A Touch of Whimsy discussion
Introductions for All Members!
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Delaney
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Oct 03, 2020 10:20AM
Hello, I’m Delaney! I’m 17 and I’m from Canada! Since none of my friends read much, I’d love to get to know some people here and make some new friends while reading some new books! I love magical realism and sci fi type books, and I’m trying to read more fantasy! Can’t wait to talk to you lovely people!
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hello, I'm Chloe from the UK, I have always loved reading but since having my daughter I have fallen out of reading. I recently started again and remembered why I loved reading! I love all crime and thriller books, whether adult, YA, fiction or non-fiction. I am starting to collect classic collector edition books. x
Hello All, I'm Veronica C Sharpe, from the USA. I just added a profile in the Goodreads, which I didn't even know I was listed:) But I'm glad to be a member of this group. I use to love reading horror and thriller books, but must admit it has been a while.
Hello All, My name is Nicole, I just got into reading more and find I'm really enjoying thrillers, fantasy and middle grade at the moment. Not big on non-fiction as of now. Hoping to build a little library at home and read a few books a month. Hope everyone is safe and healthy and has a wonderful holiday season!
hello everyone :D some of my favourite middle grade series include Keeper Of The Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger, Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, Pages and Co by Anna James and Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy. Currently reading Hollowpox (Nevermoor book 3) and really enjoying it. I live in the UK and I am looking forward to Christmas this year! got an Amazon gift card from my Dad so looking forward to buying some new books once I've cleared some space off my shelves and donated some books :D hope you're all doing well and are staying safe!
hi I am sabrina and I m from Illinois. I'm currently I am pregnant with my son which I'm due in January 2021. I have always love reading because it is my escape from reality which we all need to escape from reality am I right ? lol ...I love reading books dark side of books , or books that are interested to me .I want to join a book group because it will be good for me to talk about books and hearing difference opinions from members of group
My name is Amanda Allen, and I'm a stay at home mom/ published author under the name Beth Byers. My four kids are adopted, and we have 3 dogs. I read excessively and I don't really have a favorite genre. I read all over the place. Lately, I've been reading a lot of vintage fiction from the 1920s-50s, fantasies, and classic mysteries. I've been loving the Perry Mason audio books. I usually try to read a classic or two every month. My favorite writers are Maggie Stiefvater, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Patricia Briggs, PG Wodenhouse, Alan Bradley, & Perry Mason.
Hi I am April Chauvin , From Chauvin, LA I am an elementary school librarian and teacher. I have been at home for almost a year from a car accident and surgeries, which as led me back to my love of reading for myself and not just children books. I have been a romance book fanatic. But through some great buddy groups I have learned to love thriller, mystery, fantasy , and all other genres. I have even read memoirs that I loved this year. I am hoping to follow along on this challenge and read in 2021 and make lots of new friends.
Hi I'm Alon. I wrote a book, and I'm about to finish my 2nd one soon.Thanks for inviting me to the group I don't have a great social life. I like to read, in theory, but I think the internet has ruined my brain a bit because after using it for years I don't have the attention span to read much.
Hey, everyone! Hoping 2021 is opening up new possibilities for you all! I’m a professional artist experienced in charcoal, watercolor and ink work, but I love to experiment with other mediums like digital, photography, knitting, etc.
The reason I joined this group: I’ve been watching Alexandra for the past few months. As a mid-30 year old, I had lost my spark when it came to reading; in my mind I needed to read “adult” things all the time. Alexandra and friends opened my mindset to strike a balance between my love of middle grade, YA, adult fantasy and autobiographies. I CAN have it all!
It’s because of the inclusive, cozy (not to be confused by “murderous cozy”) vibes from the livestreams and YT that I felt safe to join a reading group such as this.
Glad to be here and can’t wait to see everyone meet their 2021 reading goals!
Hello everyone, Sorry in advance if I make a lot of mistakes, English is not my mother tongue. I'm French, I'm Océane and I'm 21 years old, finally almost 22 years old, I'm a student of modern literature (yes, we distinguish between classical and modern literature in France, the only difference is that the former has more hours of Latin and Greek). So, I love reading and I want to work in publishing later on, but I also like science, dogs, food and Disney. Anyway, let's chat about books since that's what we're all here for. I'm a reading addict, I read mostly classic books but also romance mainly. I read a little bit of everything but I'm not a fan of fantasy, fantasy, anything unrealistic. If I have to talk about my favourite novels, I worship Jane Austen especially for Pride and Prejudice after Jane Eyre by Brontë, Au Bonheur des dames by Zola (sorry, I don't know how you have this book in English anymore), Molière (French playwright very famous in the 17th century, I advise you!).
