WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ย Taking on a World of Wordsย and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →
Blogmas: December 1
In January my blog will be five years old and I have never participated in Blogmas. Every December has always been spent running around and purchasing presents, visiting friends and family, and hitting all the things my town has to offer in terms of celebration. But, 2020 has been a year like no other and... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want to Read Again
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I love participating because it is always fun to comb through my books. This week's prompt is: Books I Want to Read Again. I love re-reading books but it feels like such a guilty pleasure when I have so many that I need to read... Continue Reading →
Believathon 3 Wrap Up
This was my first time participating in Believathon and I had a wonderful time, even though I didn't finish everything! Having Middle Grades reads was a great way to balance out my nonfiction reading for the month since middle grade books are usually quicker. Here is what I read this month! The Key: Read a... Continue Reading →
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Another middle grade marvel with characters to love and a thick, rich, family story. Both of these girls, their determination to help their families, and they openness to each other was such a joy to see. SYNOPSIS Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl meet when they take a South Asian... Continue Reading →
NonFiction Friday Week 4: The Stacking of the TBR
I feel the same way about this final week of NonFiction November as I do the last week of the calendar year - enthusiastic about what comes next. NonFiction November is absolutely the event that brought nonfiction reading into my life and every year I find new bloggers to follow and new books I cannot... Continue Reading →
Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
I loved everything about this middle grade book. The excitement, the characters, the drama was perfect and I was only disappointed when it was over. SYNOPSIS A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family in the witness protection program, and finds that hiding in plain sight... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: November 18, 2020
WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ย Taking on a World of Wordsย and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →
Go With the Flow by Lily Williams
This graphic novel highlights gender inequality in health and the four girls who want to make a change. I couldn't stop reading as I watched their friendships change and grow while they try to find their voices. SYNOPSIS Good friends help you go with the flow.Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Abby, Brit,... Continue Reading →
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
This slow burn of a historical fiction middle grade book kept me up reading well past my bedtime. The characters, the culture, and the history all came alive! SYNOPSIS Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in... Continue Reading →
