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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/31/15
I got through a good number of books this week! I really enjoyed Currents by Jane Petrlik Smolik, a story interwoven between three young girls in the mid 1800s. I have always loved historical...
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/21/15
This week I read Appleblossom the Possum written by Holly Goldberg Sloan which is a very different style from her previous work County By 7s. It’s an adorable story about a little possum who...
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October is… Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Today I’m wearing purple in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s not a big thing, but hopefully it brings people’s awareness to an issue that affects so many people. So, as I’m wearing...
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Top Ten Tuesday, December 29: Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For The First...
Here’s my Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2016. I’m sure I’m missing some really great options, but these are the ones I found quickly and am really excited to read! Mr....
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I’d Give a Theme Song
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan This books just begs for a theme song with the harmonica tying three stories together spread across multiple decades. This book needs a theme song. Crossover by Kwame Alexander...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Book I Enjoyed Recently That Weren’t My Typical...
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson I am not a huge fan of graphic novels; I’m a quick reader and I think I don’t spend enough time looking at the art, feeling as though it gets in the way. But I loved...
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/29/16
It was a very busy week! Working late a few nights, working for a little bit on Saturday and a ton of birthday parties Saturday and Sunday to celebrate (which left me very little time to read!) I did...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Impactful...
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy This might be a funny one to start with, but I loved this beautiful story of everyday life with a family that includes two dads, and 4...
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/7/16
This week I read Jackaby by William Ritter, which I absolutely LOVED! The book is described as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Who – which I can definitely see. I loved the mix of mystery and...
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Book Review: Soar
Jeremiah has been dealt a difficult hand from the get-go, abandoned as a baby and later diagnosed with a heart condition requiring a heart transplant at the age of 11. And that’s where his dreams of...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Love
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday official title is: Ten Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven’t Talked About Enough/In A While. I decided to head over to Young Adult (since I don’t get to talk about these...
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/28/16
I feel like I’ve been in a reading rut, but I finally got some quality reading done this week and have a few books to hit up before PLA next week! This week I read – Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo...
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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...
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/23/16
This week instead of reading, I spent a lot of time getting ready for a work happy hour hosted at my house. Between cleaning the house, mowing the lawn and cooking/baking, it left me with a lot less...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed
I chose to stray just a little from this week’s topic because my feelings towards books usually stay fairly similar from when I read them and as time passes. As I’ve said before graphic novels aren’t...
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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...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Beach Reads Week
Summer’s almost here and for most people that live in this area it means traveling “down the shore” for weekends and week-long vacations. Vacations are a distant memory and goal for the future as...
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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...
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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...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite Middle Grade 2016 Releases So Far This Year
I decided that although I love a lot of the books coming out this year by popular authors such as Kate DiCamillo, Kwame Alexander and other books creating a buzz in the children’s literature world, I...
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