8.4 Unlocking the Magic of The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Book Review
byOrphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity….
Young Adult
8.4 
Teaser Tuesdays: Pretties
byAfter sitting on the fence for ages, I finally started and zipped through the second book in the Uglies trilogy last week. Second time…
Top Ten Tuesdays: Top Recent Reads
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list our recent 5-star reads. Since I rarely classify books as…
Teaser Tuesdays: City of Bones
byI’ve been reading this book all weekend, and it’s pretty addictive and enjoyable. I particularly enjoy the references to Indian mythology and history scattered…
8.3 One by Sarah Crossan – A Powerful Verse Novel
byThis is a lovely story of sixteen-year-old conjoined (Siamese) twins, Grace and Tippi. They have been home-schooled in the past, and at 16, for…
Mailbox Mondays: All Last Month
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday. I received an interesting and eclectic selection of books all last month and this is a pretty late post listing…
4.4 Throne of Glass Review: Unpacking the Magic
byI recently read (and loved) A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas so much that I decided to go ahead and…
Mailbox Mondays: YA and Yoga
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Last week I got a pleasant surprise from Bloomsbury Publishing when…
Uglies
byTally can’t wait to turn sixteen and become pretty. Sixteen is the magic number that brings a transformation from repellent Ugly into a stunningly…
8 A Thrilling Fantasy Adventure: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
byMeet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”, she speaks…