July blogging saw a dry spell during which I kept busy reading Spinning Silver, followed by a week of being bored of doing the things I usually do. 😛 I’ve settled into a routine at my job where I plan three weekly programs (preschool storytime, elementary summer reading club, middle grade book club). Even though I’m bored at times, the weeks are going by quickly. I’ll be happy to return to […]
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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 Adrian J. Walker’s The End of the World Running Club Dad had this book on his TBR, though we’re not quite sure why. Mom had actually read it a few […]
The Inside Out Book Tag is an older tag, but I just saw Lindsay @ Singer Stories complete it a few weeks ago. Kristina Horner created this tag. I didn’t used to do a lot of tags. However, I feel like this year I’ve been seeing a lot more creative ones that I’m interested in trying, so expect more tags from me in the future. Which book brings you the […]
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The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery by Allison Rushby Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 24 July 2018 Publisher: Candlewick Press Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade historical fiction ★★½ Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, it’s Flossie’s job to ensure that all the souls buried in the cemetery stay at rest. Not an easy job for a young ghost, but a task made especially difficult by World […]
Once a month, I curate a small list of books that make me think, “I can’t believe I haven’t read that”. Then, you vote on which book I should read in the following month. I hope that I’ll be able to ‘catch up’ on certain books that I ‘should’ have read ages ago and finally be able to discuss those books with my fellow book lovers. July’s Result Last month’s […]