It will be a pleasure to discuss with you, to get to know other books and if you want to know some classics of French literature, I'm here!
Happy New Year and happy reading!
Hi everyone. My name is Erin and I am a 40yr old mom of 2. I have 2 reasons for joining this group:1) I've been watching Lexi's YouTube channel for the past 6 months or so and absolutely love it.
2) Even though I don't normally read Middle Grade, I wanted to find something that both my daughter and I could do that was fun and allowed us to spend time together.
This is the first book club that I've ever joined, so I am quite excited to see what it's all about.
Hey y'all! My name is Leisa and I am 31 years old. I am a wife and stay-at-home mama of 5 kiddos. 4 out of 5 of our sweet babes are adopted and so I am a huge advocate for foster care and adoption! I love reading and recently dove back into it after years of not reading at all. I'm sad I missed out on all of those years but I'm sure as heck making up for it now! I started watching Lexi's YouTube videos about mid 2020 and just love her! I also found a ton of other awesome booktubers that made me want to dive into reading even more. I love all genres of books but struggle with romance lol I have a special place in my heart for middle grade so I'm just so ecstatic to be joining this book club!
Hello everyone my name is Wendy and I seem to be the oldest in the group (lol) at 51 but in the last year or so have feel in love with reading middle grade. I am also going to school to become a librarian and would love to work in the children's section if I am able. I love how the middle grade books have the whimsey but at the same time are able to teach children valuable lessons.along with enjoyable stories.
Hi everyone. I love reading MG and I am also an indie MG author of fantasy adventure novels.
Wendy wrote: "Hello everyone my name is Wendy and I seem to be the oldest in the group (lol) at 51 but in the last year or so have feel in love with reading middle grade. I am also going to school to become a li..."Wendy, I thought I might be the oldest here since I'm 46. I'm happy to see people like us enjoying MG books!
Hi everyone, I'm Tracy and I'm fairly new to the group. I found this group by watching Lexi's YouTube channel. I just love her enthusiasm. I hadn't considered reading MG books until she mentioned Greenglass House which I loved. The encouragement that MG books add whimsy to one's life really appealed to me. I'm 46 years old and can use all the whimsy I can get. I'm also an aspiring librarian and I live in North Carolina. I look forward to being part of this group!
Hey bookworms!I’m Annabel and I’m 12 I’m obsessed with Lexi channel and I have been part of the touch of whimsy book club for just over 5 months now and lexi was kind enough to send me the book clubs picks last October can’t wait to read with middle grade with everyone bye!
Hey everyone! I'm Kate. It's been so long since I've read MG but I was wanting to get back into it and found this group via Lexi's channel. I'm so excited to have some guidance as to what to read in the MG world as my MG knowledge stops right after Harry Potter. Haha. I've already ordered the February book and can't wait to start it. Looking forward to chatting with everyone!
Hi everyone! My name is Valentina, I absolutely love to read as I’m sure you all do too :) I started watching Lexi’s channel a few months ago and fell in love with MG because of her. I’m graduating college this May and will be getting my masters in Clinical Mental Health in the Fall:)) I can’t wait to start reading all of these MG!
Hello!I love reading a lot and MG books are part of my favorite readings . A few days ago, I saw the title of one of Lexi's videos about her recommendations for MG books, I was happy to add more books on my TBR. Now, I'm a new follower of her channel and I heard her talk about this group that I was eager to join!
Have a nice day you all.
Hello! My name is Bryanna, I'm 26 (27 in March) , and from Oklahoma. My husband of almost 5 years and I just had our first child in December! I've almost loved reading and discovered Booktube and Booktok during maternity leave so my TBR has drastically grown! I am a 4th grade teacher so I love reading middle gradebooks to find new novel studies for my kiddos. I also love YA with a mix of adult. Fantasy, sci-fi, and romance are my favorite genres. I just found Lexi's channel the other day when I washing bottles! When I heard her explain the book club, I knew I wanted to join! I'm so excited to read along with everyone!
