Reading and Blogging Review for January

Off to a great 2009!  I ended up reading a lot of Middle Grade fiction this month.  Short and quick is obviously all I could handle this month.  I also decided instead of saying “books read in January” it will be “books reviewed in January.”  I know, I know.  I get hung up on the [...]

Looking Ahead to 2009 – Reading Challenges

2008 was a great year!  I came a long way in my reading goals.  Of course, I’ve got some ideas in my head of what I’d like to see happen in 2009.  Thus this post.  As far as reading challenges go, I’ve only chose those challenges that work with my reading tastes and what I [...]

Looking Back on 2008 – Reading Challenges in Review

This is a monstrously huge post that I’m 100% positive no one will read.  It’s fun for me though.  I made some goals for myself at the beginning of the year and participated in some challenges, so it’s only fair to myself that I account for them.  Thus this post.
Personal 2008 Reading Goals
52 Books in [...]

The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg

My last book to review for the Christmas season is The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg. If you are looking for a lighthearted story about the courtship and love of Mary and Joseph than this is the book for you.
From the publisher:
We see Mary – young, strong, and inquisitive – as she first [...]

Interview with Carlyn Beccia, Author of The Raucous Royals

Yesterday I reviewed The Raucous Royals, Test Your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries and Deduce Which Royal Rumors Are True by Carlyn Becci (read that review here), a fun, new picture book that investigates whether or not rumors about famous royalty from history are true or false.  Carlyn has graced us with a wonderful [...]