Library Loot: April 22
byLibrary Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share…
Young Adult
Hot April Books
byRightly or wrongly, I usually consider the summer months a lean time for reading. Everyone is outdoors/traveling/whatevering, and reading is not a high priority….
Top Ten Tuesdays: Bookish Bucket List
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list a book-related bucket list. I am pretty sure most bloggers…
What do you think of The Giver’s First Look?
byWhen I read The Giver by Lois Lowry as a teen, I was just blown away by the book. It’s now made into a…
Top Ten Tuesdays: Popular Authors I’ve Never Read
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten Popular Authors We’ve Never Read. This is…
Cover Reveals
byThere’s a lot of book cover news floating around the interwebs these days, and while normally I don’t talk much about book covers, there…
Top Ten Books That Made Me Cry
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the Top Ten books that made me cry. I am…
7.9 Loss, Hope, and Survival: Stay where you are and then leave
byThe day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield’s father promised he wouldn’t go away to fight – but he broke that promise…
Teaser Tuesdays: Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
byFor this teaser, I am highlighting a small conversation that comes up between 5-year old Alfie (the protagonist of this novel) and his parents….
Mailbox Mondays: January 20, 2014
byWelcome to Mailbox Monday, a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. I received the following books over the last couple of weeks….