Hey, You All My name is Debra from Texas. I am new to Lexi's channel. I Love to read. I did not when I was in school. I am in my 60s now and love it.I do like MG books also.
Hello everyone!My name is Emma and I've been spending quarantine re-reading my comfort books. I read the Lord of the Rings again last year and I'm currently on the last book in the Frog Princess series by E.D. Baker, one I read many times as a kid. I love re-reading books like these because it always brings me back to when I read them the first time.
So excited to get to talk to you all about some of them.
Hi Everyone, I'm Merideth. I'm a wife and new Mom. I work full time but with the COVID situation, I've been able to work from home and spend time with my Little. I also have a blog and instagram @mkthereader that I update pretty regularly. I'm currently participating in Middle Grade March by @BooksAndJams , @Life Between Words , and @The Curly Reader over on Youtube. It's because of their channels that I even found this book club and Lexi's channel so I'm excited to be a part of this group!
Hello everyone! I'm from Southwestern New Mexico. My name is Mary Alice and I'm a retired K-8 teacher where I taught reading intervention and math intervention. Currently, I'm my mom's full time caretaker. So I'm honored to be able to do that for her. I'm finding the love of reading for pleasure, and I love historical romance, science fiction and paranormal fantasy. I'm trying to read Shadow and Bone series before the Netflix series.
Hey y'all, my name is Jaylene from California. My love for reading started in elementary with middle grade books but life hit and I completely stopped reading after high school. Well, here I am ten years later with 5 books down in only three months and I have Lexi (all of BookTube) to thank for bringing me back into our bookish world!
Hello fellow MG-ers. I'm Brian Weisfeld from Silicon Valley. I spent my career helping entrepreneurs build their businesses. But I was inspired by my two daughters to create The Startup Squad, a Macmillan-published MG series to inspire kids (mostly girls!) to open their first lemonade stand or other business and to empower them with an entrepreneurial mindset. The series has been called "The Baby-sitters Club for the Next Generation." (www.thestartupsquad.com/books) I love to read MG and see what stories everyone is telling. Just finished Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and was wow'ed by it. Looking forward to some great recommendations.
Hello! I'm Dana! I am a huge fan of Lexi's youtube channel (a new subscriber) and I wanted to join this group. I have an 8-year-old son, was a public librarian, now an academic librarian, and kinda have a thing for books too. I've recently gotten into middle-grade reading (I read a lot to my son) and have been loving all the suggestions that I've gotten from Lexi.
Hi im Kelsey. Im 32 years old and an aspirin librarian. I am an Avid Reader and have been since I was in high school. I do a lot of Embroidery, in fact that's my part time job. I love to embroider all things bookish and pop culture. I listen to audio books mostly because I have a 2 year old daughter and it doesn't warrant a lot of sit down and read time. I am so excited to be a part of this group!
Hi I’m Kerry 34 very nearly 35 and from England’s Buckinghamshire. Iv always loved books but got hung up on the fact that I struggled with reading a lot, I was slow and words would jumble up and I’d get tongue tied (even reading in my own head) it was frustrating and ruined my love of books for a while but began to overcome this, I’m now reading a lot more and I’m finally noticing a huge improvement!
I’m a fan of Lexie’s YouTube Chanel which is what bought me here.
Excited to read more great suggestions, thank you for having me.
Hi everyone!My name is Raphael 29 years old, i am from Brazil, Rio Janeiro, currently living in São Paulo.
Looking foward to meet you all and talk about the books we've been reading.
I do not have a favorite genre, and always trying new things. Books are magic a every story is a magical place.
Greetings from Brazil.
Hello! I’m Veronica. I live on the East Coast, work as a paraoptometric, and read a wide range of books. I find middle grade utterly delightful, and I love the idea of having friends to discuss books with. I also have two sisters who are librarians, so I get to share my love of books quite a bit. Like so many others, I discovered this group through Lexie’s channel. I’m looking forward to the next live show.Happy reading!
Veronica
Hi everyone. I'm am happy to be a part of this group. Building up my library again and this time with some new recommendations and genres.
