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Blogging From A to Z Challenge – Homelessness
Homelessness doesn’t only affect adults. In fact, some estimates as recent as five years ago suggested 1 in 30 kids experience homelessness. This number, to me, is staggeringly high. I can’t imagine a child trying to attend school while worrying about being hungry or where they’re sleeping that night. These…
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Three on a Theme: Math-Themed Picture Books
Picture books are a great way to introduce young minds to fun, new concepts including math! As much as I didn’t enjoy math class in high school, math is an essential part of everyday life. Teaching concepts in a fun way allow kids to better understand the ideas before reaching…
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Three on a Theme: Homelessness in Middle Grade Lit
Homelessness is a more prevalent problem that most people expect and is often invisible, unless you know more about a family. It’s an issue that my community is taking seriously and looking to provide resources necessary to families who need help as well as to create housing that is more…
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Book Review: The Exact Location of Home
Kate Messner is a prolific writer of children’s books – picture books, early chapter books and middle grade novels and she fits into each of these areas with ease. Today, I want to focus on her newest middle grade novel, The Exact Location of Home a companion story to The Brilliant Fall…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #6
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Ari promises to always stick with her brother, but when she must pretend nothing is wrong, she wonders how long she can last. Title: Paper Things Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 376 pgs.
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Rooftoppers
Have you ever read a book that makes you pause because the writing is so beautiful? That’s how I felt reading Rooftoppers, I only got about 30 pages into the book before I had to post a quote to Twitter because it was so beautiful- “Books crowbar the world open…
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Hold Fast
I fell in love with Blue Balliett’s writing after reading her first middle grade novel – Chasing Vermeer. She was able to combine so many unique elements into one story that held me spellbound from beginning to end. In fact, Chasing Vermeer, was the first book discussion book choice that I…
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Almost Home
Almost Home written by one of my personal favorites – Joan Bauer and is about a 12-year-old girl named Sugar. When her grandfather dies and her father runs off yet again, Sugar’s mother loses their home and Sugar is left homeless – lost and confused and unsure where to turn.…
