Celebrating a love of all things reading and writing
Summary "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are awesome on the court. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood, he's got... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. I skipped last week because I had just done an anticipated releases post. I love cover prompts. This week's prompt: October 19th: Dark Covers Time to celebrate some covers we love! What are some of your favorite themed dark-colored covers? Beautiful Creatures... 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: October 18: Favorite Words (This isn’t so much bookish, but I thought it would be fun to share words we love! These could... Continue Reading →
Summary: When troublemaker Donovan Curtis pulls a prank that goes too far, it looks like he'll be facing serious consequences. Then his paperwork is confused with students with a genius IQ. He ends up being placed in the Academy of Scholastic Distinction. It's the perfect alibi, as long as he convince a group of geniuses... 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: October 11: Books I Read On Vacation (bonus points if you tell us where you were!) (Submitted by Dedra @ A Book Wanderer)... Continue Reading →
Summary: John "Crash" Coogan is the star football player and one of the most popular kids in school. Crash can't figure out his neighbor Penn Webb. He doesn't fit in with the other kids. His family doesn't eat meat or own a television, and he's a cheerleader. Crash and his friends taunt Penn and pull... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly bookish prompts. This week's prompt: October 5th: Got You Into Reading October is National Book Month and to celebrate this month-long “holiday,” what are some books that got you into reading? These could be books from childhood that had you hooked on reading at... 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: October 4: Favorite Bookstores OR Bookstores I’d Love to Visit (The UK celebrated National Bookshop Day on October 1, so I thought it... Continue Reading →
Summary: Hanna is a half-Asian girl living in California during the 1880's. At a time of extreme prejudice against Chinese people her simple dreams are nearly impossible: graduating from school, becoming a dressmaker and making a friend. As the story progresses, Hanna finds ways to fight for what she wants. My Thoughts: If you're a... Continue Reading →
My favorite book of the month post was about Book Lovers. But the choice was so tough that I had to add a second post with honorable mentions. Daughter of the Moon Goddess is a wonderful fantasy novel based on Chinese folklore. Even though Spain is on my travel bucket list, I haven't read many... Continue Reading →
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