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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This week's topic is "Books I Love That Were Written Over Ten Years Ago" 10 Goodreads Synopsis: Murder has jarred London's elite. The sons of prominent... Continue Reading →
Summary After his father loses his job, Georges' family moves to a Brooklyn apartment building. The first day there he notices an invitation to join a spy club. He thinks it's a joke, but then he meets Safer and his sister, Candy. Safer pulls Georges into a mission to spy on their mysterious neighbor, Mr.... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This weeks prompt: August 10th: Bookish Happiness For every reader, books are so much more than just words on a page, but instead are words that help make our lives better and spark happiness from the very characters we read about. Since... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This week's topic is "Hilarious Book Titles" Much Ado About Muffin See Jane Score Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Agatha Raisin and the Quiche... Continue Reading →
Summary When a ship carrying robots crashes on a deserted island, most of the machines are destroyed. Otters from the island find one still intact, and inadvertently activate it. Knowing no other life, the robot, Roz, learns through observing the animals. At first, they think she's a monster, but as they get to know her... Continue Reading →
This is really my book from last week, but I did not finish in time. Hoping to squeeze in another one in the next few days so I'm back on schedule. Summary It's 1958 and Little Rock, Arkansas is divided over the issue of desegregation. As the book opens Marlee Nisbett is more concerned with... Continue Reading →
Top Five Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly prompts. This weeks prompt: More and more in fiction, we are seeing a stronger emphasis on female characters who are no damsels-in-distress. They take charge of situations and step in to do what needs to be done, regardless if it’s their duty or the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists and books can share our thoughts on fun bookish topics. This week's topis is "Top Ten Books Set In Places I'd Love To Visit" 1 Goodreads linkSetting: Italy 2 Goodreads Link Setting: Switzerland 3 Goodreads... Continue Reading →
Just when you think this war has taken everything you loved, you meet someone and realize that somehow you still have more to give. Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea Goodreads Synopsis While the Titanic and Lusitania are both well-documented disasters, the single greatest tragedy in maritime history is the little-known January 30, 1945 sinking in... Continue Reading →
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