{"id":11018,"date":"2020-03-31T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11018"},"modified":"2020-03-31T16:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T21:58:19","slug":"its-almost-a2z-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=11018","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s almost A2Z time!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" data-attachment-id=\"11019\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=11019\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?fit=320%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2020A2Zbadge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?fit=320%2C320&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?resize=320%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2020 logo for a-to-zchallenge.com \" class=\"wp-image-11019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?resize=201%2C201&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020A2Zbadge.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, I wonder\u2026<br>\nShould I push myself to post 26 times in April?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, I waver\u2026  And yet again, I am saying yes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the NINTH year in a row, I am participating in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"April A2Z Blog Challenge (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/p\/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html\" target=\"_blank\">April A2Z Blog Challenge<\/a>, starting tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So every day of April (except Sundays), I will post short recommendations for a couple dozen great young adult and middle grade books that I&#8217;ve read recently (no spoilers), using the Challenge&#8217;s alphabetical format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do the A2Z Challenge too! Sign-ups are open <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/p\/frequently-asked-question-faq.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> &#8211; let me know what you&#8217;re blogging about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See y&#8217;all tomorrow to kickstart your stay-at-home-stay-safe reading list!<br> **kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, I wonder\u2026 Should I push myself to post 26 times in April? Every year, I waver\u2026 And yet again, I am saying yes. For the NINTH year in a row, I am participating in the April A2Z Blog Challenge, starting tomorrow. 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