Hi y'all! I am really excited to share my review of The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare today. This novel won the Newbery Medal in 1959 which surprised me because I didn't realize it was so old! I have heard so many good things about this book. And when I picked it …
Category: Newbery Challenge
[A Year Down Yonder]: A Review
Happy Monday, my friends! I hope you have a lot of fun plans this week. We start packing more seriously this week for our big move. So I'm hoping to get in some blogging as a reprieve from the chaos! Can you believe it's almost May? I feel like April flew by yet I'm quite …
[Hitty: Her First Hundred Years]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am so excited to share my review of Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field today. Hitty won the 1930 Newbery Medal and I was excited to read this early winner. It took me a bit to really get invested in Hitty's story, but soon I really enjoyed it. I was …
[From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I'm catching up on reviews as I'm now my usual several books behind. So to begin my catch up, I am reviewing From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg. This is my second Konigsburg novel that I've read this year although it actually won the …
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[The View from Saturday]: A Review
Happy last day of January, y'all! I am excited to share my review of The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg. Suddenly, I find myself almost caught on reviews. CRAZY! It's also helpful that I am currently on the 6th Narnia book since starting the series a few weeks ago, but I decided to …
[The Westing Game]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I am back with my final review of an unintentional trilogy of Newbery winner reviews this past week. At the end of 2018, I read several Newbery winners to finish my reading year. Today I am reviewing The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. This is the last book I read in 2018 …
[Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am back today with another review. I have been on a roll with review writing this week and I'm excited to finish off reviewing the last of the books I read in 2018 (just one more after this one!) I'm excited to be fully in my 2019 reading soon. Today I am …
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[Number the Stars]: A Review
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share my review of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry today. Fun fact, Lois Lowry is a two time Newbery Medal winner--her other Newbery winning novel is The Giver. I read this one at the end of 2018 as part of my Newbery Challenge. I have heard the title of this …
Book Goals 2019!
Hi y'all! I've been thinking about my 2019 book goals for a few weeks now. When I described them to my husband last night, I called them "simple." And then he laughed. Perhaps, "simple" is the wrong word to describe them. But either way, I am excited to dive into these goals in 2019! 12 …
[Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I'm back with a review (because suddenly I'm about 10 behind schedule. How do these add up so quickly?) of Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo. I happened upon this novel in a Little Free Library in our neighborhood several months ago. I was super excited to check it …
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