Snoop by Gordan Korman Carter has broken both of his legs in a skiing accident. Now he is stuck at home with nothing to do! I do feel sort of bad for him. Not just because he has two broken legs, but also because it is so hard for him to get anything done. There … More Snoop
Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales by Roseanne A. Brown I am a big fan of the old TV show, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” I was so excited when I saw they made a graphic novel version. This is the second book I have read in that series. Like the TV show, we … More The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales
One Word, Six Letters by Adib Khorram Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book! Dayton is dared to shout a word during an assembly at school. He is offered $20, and he wants to buy some Pop-Tarts. So, he shouts out a word that is a slur against people who are gay. He … More One Word, Six Letters
Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story by Shirley Horn Thank you, Second Story press, for the egalley Shirley is only five years old when she is taken from her family to live at a residential school. This school is called an Indian Residential School. It was a Canadian school where kids were sent to be … More Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story
Do you set goals for yourself each year? How many books to read? What type of books to read? Time spent reading? Anything like that? I like to read around one hundred books a year, if possible. I do read a lot of middle-grade books, so that might make it a little easier. But as … More Reading Goals?
DNF- how do you feel about this? I used to be so against this. I needed to push myself through just in case the end of the book redeemed the first part. I needed to give the book a chance and hear the whole story! I have since changed my mind. There are plenty of … More Did Not Finish (DNF) – Thoughts?
Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle Book in verse I am trying to read a lot of books in verse as I have a lot of book talks with my classes. I worry that I am running through a few of them too quickly. This book jumps from three points of view. Ana lives in a … More Wild Dreamers
All He Knew by Helen Frost Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups A young boy, Henry, loses his hearing due to an illness, and his family is convinced that sending him to a home for the “unteachable” is their best option. His parents don’t really want to do this, but they want to do … More All He Knew
How do you keep yourself from forgetting about your eBooks?!?! I’m not great at reading my physical books when they are sitting on the shelf in front of me! I finally bought a cart that sits in my bedroom (the TBR stack was too tall to sit on my nightstand. Well, if I am being … More I Forgot About My eBooks!
The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett 3 1/2 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From Goodreads: It is the early spring of 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted when a guest is found dead in one of the Castle bedrooms. … More The Windsor Knot
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