• Lists

    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/7/16

    As I expected, it was an extremely busy work week, so I only got a chance to read Jubilee by Patricia Reilly Giff about a young girl who grows up with her aunt.  The girl suffers from selective mutism and only talks to a dog she saves on the island they…

  • Lists

    25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month

    September has really gotten away from me!  I’ve been planning on doing some booklists for Hispanic Heritage Month and I realized that we’re heading toward October and I need to do them now! So, without further ado, here are 25 MG & YA Titles for Hispanic Heritage Month that feature…

  • Lists

    Paralympic Games Inspired Booklist

    I am a huge fan of the Paralympics – historically hosted a few short weeks about the Olympic games in the same host city, the Paralympics are the world’s greatest athletes with disabilities who come together to compete.  For those of you who don’t know too much about the Paralympics,…

  • Reviews

    Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon

    I received a copy of The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill as an ARC from Workman Publishing with a note that said “This. Book. Is. Sooooo. Good!”  And I’m inclined to agree.  At 400 pages, it’s a rather lengthy middle grade fantasy novel, but it was so fun…

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    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…