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Hi y'all! I am back tonight with a review of a The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. I picked this book up on a whim at my local library book sale in Dallas and I am so glad I did! I first heard about this book on the Read Aloud Revival Podcast which …
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Hi y'all! I am thrilled to share my review of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. This is the first time I have read this classic novel about contrasting life in the English Southern countryside and the growing Northern manufacturing towns. I have seen the BBC adaptation a few times and love it! Finally, it …
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share a new review today. I'm continuing my Newbery Medal reviews that I started last month. I believe this is review number 4 in a row that focuses on a Newbery winner--kind of fun. This time, I'm sharing my thoughts on The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly. I …
Happy Friday, y'all! Can you believe we are at the end of May already? It's flown by with all the change in our family. We are excited for the summer weather that is finally coming and have been busy with many fun adventures with family already. Today I am sharing my review of Rabbit Hill …
Hi y'all! I am so excited to finally be back with a review! Lately, I find myself going through reading phases where I read 3-4 Newbery winners in a row. And then I get to blog about them in a row! Today I am excited to share my thoughts on Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada …
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 …
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 …
Happy Thursday, y'all! Today I am excited to share my review of The Read Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie--the creator of the Read Aloud Revival Podcast and Blog. I have known about this book for a while. But I haven't really wanted to read it until more recently. I knew I would love it before …
Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! Today's prompt is First Ten Books I Reviewed (These do not have to be formal reviews. A small sentence on a retailer site or Goodreads counts, too!). This was such a fun chance to look back on some of my first reviews on …
Hi y'all! Today I am sharing my review of a recent eARC of mine: The Shop on Peculiar Hill by Grimly Darkwood. Thanks to Simon for his patience in getting this review together! Initial Thoughts: When I read the summary for this novel, I was intrigued. It sounded like a fun, clever new fantasy world. …
