This is the time of year for freshly sharpened pencils, brand new backpacks, and books! And if we are talking books and reading, you know that Sorta Awesome regular Katie Proctor is back! This week, Meg and Katie have a whole list filled with inspiration for that back to school mood. From middle grade books that can’t stop gushing about to young adult picks of all kinds to the books from their own school days that they remember fondly, they have something for EVERYONE in this conversation!

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SHOW NOTES:

Katie’s AotW: Broken Horses (memoir by Brandi Carlile)  Amazon | Bookshop

Meg’s AotW: Chameleon: High Rollers

Classics:

Harry Potter Amazon | Bookshop

Anne of Green Gables Amazon | Bookshop

The Hundred Dresses Amazon | Bookshop

A Separate Peace Amazon | Bookshop

Middle grade: 

Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend  Amazon | Bookshop

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

Okay for Now by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

Just Like That by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

Restart by Gordon Korman Amazon | Bookshop

The Unteachables by Gordon Korman Amazon | Bookshop

Track series by Jason Reynolds  Amazon | Bookshop

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Amazon | Bookshop

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Amazon | Bookshop

Starfish by Lisa Fipps Amazon | Bookshop

El Deafo by CeCe Bell Amazon | Bookshop

My Storied Year by Katie Proctor Amazon | Bookshop

YA:

Simon Vs the homosapien Agenda by Becky Albertalli  Amazon | Bookshop

The poet x by Elizabeth Acevedo  Amazon | Bookshop

With the fire on high by Elizabeth Acevedo  Amazon | Bookshop

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn  Amazon | Bookshop

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia Amazon | Bookshop

The Extraordinaries Amazon | Bookshop and Flash Fire by TJ Klune Amazon | Bookshop

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness Amazon | Bookshop

Adult:

Rush - Lisa patton  Amazon | Bookshop

House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune Amazon | Bookshop

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