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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 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 …
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 …
Hi y'all! I'm excited to share my review of Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe by Carla Laureano today. I loved The Saturday Night Supper Club--the first book in this series. And I loved this 2nd installment in the Saturday Night Supper Club series focusing on Melody. I might have enjoyed this one more than the first …
Hi y'all! I am thrilled to be publishing my review of The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. I've been thinking a lot about this review and how to synthesize a series that means so much to me and many other people. These books can be many things from simply enjoyable to life changing. …
Happy last day of January, y'all! I am excited to share my review of The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg. Suddenly, I find myself almost caught on reviews. CRAZY! It's also helpful that I am currently on the 6th Narnia book since starting the series a few weeks ago, but I decided to …
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 …
Happy St. Patrick's Day, y'all! I took an unplanned blogging hiatus while visiting family the last few weeks, so it's been a while. It was unplanned but just what I needed! Luckily, I caught up on my reviews just before leaving on vacation. There's something wonderful about catching up on reviews--I was so proud! And …
