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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/18/16
This summer has been such a busy one! I’ve had stuff going on every weekend which really cuts into my reading time – especially because during the week, my work schedule changes daily depending on when we have programs and when I need to cover a desk. That being said,…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Childrenās and YA Books (Halo)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Childrenās and YA Books (Sports Games)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/20/16
I got through two of the books I planned this week –Ā The Cresswell Plot by Eliza Wass about a group of siblings who live with their parents, but you’ll learn as the story progresses that the father believes he hears messages directly from God and keeps the kids close to…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 6/13/16
So, as I mentioned two weeks ago, my mom was visiting last weekend and I was so busy with her, I forgot to post an update last Monday, so here’s my two week update. Ā I readĀ The Firefly Code by Megan Frazer Blakemore which was really interesting – I believe another…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Beach Reads Week
Summer’s almost here and for most people that live in this area it means traveling “down the shore” for weekends and week-long vacations. Vacations are a distant memory and goal for the future as summer reading will be here in a few weeks and I’ll be at work answering reference…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/30/16
I’m so proud of myself this week! Ā I read all three books that were on my list from last week. Ā Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline Davies is a fun story about two girls who couldn’t be more opposite and yet become friends and co-conspirators to increase class spirit in a…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/28/16
I feel like I’ve been in a reading rut, but I finally got some quality reading done this week and have a few books to hit up before PLA next week! Ā This week I read –Ā Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi, a crazy story about zombie cows, small town life,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Love
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday official title is:Ā Ten Books I Really Love But Feel Like I Haven’t Talked About Enough/In A While. Ā I decided to head over to Young Adult (since I don’t get to talk about these books as much as I’d like!) Not If I See You First by…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/7/16
This week I readĀ Jackaby by William Ritter, which I absolutely LOVED! Ā The book is described as a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Who – which I can definitely see. Ā I loved the mix of mystery and fantastical elements and I’m really looking forward to the next in the series.…