Hi y'all! Hope you have had a great start to your week! We are ready for some real fall weather around here and I've started getting all the pumpkin decor and food out for the season. This is my favorite time of year! Today I am really excited to share my review of Bud, Not …
Category: Newbery Challenge
[It’s Like This, Cat]: A Review
Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying spring and looking forward to the summer! We feel bittersweet about it at our house. I find myself under a mountain of reviews that need to be written. While I am actually a bit ahead on my 100 books read this year goal (so says Goodreads), that makes keeping …
[When You Trap a Tiger]: A Review
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share a review of the newest Newbery Medal winner: When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller. I was immediately intrigued by this book when I heard it had won in 2020. And it was a fascinating and poignant story about the power of storytelling and the importance of family. …
[A Gathering of Days]: A Review
Hi y'all! I'm excited to be back today with a review of A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 by Joan W. Blos. This novel won the Newbery Medal in 1980. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this Newbery winner from 1980. Written as a journal of 14 year old …
[New Kid]: A Review
Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying March! We've had several days of true spring weather and we are LOVING it! I can send the kids outside, we're all getting more sunshine, and looking forward to many outdoor adventures this year! Today I am here with a review. Suddenly, I find myself not so far behind …
[Kira-Kira]: A Review
Happy weekend, my friends! I hope this post finds you well. It's been a busy and thoughtful week for me. I found out this week that one of my most memorable professors passed away. Her class was incredibly difficult but also one of the most rewarding courses I ever took. I still think about the …
[The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle]: A Review
Hi y'all! I find myself only able to blog here and there lately. I am grateful for the times and seasons in my life. And for this little corner of the internet that helps me find balance--if only occasionally right now. I'm excited to share a review today of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by …
[Shiloh]: A Review
Hi y'all! I've scheduled this review to come out several weeks after I wrote it. Trying to get ahead so I have some posts coming when I am recovering and snuggling our newborn in July! I read Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor on a whim. I hadn't planned to read it this month but it …
[Crenshaw]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am back tonight with a review which seems overdue. I sure go through phases of review writing motivation and the last week or so I haven't done much reviewing so they are piling up a bit again. I am excited to share my review of Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. A good friend …
[Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH]: A Review
Hi y'all! Where has this week gone? I realized today that I hadn't posted at all this week. There isn't a big reason for this. Just many little ones from family time to tired evenings. I'm excited to share a recent Newbery read of mine with you today! Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH …
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