One of the great things about being a reader is that you can learn life lessons without having to experience the hardships that teach the lesson. Books are filled with wisdom filled advice that we can apply to our own lives. But not all of that advice is good. There are a lot of actions... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: Al Capone Throws me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko
Goodreads Link For this week's middle grade book, I returned to one of my favorite middle grade series: Tales from Alcatraz. Summary Al Capone Throws Me A Curve is book four in the Tales from Alcatraz Series. The Flanagans, like the other families of Alcatraz guards live on Alcatraz. Moose, the narrator, always tries to... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Mud Puddle Early Reader by Robert Munsch
Thank you to netgalley for providing me with a complimentary uncorrected proof. All opinions are my own. Details: Title: Mud Puddle Author: Robert Munsch Illustrator: Duลกan Petriฤiฤ Publisher: Annick Press Publication Date: 9/6/22 Summary: This is an early reader print format of a Robert Munsch classic. Wherever Julie Ann goes a mud puddle jumps on... Continue Reading →
Top Five Wednesday- 7/13/22: Cliffhangers
Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads group that responds to weekly prompts about books. This weeks topic is cliffhangers. Like most readers I have a love/hate relationship with readers. They keep you wanted to read but can be very frustrating when you have to wait for the publication of the next book. I'm not a... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday- 7/12/22
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is "Book Covers that Feel Like Summer". For me that's books with sunshine, beaches and relaxation. Shipped The Bookstore on the Beach The Last Train to Key West The Summer Hideaway Big Summer Sweet Tea and Sympathy Women in Sunlight... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Goodreads Link This is week two of my new "middle grade book of the week" feature. As I mentioned last week, I created this feature to motivate myself to reach my goal of reading more middle grade books. I am so glad I did. This was another excellent book. Summary When Stars are Scattered is... Continue Reading →
Friday Afternoon Musings: Benefits of book travel
I enjoy traveling, but the world has had other ideas the last couple of years. Fortunately, while there were travel bans around the world, many of the restrictions on books travel (i.e. work and social obligations) were lifted. While no book can take the place of a real-life experience, there are benefits to book travel... Continue Reading →
Top Five Wednesday- Best Kisses
Top Five Wednesday is a goodreads group that responds to weekly prompts about books. This week's topic is Best kisses. (FYI- today is international kissing day).
Top Ten Tuesday- 7/5/22
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is most anticipated book releases for the second have of 2022. 10 Babel Release Date: 8/23/22 Dark Academia isn't a genre I read often, but I am fascinated by the evolution of language, so this one caught my attention.... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: My Storied Year by Katie Proctor
Goodreads Link Two of my goals for summer are to read more middle grade books and to write more blog posts. So, I'm going to combine the two and a feature a new middle grade book each week. This will also help keep me accountable. When I wrote my Top Ten Tuesday post this week,... Continue Reading →