• Reviews

    Bea Learns to Be Herself in THE WAY TO BEA

    Synopsis: Bea had an amazing summer visiting family in Taiwan, but now she’s back to seventh grade… and it’s not going well at all. She lost her best friend, her mom’s having a baby and she’s not really sure where she fits into the equation. Anytime something embarrassing or frightening…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Come With Me

    Summary:  “When the news reports are flooded with tales of hatred and fear, a girl asks her papa what she can do to make the world a better place. “Come with me,” he says. Hand-in-hand, they walk to the subway, tipping their hats to those they meet. The next day, the…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: New to Me Authors in 2017

    I started reviewing what I had read in 2017 and realized that I was already familiar with many of the authors I read, but there were a number of really amazing debut novels this year, so I focused my Top Ten list on those authors – new to me (and…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2018

    My Top Ten Tuesday post is a day late due to some horrible germs that upended my parent’s house for the Christmas holiday. In the past week, almost everyone (10 people) either had a horrible cold with fever or a 24-hour stomach bug. It’s been a little crazy, so I…

  • Reviews

    #MGBookmas Day 12: A Book With Love As a Theme

    I’m going to be participating in this year’s #MGBookmas list – look for titles for the next 12 days that fit each of these fun categories! You can participate to on Instagram, Twitter or your own blog! Follow #MGBookmas for everyone’s choices.

  • Reviews

    #MGBookmas Day 10: A Book That Makes You Hopeful

    I’m going to be participating in this year’s #MGBookmas list – look for titles for the next 12 days that fit each of these fun categories! You can participate to on Instagram, Twitter or your own blog! Follow #MGBookmas for everyone’s choices.