![In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Family2Breads2Bsmall.png?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Why we chose Sarah Rees Brennan’s In Other Lands After Mythago Wood disappointed my sister and I, we agreed that we wanted to try another stand alone fantasy. Ash suggested this book, about which I had recently heard some positive things. […]
![Reading a Book for the First Time (or, I Finally Read The Silmarillion in its Entirety)[Discussion]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/silmarillion-paperback.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
When I was young and utterly in love with The Lord of the Rings films and The Hobbit book, I kept telling myself I would read The Silmarillion by the time I turned 18. In fact, I did not even read the entire The Lord of the […]
![All Four Stars: A Deliciously Sweet Novel About Pursuing Your Passion [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/all-four-stars-200x300.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
All Four Stars by Tara Dairman Format/Source: Hardcover/ library Published: July 2014 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Length: 288 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★ Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven, only her fast-food-loving parents […]
![Middle Grade Backlist: Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wish-girl-200x300.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: February 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★ Peter Stone’s parents and siblings are extroverts, musicians, and yellers—and the louder they get, the less Peter talks, or even […]
Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose […]