• Lists

    It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 2/2/2015

    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA! Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about all of the amazing books…

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    Enchanted Library or So It Begins…

    This year marks our sixth year transforming our library into a magical place for families to visit. Each November we close the library early on a Friday night and transform it with twinkle lights and backgrounds and props into a tour filled with characters from children’s books. Each year’s theme…

  • Reviews

    The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing

    Anymore it seems to me that trilogies, series, and companion novels are written not because the author has created an amazing place with characters you want to know more about, but merely to make more revenue through the books.  Many series have amazing first books, but not very strong second…

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    Three Times Lucky Audiobook

    I just got back this morning from a (very) short trip to visit my family.  My brother recently moved closer to home, my sister was in town for a wedding, and my other brother and his wife took some time off of work to visit.  We actually got the chance…

  • Reviews

    Knightley & Son

    If you’re looking for a fast-paced mystery for a great summer read, then Knightley & Son is the book for you!  Darkus Knightley is a 13-year-old boy whose been reading his father’s top secret files in his bedroom for the past four years while his father has been in a…

  • Reviews

    Under the Egg

    “In the tradition of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Franweiler and Chasing Vermeer comes a mystery that will introduce readers to the secret world of are – and make their next museum visit a whole lot more interesting”.” – inside front cover That’s all I needed to…

  • Reviews

    The Killing Woods

    During ALA Midwinter, I picked up a number of books that I wouldn’t normally read in the hopes of adding to my reader’s advisory repertoire.  This was one of those books – I don’t watch scary movies and don’t like reading scary books, especially right before falling asleep, but after…

  • Reviews

    The Secret Zoo

    My sister actually suggested this book to me, I’m not sure how she found it, but she thought it might be something to add to our collection – and it definitely is!  The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick is the first in an adventure series that will appeal to both…

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    The Copernicus Legacy: The Forbidden Stone

    This was definitley one of those books that I wanted to read as soon as I saw the cover!  I’ve read a number of quotes comparing it to a mixture of Rick Riordan and Dan Brown, which I could definitely see, but it is also reminiscent of The 39 Clues series…

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    All the Truth That’s In Me

    All the Truth That’s In Me is a story of mystery, intrigue, and suspense, but not in the way I was expecting.  Judith returns home after missing from her small town for four years.  When she returns, she is unable to speak and her story remains a mystery that only…