New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer – Amazing!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!
Have you seen this new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer?

Can. Not. Wait.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

I grew up not reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl but rather watching the Gene Wilder movie.  I loved it!  I watched it over and over.   When they announced the new movie directed by Tim Burton and starring Johny Depp you can’t imagine the kind of excitement (and nervousness – will [...]

Book to Movie Trailers – Upcoming Releases I’m Excited About

Although I rarely talk about them on my blog, I love watching movies!  Ever since having kids, it’s near impossible to actually see a new release in the theater, although I may not be there on opening night, there are a ton of movies coming out this summer and fall that are based on some [...]

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross Review (And How You Can Be Flown Out to the Movie Premiere!)

I’m really happy that my face-to-face book club chose to read Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross this past month otherwise I’m sure I would have read it later rather than sooner and it’s a book that I’m thrilled to add to my list of great historical fiction reads.
There are so many different plot points [...]

Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson continues to do no wrong and Miracle’s Boys further confirms that I need to continue to read through her entire back list.
Miracle’s Boys is a beautiful exploration of what happens when parents die, leaving their children behind to cope in their absence.  Ty’ree, the oldest, gives up college to care for his two [...]