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Hi y'all! I am excited to share a review of a new release just last week: The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue by Karina Yan Glaser. It's a fun few weeks for new releases I'm excited about! I have in my possession the fourth book in the Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart. AHH!! …
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Happy Monday, y'all! I'm taking today to recover from a fun, busy weekend. We've managed to have nothing scheduled today so we're just staying home and relaxing which we haven't been able to do in what seems like weeks. Today I'm here with a review of The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell …
Hi y'all! Today I am breaking with tradition a bit to share a review on a Saturday. While I have been sharing my book lists on Saturdays, I decided to share one more Mysterious Benedict Society review before book 4 comes out next week! This time I'm talking a bit about The Extraordinary Education of …
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Hi y'all! I am excited to share my next review of the third book in Mysterious Benedict Society series: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart. After discovering this series over the summer, I have devoured every book and loved the clever ride I always go on. I would call …
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Hey there friends, Today I am excited to share my review of The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart. I am a bit delayed on this review (I finished the book at the beginning of August) because I was a bit indecisive about what to do with the series. I …
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Hi y'all! I am thrilled to be able to share a review today of C. S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. This is a review I have looked forward to writing and feared I couldn't possibly do the work justice. Screwtape is a modern day classic and is so powerful that it's difficult to form my …
Happy Monday and Happy September, y'all! Today I am sharing my review of The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth. It won the 1931 Newbery Medal. I read this book in only about 30 minutes after my mom let me borrow her library copy. Thanks for keeping me reading the quick Newbery winners, mom! I …
Hi y'all! I am excited to share my review of A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter today. I am literally 10 reviews behind on my blog. It sure happened suddenly. So I will try to focus on reviews the next few weeks to make a dent in my pile. This is such a …
Hi y'all! Suddenly, I find myself about 10 books behind on reviews. Okay, it's actually 7 but still! Sometimes I am just going along staying a few books behind and then suddenly it's this!! Soooo I'm going to work on that over the next few weeks months starting with this review of The Magnolia Story …
Happy Friday, y'all! I am thrilled to share a long anticipated (for me at least) review of The Wilderking Trilogy today. This three book series by Jonathan Rogers is fantastic! I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of plot but the mythic retelling of the David biblical story was absolutely amazing. Seriously, this is …
