Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko [Review]

19 June 2018 / review / 0 Comments
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko [Review]

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko Format/Source: Hardcover /Publisher Published: May 2018 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Length: 226 pages Genre: Middle grade historical fiction I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★  Moose Flanagan lives on a famous island in California: Alcatraz, home to some of the most dangerous prisoners in the United States in the 1930s. It’s the summer before he starts […]

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“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” Inaugural Post (Help Me Choose!)

15 June 2018 / can't believe haven't read / 0 Comments
“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” Inaugural Post (Help Me Choose!)

Today I’m introducing a new feature! Once a month, I’ll be curating a small list of books that make me think, “I can’t believe I haven’t read that”.  Then, I’d like you to vote on which book you think I should read in the following month. That’s it! Not too complicated, hey? 😉 I hope that I’ll be able to ‘catch up’ on certain books that I ‘should’ have read […]

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High Stakes, Fast Paced Adventure in Last Day on Mars [Review]

12 June 2018 / review / 0 Comments
High Stakes, Fast Paced Adventure in Last Day on Mars [Review]

Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson Series: Chronicle of the Dark Star #1 Format/Source: Library/Hardcover Published: February 2017 Publisher: Length: 336 pages Genre: Middle grade science fiction Cybils 2017 finalist ★★★½       Last Day on Mars, the first book in a planned series called Chronicle of the Dark Star, explores how humans might survive once Earth is no longer habitable. The year is 2213. Liam Saunders-Chang has spent his entire life […]

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Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock [Family Reads]

8 June 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock [Family Reads]

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 Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Wood We had originally picked a different book for this month. When I heard about Wyrd and Wonder, however, I asked Ash if she would be up for […]

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Books I Disliked but am Glad I Read [Top 10 Tuesday]

5 June 2018 / top 10 tuesday / 0 Comments
Books I Disliked but am Glad I Read [Top 10 Tuesday]

‘Books I disliked but am glad I read’ was the topic on May 14 but I was a bit busy around then so I’m getting around to it now. Many of these books I read because they could be considered seminal titles in their genre. I’m glad to be aware of what they’re about (what all the ‘fuss’ is about), but they personally didn’t appeal to me. The Owl Service by […]

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