• Lists

    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/20/16

    I got through two of the books I planned this week – The Cresswell Plot by Eliza Wass about a group of siblings who live with their parents, but you’ll learn as the story progresses that the father believes he hears messages directly from God and keeps the kids close to…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Wolf Hollow

    “The year I turned twelve, I learned how to lie. The year I turned twelve, I learned that what I said and did mattered.”  And with those words, you’ll meet Annabelle a 12-year old girl, living in rural Pennsylvania in the early 1940s.  Her life is fairly simple, helping her…

  • Lists

    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/13/16

    So, as I mentioned two weeks ago, my mom was visiting last weekend and I was so busy with her, I forgot to post an update last Monday, so here’s my two week update.  I read The Firefly Code by Megan Frazer Blakemore which was really interesting – I believe another…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/30/16

    I’m so proud of myself this week!  I read all three books that were on my list from last week.  Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline Davies is a fun story about two girls who couldn’t be more opposite and yet become friends and co-conspirators to increase class spirit in a…

  • Lifestyle

    National Readthon Day

    Today is National Readathon Day, the second annual event hosted by Penguin Random House and the American Library Association.  I’m apparently not a very good blogger because I didn’t pay attention to this until this week and haven’t had time to check out the website with great ways to throw…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Picked Up On A Whim

    Most of the books I read, I learn about through various blogs, Twitter mentions, and talking with colleagues, but every once in a while I’ll just pick something up as I ‘m assigning a call number to it.  Some of these are also ARCs that I received at ac conference…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/16/16

    I spent last week participating in Bout of Books and although I didn’t hit my goal (by one book), it was a great week of prioritizing reading and I got to read a number of great books!  This week, I’ve read: Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg School of…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: The Nameless City

    You may have heard me say before that graphic novels are not my favorite format to read.  I read very quickly and it’s almost as if the images get in the way of the text.  But, I appreciate graphic novels and although I may not be drawn to them, many…

  • Lifestyle

    Bout of Books Twitter Chat

    I just started getting involved in the Bout of Books this year.  Basically it’s a week long event where you spend time reading (something I do every week as is).  But, what I really like is that I am connected with readers from around the world and if you want…