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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/17/2020
Last Week You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson was such a great YA read! Leah Johnson created a setting that is so familiar to many of us. A high school during prom season in all its glory (depending on who you ask). And also created a…
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A Wish In the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Synopsis: “All light in Chattana is created by one man — the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved but Never Reviewed
It’s Throwback Tuesday today! I’m sharing ten books I loved but never reviewed – child of the 90s edition! Here were some of my favorite books growing up. On first look? Publishers really loved the washed-out color palette it seems. What’s with all the beige and yellow? What were some…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/10/2020
Last Week A Wish In the Dark by Christina Soontornvat was so, so, so good! It’s probably one of my favorites for this year! Again, it’s been another week of very little reading, but this book was so engaging. Even when I could barely keep my eyes open, I’d try…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Colors In the Titles
What a fun topic! I pulled together just a few picture books each with a different color in the title. I also loved how diverse these titles are as well! What other books with colors in the titles would you include in this list? Maybe Red by Michael Hall, Green…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/3/2020
Last Week This week I read the YA debut, My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong. The publishers describe it as Crazy Rich Asians meets Love & Gelato. Ivy is sent to Beijing to stay with her extended family after a difficult start to her summer. It is there that…
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Four on Friday: Summer Camp
My parents were both professors at a university growing up, so they never sent my siblings and me to camp. We did some classes and activities, but never a day camp or sleep away camp. I love reading about these settings because it’s something I never got to experience as…
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Netflix’s Baby-Sitters Club
I’m a child of the 90s which means The Baby-Sitters Club series was regular reading material for me growing up. I didn’t have many on my bookshelves at home, but I read dozens of them from the public library. Basically devouring them as fast as I could (even faster when…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Wordless Picture Books
Last week, I shared that I’m working with Bookroo and got the chance to highlight my wordless picture book list on their website! But, what I didn’t get to do, was pull together a pretty image that I can share on Pinterest too. So because today is a Top Ten…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/27/2020
Last Week Historical fiction when well written has always taught me something new. And that’s exactly what happened when I read The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee. I had never heard that during Reconstruction plantation owners looked to Chinese Americans for labor. After reading about Jo’s story, I did more…
