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Ms. Yingling
@msyingling.bsky.social
Middle school #librarian who has read EVERY fiction book in my #SchoolLibrary. Posts a new #MGLit book review EVERY DAY at http://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com, where I've been since 2006.
Have you missed Spradlin's @simonkids.bsky.social WEB OF THE SPIDER series? You have enough time to read book 1 and 2 before THE SPIDER STRIKES comes out 2/24/26. A must purchase for elementary and #MGLit libraries!
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I dutifully produced homemade dinner rolls for Thanksgiving even though in my heart of hearts, I crave brown 'n serve rolls. They always seemed fancy because they WEREN'T homemade! (Shout out to Youngstown's Schwebel's Bakery!)
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Athletic Monday! Chase's @wednesdaybooks.bsky.social YA BALANCING ACT and @quirkbooks.bsky.social @robinstevenson.bsky.social & Steinfeld KID OLYMPIANS: WINTER.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I'd read this @christebbetts.bsky.social January 2026 @littlebrownyr.bsky.social title if I could get approved on @netgalley.bsky.social. I know my resume isn't great (I could read more books, you know), but I think I do a decent review.
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Student (returning @tarynsouders.bsky.social @sourcebooks.bsky.social COOP KNOWS THE SCOOP): "This was SO GOOD! I stayed up late reading this because I couldn't stop!" She was super excited to hear about SECRETS OF THE BROKEN HOUSE (1/6/26)!
November 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Sports books for #MMGM: Layton's @SourcebooksKids THE ACADEMY and Bowen's newest Peachtree title, SPECIAL TEAMS.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@simonkids.bsky.social Spotlight Sprinkles FUN IN THE SUN was a fantastic vicarious spring break trip. Can't wait for MAKING WAVES, out 5/5/26!
November 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Loved Chase's @wednesdaybooks.bsky.social YA #BalancingAct! All of the sports and drama a reader could want, set in fictional Diamond Falls.
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A 6th grader wanted a book with a chocoalte chip cookie recipe. None had one, so I wrote mine down for her, and we chatted about the science of a good cookie. She brought me this masterpiece. Now I want to teach home ec. #LibraryLife
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Oops. Totally missed this #MGLit blogger milestone. And apparently about 4,000 people (or bots?) look at my blog every day. That's wild. And yet, I have fewer than 400 followers. Meh. Would rather read books than stats.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
@adibkhorram.bsky.social & Cha's Dial Books' TEA IS LOVE gets the official Oma Stamp of Approval. I'd buy this for a library AND would read it aloud again and again.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Montgomery's @candlewickpress.bsky.social SMALL WONDER (3/3/26) is a fantastic fall read for fans of Flanagan's RANGER'S APPRENTICE series or Alexander's CHRONICLES OF PRYDAIN.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I've needed this @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @timeforkids.bsky.social (6/9/26) guide to employment for the past 40 years. (Teaching Latin or home ec and being a librarian are NOT secure choices, kids!)
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Since I will still be employed next year (levy passed!), I'm going to walk on the wild side and finally replace my glasses after ten years. Very exciting!
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Love it when a 6th grader takes time out from lunch to bring me Spradlin's @simonkids.bsky.social RISE OF THE SPIDER and tell me "This page right here is SO GOOD!"
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@lernerbooks.bsky.social MOUNTAIN SURVIVAL STORIES pairs well with Smith's PEAK, Goebel's BACKCOUNTRY, Smith's STRANDED, Nielsen's ONE WRONG STEP, and @deegarretson.bsky.social WOLF STORM!
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
For #MMGM: Nielsen's @scholastic.bsky.social THE FREE STATE OF JAX and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social Martineau and Barker's REAL-LIFE MYSTERIES & DISASTERS! msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/11/mmgm...
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Really enjoyed @normfeuti.bsky.social @harperkids.bsky.social A KID LIKE ME (2/3/26) and think it will be HUGELY popular. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social for the E ARC.
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It's #MMGM! Celebrate with @dangemeinhart.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social BUSTED and REBEL GIRLS MAKE DESSERT (even if I still don't see buying guava paste!) msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/10/mmgm...
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@simonkids.bsky.social Fenske's CANDY CORN CHRISTMAS was a big hit with the grandson. "It was the candy time forgot. It did not mold! It did not rot!" Had to accompany it with ear nibbles, of course!
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October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
FINALLY found these books from my childhood and read them to my grandson. So evocative, and even my daughter can quote lines from them. "I eat a cheese sandwich without any bread" is an especial favorite!
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Did anyone else notice that the @simonkids.bsky.social "Lee Heart" books are reworked "Angela Darling" books? Sneaky! A student and I pored over the two to find the differences, and she checked out both books.
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
No point in reading, so sewing baby gifts. Will include Travis Jonker's Abrams' JUST ONE WAVE with this quilt. (Tried to read a book, but it started with kittens being drowned, so... not this weekend.)
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Need a baby shower gift? @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social January 2026 release, THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFT IN THE WORLD by Obradors and Wessex (translated by Yuen-Killick) will be a big hit! Thanks, @yabookscentral.bsky.social! yabookscentral.com/the-most-won...
October 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ADORED Fenske's @simonkids.bsky.social CANDY CORN CHRISTMAS and expect I will read it at least 100 times over the next few years. Will the candy corn be visiting other holidays as well?
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October 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM