• Lists

    Celebrating LBGT Pride Month

    June is LGBT Pride Month and I definitely want to offer you some great titles to read, so you can check out my post from last year with a great graphic and titles for all readers! I’m really enjoying the fact that it’s becoming easier to find books with LBGT…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Just Fly Away

    Fifteen-year-old Lucy learns a family secret that not only devastates her, but separates her from her friends, family and even her boyfriend. Her father has an eight-year-son from a brief affair that he’s kept hidden from Lucy and her sister and although her sister seems unfazed, Lucy feel as though…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/29/17

    I got so much reading done this week and am hoping to get a little more done before heading up to Book Expo on Friday for the day. I finished up Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari about a young boy whose family is embroiled in a mystery surrounding stolen diamonds, parkour…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Love, Ish

    Karen Rivers, author ofĀ The Girl In the Well Is Me brings to life Mischa “Ish” Love a girl who believes in her heart that she will be one of the first inhabitants of Mars. She lives and breathes outer space – what she’ll wear, what she’ll eat, what she’ll miss…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Summer YA Releases

    Here’s a list of young adult summer releases, mostly about summer (or things I think are summer related) – road trips, summer camp, the beach etc. These will all be released by the end of June – giving us the perfect summer TBR list! A special thanks to the website,…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/22/17

    This week I was able to to finish two books and start a third, which is pretty awesome! I finishedĀ Love, Ish by Karen Rivers andĀ Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy and then I also startedĀ Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari. It was a good week of reading and I know that…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/15/17

    This weekend was all about gardening and Mother’s Day! I took Friday off, which resulted in me gardening for most of the day – not just putting in new plants, but pulling out old plants, taking garden waste down to the park and then planting the new plants and re-doing…

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    Ten Amazing Teachers from Middle Grade Fiction

    It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, so take a few minutes out of your day to reach out to a teacher that had an impact on you! And if you’re looking for an amazing teacher in children’s literature, look no further than these great middle grade fiction titles! Share your favorite literary…