{"id":7757,"date":"2020-07-21T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T04:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=7757"},"modified":"2020-07-17T21:39:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T01:39:07","slug":"top-ten-tuesday-july-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/top-ten-tuesday-july-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Tuesday | July 21, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Tuesday!<\/p>\n

Top Ten Tuesday<\/a>\u00a0is a Bookish Meme hosted by\u00a0That Artsy Reader Girl<\/a>, and this week’s theme is BOOK EVENTS AND FESTIVALS I’D LOVE TO GO TO SOMEDAY<\/strong>! (Spoiler Alert: That’s not what I did!)<\/b><\/p>\n

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There’s no real reason I decided to switch up today’s theme, I just felt like doing something else! Lately I’ve been reading a lot of middle grade books, some for work and some just because they sounded so good, so today I thought I would share my FAVORITE MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS OF 2020*<\/strong> with you!<\/p>\n

*Books that I’ve read in 2020, not necessarily books published in 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

And now without any further ado, here’s this week’s Top Ten Tuesday!<\/p>\n

\"Divider\"<\/p>\n\"TopThe Retake<\/strong> by Jen Calonita<\/a>
Published on<\/strong> December 1, 2020 by Delacorte Press<\/a>
Genres:<\/strong> Middle Grade<\/a>, Contemporary<\/a>, Science Fiction<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 272
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Zoe knows that the only thing harder than middle school is losing a best friend. She and Laura used to do everything together from taking silly selfies, to joining all the same clubs together and even throwing surprise birthday parties for one another.
\nBut lately things have been weird between them. Now Laura will post a photo of her hanging out with other girls before responding to Zoe's simple text. She doesn't even want to sit with her at lunch anymore. Zoe is heartbroken--all she wants is for things to go back to normal.
\nBut then a magical app downloads on her phone...and things get even weirder! Suddenly Zoe can travel back in time to moments where her and Laura started drifting apart. It is like a dream come true. A chance for Zoe to mend their friendship.
\nBut as Zoe goes back to moments of middle school drama--sleepover games gone wrong, field trips with cliques and crushes, and school projects that bring on more-than-awkward encounters--she realizes that second chances don't always go as planned and that sometimes you need to trust the magic of new beginnings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t