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 [...]

The *iwasiwasinnewyorkatbeawithnatasha* Giveaway!

Oh how I wish I could magically transport every single one of you to New York City to attend BookExpo America!  I’m having a blast (well, I’ve prescheduled this post but as of Thursday afternoon I was having a blast and hadn’t left yet, so I imagine it only got better!) and at the moment [...]

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams: A Review, a Reading, and a Signed ARC Giveaway!

The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams is a book that I have been wanting to get my greedy hands on as soon as I saw the first review for it.  Why?  Well, I’ll tell you why.
One.  It’s YA.  I love YA.  Need I say more?
Two.  It’s about polygamy.  Hello?  Me?  I seem to love [...]

The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris

The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris is a different type of reading for me than what I am normally used to.  While it takes place in Africa (and I’m all over books sets in Africa), it’s more of a mystery thriller, a genre that I usually avoid.  I’m not really sure why, I don’t think [...]

GIVEAWAY: Newbery Honor Book, Savvy by Ingrid Law

Yesterday, I was thrilled to interview Ingrid Law who just received a 2009 Newbery Honor for her debut novel Savvy.  Savvy is such a fun, whimsical book with a lot of heart and I really enjoyed it.  I’m thrilled to pass on another copy of Savvy to one of my blog readers (I’m just super [...]