A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups If you watched the Mars rover landing, this might be the book for you. If you think about Opportunity’s last message to Earth as the dust storm covered their solar panels, this might be the book for you. If you liked the … More A Rover’s Story
The Necklace by Matt Witten Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I don’t have a physical Kindle, but I have the app on my phone. I know I have the app; I have a ton of books on the app! Here’s the problem: I keep forgetting about those books as I look at my … More The Necklace
Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Huguette Clark! I bought this book on a whim at the Newberry used book sale in Chicago. I do love nonfiction. I like hearing about all sorts of history. I saw this book’s cover and grabbed it as … More Empty Mansions
Going Viral by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups I found this book at my school’s Scholastic Book Fair. Got to love those book fairs! This is a story during lockdown. I love that we are getting more of these. Some people want to avoid the lockdown as much as possible, but … More Going Viral
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups: I saw a few TikTok videos about ‘First Date Questions’ that are not the usual, “What do you do for a living?”. One of those questions was something like, “Do you think you have the ability to go undercover for a long … More First Lie Wins
The Last Word by Taylor Adams 4 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups Have you ever read a book where you feel like everything is wrapping up, but there are too many pages left? This was one of those books. Things started happening, and I said, “Oh, okay, this is what is going on.” But … More The Last Word
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 5 out of 5 magical coffee cups There was a lot going on in this book, and it was told from three different points of view: Nella (1791), the apothecary owner; Eliza (1791), a twelve-year-old hanging around Nella; and Caroline (present-day), a woman who stumbled upon one of Nella’s … More The Lost Apothecary
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Five out of five magical Coffee cups: Assassins ready to retire have to fight for their lives. It makes me feel better about getting older, in a way. If they can still do all of this (kill, set off bombs, run around different countries) as they retire, … More Killers of a Certain Age
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz 5 out of 5 Magical Coffee Cups From goodreads: It’s September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at the World Trade Center in New York City. When two planes hit the towers, Brandon and his father are trapped … More Ground Zero
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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