Hey y'all! I'm Hannah. Much like everyone here, I LOVE reading. I have my M.Ed. as a Reading Specialist,which is what I do for a living. Yes, I get to do something I love so much-- help people hone their craft of teaching reading and writing! Whether it is picture books or middle grade books, I am passionate about children's literature!
I'm so excited to be a part of this group and look forward to the different books we'll look at each month.
Hi guys! I'm Hada and I love to read (obviously!!) My favorite genre is Realistic Fiction and Fantasy is my least favorite. Can't wait to discuss books in this group and keep up with everything!
Hi I'm Debbie. I learned about this group after stumbling upon the How to Train Your Gavin youtube channel. I love to read anything and everything. I recently discovered BookTube (embarrassed I hadn't check it out before). I'm now obsessed with finding new channels and want to start one of my own. So if you have a channel, IG, tiktok, or whatever let me know. My dream job would be to run an independent bookstore with big comfy chairs/couches that encourages people to stay and talk about books for hours.
Hi guys!! I'm Yashita, you guys can call me Ash ......i come across the booktube channel of the Lexi and i love it ......because of Lexi, i get to know that their is a genre called middle grade genre exist( I know you guys probably be thinking that ..WHAT!! she didn't know about the middle grade ,but it's only been 1 year since I started reading) When I saw Lexi's video on middle grade book recommendations , I just literally get fallen into love with middle grade books....I am so grateful that I come across her video's...and I am so happy that I found this amazing group....can't wait to talk to you guys....and by the way ..happy reading guys ...
Hi! I a math teacher from Jordan and REALLY LOVE reading children's book in general and love classis literature as well.
Hi everyone! I'm Matylda ( like Mathilda) and during a quarantine I started to LOVE books. I am a teenager, and it's not common to read books in my town. That's one of the things that make me feel special everyday. I'm glad that you can be my online reading buddies♡
Hi! I'm Angie, I'm 31 and love to read . I came across Lexi's videos a couple of months ago and love them. I've already added a bunch of books on my TBR based on her recommendations. I love to read: Cozy Mysteries, Middle Grade, YA, some horror, and christian fiction. I just recently subscribed to Kayln's youtube channel. I can't wait to continue reading tons of books.
Hi everyone! I'm Anisa from Indonesia, if you find it hard to spell my name, just take it as if Ann. I'm an English Business student. I'm very excited to meet new people, hey fellas! I hope we can chat a lot because I'm currently diving through the new books. So, any recs? I would love to know, Thanks!
Hi I'm Hano (its a nickname) I love reading and I read many different books especially middle school they are the best
Hello all! I am a stay at home, homeschool mother of six girls. I have watched Lexi for a while on YouTube and just discovered this good reads. I am still learning the ropes and very excited to interact with fellow book Lovers. Reading is my way of getting a simple respite from my busy life. My favorite quote is from the movie The Professor and the Madman, “ I can fly out of this place on the backs of books, I've gone to the end of the world on the wings of words.”
Hello fellow bookworms! I'm Aazim, a growing reader. I'm so ordinary people call me extra-ordinary. I first fell in love with reading in August 2021. My first book was Amina's Voice by Hena Khan. Books are now a part of my life. Free time = book time. My favorite genres are Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Fiction, and #OwnVoices. I learned about this group through Gavin. GR has been a great platform for me to organize my reading. Thank you for the making of this wonderful group & most importantly, thank you for cooperating with my quirkiness ;)
I'm not sure why I keep getting a notification for this.... Why am I being asked to introduce myself?
Oh I remember. Hello everyone. I'm Lisa and I joined the group for middle grades I think. It's not showing the group name so I had to read through comments. I love reading. Thanks to Lexi I started reading more middle grade and love it. Now my granddaughter and I share books and it's nice to see her reading more. It's been fun and enlightening during these tough times. So great to see so many people coming together for the love of books.
Howdy do, how are you?! My nickname is Dolly and I am new to this site and group! I also have revamped and restarted doing YouTube (The link is on my profile). Dolly Poppet is the name ^_^ What books do you guys recommend for me to read? I'd love to know <3Sending love and light,
Dolly xoxo
A Touch of Whimsy
Books mentioned in this topic
Greenglass House (other topics)Small Spaces (other topics)
Matilda (other topics)
