Hi y'all! I hope you are having a great week. It's suddenly decided to be winter in Texas, and we are not prepared for the cold. So we're mostly staying inside and trying to keep warm. Of course, staying in also offers plenty of reading time so I am off to a great start in …
Category: Review
[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 …
[The Vanderbeekers, Books 1&2]: A Review
Hi y'all and happy weekend! Today I am excited to share my review of the first two books about the Vanderbeeker family: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden both by Karina Yan Glaser. I heard about these books from the Read Aloud Revival and on a few blogs lately. …
[Treasure Island]: A Review
Happy Monday, my friends! Today I am excited to share my review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. I read this as part of my Classics Club list at the end of 2018. This is a classic adventure story. There are pirates, a quest for treasure, and surprises along the way. It seems like …
[The Help]: A Review
Hi y'all! And so the review catch up begins! This is my first of several reviews I need to post to finish up my 2018 reading. I am so excited and a bit intimidated to review The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I can't remember who first introduced me to this novel or even the first …
[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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[Promises and Primroses]: A Review
Hi y'all! I hope you are enjoying this Christmas season and are getting close to ready for the big day next week! Santa needs to finish his wrapping for everyone at our house. But otherwise, we are sure getting close to ready! Today I am reviewing Promises and Primroses by Josi S. Kilpack. I discovered …
[Around the World in 80 Days]: A Review
Hi y'all! Okay, this is a funny story. I was organizing my reviews and adding new ones to my master review list. I was looking for my link of my last Classics Club review to my list but I couldn't find it. And I realized I never actually wrote it! So finally, here is my …
