I’m Moving!
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The Soil in Jackie’s Garden by Peggy Thomas and Neely Daggett
One of my favorite nursery rhymes to read to my child was This is the House That Jack Built and now there is a version that is both entertaining and educational. The Soil in Jackie’s Garden is a great spin on the nursery rhyme that focuses on the soil cycle.…
Don’t Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton (And a Youtube Feature!)
Vampires. That’s all it took for me to want to read this book. For real. About the Book Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders in this humorous and delightfully spooky novel for young readers. For fans of Too Bright to See. Adam and…
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott (Podcast feature with author too!)
My Read to Write KidLit book club recently read Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott to see how she worked her magic in a lower middle grade hit series. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book and will read the next. It’s short, but packs a punch AND hits on…
Heroes of Havensong : The Last Ice Phoenix (book 2) by Megan Reyes
This epic fantasy series follows four unlikely heroes—a boy-turned-dragon, his reluctant dragon rider, a runaway witch, and a young soldier—bound by the Fates to save their world, and magic itself, from being destroyed. Megan Reyes Website Happy book birthday to the second book in the Heroes of Havensong book, THE LAST…
Half-Life of Love by Brianna Bourne
Flint Larsen has 41 days, 9 hours, and 42 minutes to live. He’s known exactly when he’s going to die since he was eight years old and half-lifed, a small twinge that tells a person when they’ve lived half their life. From that moment, Flint’s done everything he can to…
It’s (not) Monday! What are you reading?
I’m a day late, but here we go! Make sure to visit the IMWAYR hosts Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts to find other blogs to follow that use this weekly wrap up. Reading has been slower, but the books I am reading are all really great. I am gearing up for 2 months…
October Reads and November Hopefuls
October was a fairly good reading month, but I really hope to up my reading in November. I am part the Cybil Award selection committee for Young Adult Speculative Fiction and so I really should be reading quite a bit! Here’s what I read in October with reviews (they are…
September Reads and October Hopefuls
September was a really great month of reading and I read some really great books. My top Adult Read was The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez. I LOVE her books and I was looking forward to reading this one immediately after finishing The Friend Zone. It was funny,…
IMWAYR: Oct 2-8
Welcome back to another It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Post! Make sure to visit the IMWAYR hosts Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts to find other blogs to follow that use this weekly wrap up. Before getting into my books, here’s a reminder that I have many other ways to access my content:…