Hi y'all! Hope you are enjoying these first days of summer. We have had hot weather this week so it sure feels like summer. Bring on the swim suits and popsicles! Today I am excited to share my review of Jane Was Here: An Illustrated Guide to Jane Austen's England by Nicole Jacobsen, Devynn MacLennan, …
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[Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life]: A Review
Hi y'all! This week we officially finished our school year. What a year we have had! I am so grateful for the amazing teachers that taught my kids. We are feeling very bittersweet at our house this week as we say goodbye to these teachers. My heart is so full of gratitude for their diligence …
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[Look Both Ways]: A Review
Hi y'all! I hope you are having a great week as summer comes closer! I am back with a review today as I work through my huge pile of reviews to write. I am really excited about this one! We read Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds for book …
[The Boxcar Children]: A Review
Hi y'all! This review pile just keeps getting bigger so I am trying to make a dent in it! Today I am excited to share my review of The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. This is the first book in the Boxcar Children series. I remember loving these books as a kid and was …
[The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic]: A Review
Hi y'all! We are so close to the end of school and it's a bit crazy around here! I have mixed feelings about the end of the school year. It has certainly been a unique year. But it has also been so good for our kids. They have thrived at school and have learned so …
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[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 …
[Isabelle and Alexander]: An ARC Blog Tour Review
Hi y'all! I am thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for Isabelle and Alexander by Rebecca Anderson. I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This is another book that I loved making me even more glad to have found myself …
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[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. …
[The Prairie Thief]: A Review
Hi y'all! Happy Spring to you! I hope you are enjoying springtime wherever you are. We are loving the warmer weather and blossoming trees near us. More outside time for us all! Today I am excited to share a review of a delightful story that I recently enjoyed. The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley is …
[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 …
