{"id":32117,"date":"2020-12-14T14:55:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T03:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=32117"},"modified":"2020-12-14T14:55:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T03:55:32","slug":"my-top-10-posts-for-readers-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2020\/12\/my-top-10-posts-for-readers-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"My top 10 posts for readers 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It comes as no surprise to me that book lists make up the top 10 of my top blog posts for readers for 2020.<\/p>\n

And even less of a surprise that books for the tricky 13\/14-year-old age group dominates the search terms that bring people to my blog over and over again.<\/p>\n

It’s probably one of the influences that subconsciously drove my Maven & Reeve Mystery series<\/a> into the upper middle grade\/lower YA section of the bookshelves.<\/p>\n

So if you’re looking for books for young readers, particularly (but not limited to) middle-grade readers, let the countdown begin!<\/p>\n

10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small Island voices: 10+ books for kids by Tasmanian authors<\/a><\/p>\n

9.<\/strong><\/p>\n

12 often-overlooked children’s classics<\/a><\/p>\n

8.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harry Potter, Percy Jackson… books to read next<\/a><\/p>\n

7.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your Kid’s Next Read: Recommended reading lists for kids 10+, 12+, YA for tweens<\/a><\/p>\n

6.<\/strong><\/p>\n

24 books for tween boys with ‘nothing to read’<\/a><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong><\/p>\n

40 YA books for tweens (+ 25 MG books that feel like YA)<\/a><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong><\/p>\n

60 more tried-and-tested books for 13\/14-year-old boys<\/a><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 more tried-and-tested books for 13\/14-year-old boys (+ 13 expert choices)<\/a><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong><\/p>\n

21 tried-and-tested books for 13\/14-year-old boys<\/a><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 tried-and-tested books for 13\/14-year-old girls<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I\u2019m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I\u2019m the author of two epic middle-grade adventure series, The Mapmaker Chronicles and The Ateban Cipher, and a new \u2018almost history\u2019 detective series called the Maven & Reeve Mysteries (you\u2019ll find <\/em><\/strong>book #1 THE FIRE STAR here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>).<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find out <\/em><\/strong>more about me here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <\/em><\/strong>more about my books here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It comes as no surprise to me that book lists make up the top 10 of my top blog posts for readers for 2020. And even less of a surprise that books for the tricky 13\/14-year-old age group dominates the search terms that bring people to my blog over and over again. 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