Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully by Julianne Moore, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham (And a GIVEAWAY!)

Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully by Julianne Moore and illlustrated by LeUyen Pham is a cute little book.  I haven’t read the other book in the series Freckleface Strawberry but I think it’s worth seeking out after reading The Dodgeball Bully.
On days that her family leaves to work early, Freckleface Strawberry (the same nickname [...]

Video Chat: The BookExpo America Box Arrival (aka: lot’s of fun books!)

You wouldn’t believe it from my lack of posts (I swear I’m planning on it!) but I did in fact go to BookExpo America in New York City last weekend. It was my first visit to both BEA and the big city (squeezed in a bus tour on Sunday afternoon – I’d love to [...]

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (a preview of sorts)

Do you know how many people will not be able to resist making a pun of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and say that the book is catching fire?  Well, include me in that bunch because it’s true.  I’m not writing up a full review because with the book still not coming out for another [...]

48 Hour Book Challenge – It is Finished!

Finished! My 48 hours are up for the 48 Hour Book Challenge.  I feel like it ’s still early for a Sunday night and I’m actually not all read out. Probably because I actually haven’t devoted that many hours to actual reading (my husband who rolled his eyes at me and tended to the kids [...]

New York Times Bestsellers – June 7th

The New York Times Bestseller List
June 7th, 2009
Hardcover Fiction

THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly.  A Los Angeles Times reporter tracks a devious killer.
GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child.  Jack Reacher discovers a conspiracy dating back to the Soviet war in Afghanistan. First Chapter
WICKED PREY, by John Sandford. The Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport deals with mayhem occasioned by [...]