages as well. Totally recommend, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Starting another book! I know I‘m going to tear up, but it‘s kind of normal now. Books = Tears. Simple.

I‘ve spent a sizeable chunk of the afternoon on this cleverly wrought WWI middle-grade novel and I‘m almost done. Here‘s hoping I don‘t get weepy. 🤞😆

Thanks again to @DinoMom for this lovely #ElfSwap gift!

@DinoMom , thank you for this amazing #ElfSwap package!

You chose a perfect book for me that‘s been long on my TBR and I absolutely adore the reading owl mug that came stuffed full of chocolates, tea, and hot chocolate. I love the Austen bookmark and pretty local Christmas card, too.

Thanks so much and Happy Holidays to you! ❤️🎄❤️🎄

And a great big thank you to @Avanders for organizing this fun swap! 😘😘😘

The 75th Anniversary of VE Day seems a good day to start listening to this book, which takes place during the First World War.

Closing out an extended weekend the best way I know how- historical fiction, honey lavender ale, and a Great Lake. #puremichigan #mittenlitten #booksandbooze

I have more than 6 favourites, so it‘s hard to narrow them down. Here‘s my #top6reads . Cool idea @Cinfhen , many books added to my ‘want-to-read‘ list too!

Thanks for the tag @batsy . I don‘t know who else has not been tagged, please feel free to share yours!

This will be one of my favourite books of the year! What a beautiful story! You‘ll be captivated by the characters, you‘ll want to hug them, cheer for them. McKay does not hesitate to depict the harshness and sadness of war, told true simple narrative without being too ‘horrific‘ for middle graders. Excellent themes of family relationships, love, friendship, sexuality, effects of war. A gem of a book! ❤️

#Bookmail #Happymail 😀📚

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So this was my morning. I‘m a sucker for children‘s historical fiction and this was a good one. The story of Clarry and her brother Peter and their cousin Rupert. It moves speedily through early childhood before pulling zero punches through the First World War. It rushes a little to a conclusion but I enjoyed (and leaked a little) all the same. I‘d have enjoyed this at 10 and enjoyed it now