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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/15/18
This week I finished four titles (plus the picture books for #BlogBookADay), so I’m feeling pretty good! I read: The Wonderling by Mira Bartok The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish Enginerds by Jarrett Lerner I realized although I have about 20…
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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…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books We Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn’t Get To
The Unicorn Quest by Kamillo Benko Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins Kharma Khullar’s Mustache by Kristi…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/8/18
This week I read through a couple of titles (still have a bunch on my desk though!) as it’s been below freezing for days on end and that’s not much else to do but snuggle up and read! I read: Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova Brave by Svetlana Chmakova Restart by Gordon…
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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…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/1/17
Happy New Year everyone! I didn’t get a chance to update on Christmas (as I was sick as a dog), so here it goes. This past (2) weeks I read: The Dog Who Came for Christmas by Sue Pethick The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby Speed…
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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…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Hope Santa Brings Me
I’m usually very specific about what I add to my personal library – limited space and a love of reading don’t usually go hand-in-hand. I often will only add titles to my own collection that have already been read as a library book and vetted to my personal taste. But,…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/18/17
It’s the week before Christmas, I’m trying to tie up loose ends at work, pack for the holiday and make sure everything is ready for the holidays and I’m still trying to read as much as I can during the week. This past week I read: The Epic Fail of…
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Book Riot's Gift Giving Guide: Middle Grade Titles
I love the format of this list! It takes common classic middle grade titles and offers a number of options that haven been published this year that are similar! It’s a well thought out, diverse list of titles, many of which I’ve already read, but some are new to me…
