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 …
Top 10 Tuesday: Books I Missed in 2018
Happy Tuesday and welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week's topic is Books I Meant to Read In 2018 but Didn’t Get To. This was a pretty easy list for me to put together. I often have a several books that sit at the top of my TBR for months …
[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 …
Top 10 Tuesday: Books to Read with My Kids
Happy Tuesday and welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! I am excited to share my top 10 for an older topic that I ran across on Reading in the Wings this week: Ten Books I Can’t Wait to Read With My Future Children. This is such an awesome topic! And …
[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 …
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 …
[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 …
