• Lists

    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/22/2015

    After 20 solid hours of reading for this year’s 48 Hour Book Challenge, I’m thinking that I’ll be taking it easy this week with my reading, maybe picking up a book or two, but not as many as I usually do.  Over the weekend, I knocked out nine books and…

  • Reviews

    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #8

    140 Character Synopsis/Review: A honest memoir of one girl’s experience at an all girls’ summer camp when she falls for a counselor. But love and camp don’t mix. Title: Honor Girl Author: Maggie Thrash Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 272 pgs.

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    48 Hour Book Challenge Review #3

    140 Character Synopsis/Review: Hank has no super powers, but that doesn’t stop him mom from wanting him to become a superhero to save Chinatown from the “emperor.” Title: The Shadow Hero Author: Gene Luen Yang & Sonny Liew Publisher: First Second Publication Date: 2014 Page Number: 158 pgs.

  • Lifestyle

    10th Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge

    This is going to my first year challenging myself to read as much as I can during the next 48-hours.  Of course, I’ve got graduation parties, babysitting and a few other things that will get in the way a little bit, but I’m going to try and read for 12…

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    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/15/15

    Today is our official Summer Reading Kickoff!  It’s been pretty busy already, but I’m going to try and post now before I forget!  I got a lot of reading done this past week – and it was amazing!  This week, I finished: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson The Great Good Summer…

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    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 5/11/2015

    Last week was an insanely busy week and I got very little reading done.  On top of that, I grabbed The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos as an audio CD to listen to on my way to a meeting and about an hour in, I realized that although…

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    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 4/20/15

    I’ve decided that if I had another eight hours in a day I’d be able to get a lot more done – four extra hours of work/play and four extra hours to sleep would be perfect!  Last week I didn’t get as much reading done as I wanted to, hence…

  • Lifestyle

    Winner of the 2015 BoB!

    I don’t have any clever April Fool’s joke for today, but excitingly the winner of the School Library Journal’s 2015 Battle of the Kids’ Books was announced today!  Drumroll please….. the winner is The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin.  And of course,…

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    2014 CYBILS Awards

    The 2014 CYBILS – the Children and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards were announced on February 14th – a perfect day for some book love!  And because it was the weekend, a few days got away from me, but I’m finally posting about it today!  For a list of all…