First things first. I LOVE the cover of Madapple by Christina Meldrum. And then after reading Madapple, I love the cover even more because it matches the story perfectly. I keep looking at it. It’s simply great. Christina Meldrum is going to be an author to watch. Madapple, her debut book, is already garnering amazing [...]
Oh my, I’ve waited to long after reading Bee Season by Myla Goldberg to review it. The details are no longer fresh in my mind. When I bought this book (I obviously didn’t read the synopsis) I thought I was buying the book associated with the Akeelah and the Bee movie. I was a few [...]
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson is one of those books that I had no clue what it was about, only that it was a 2007 Newbery Honor Book. I simply put it on hold at the library, picked it up, and then went home and read it. I’m glad I did.. I’ll simply copy [...]
I read Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm as part of one of my “life reading goals” and that is to read all of the Newbery Award Winners and Honor Books. So far I have enjoyed every one that I’ve read. Penny from Heaven is an Newbery Honor book from 2007. I enjoyed this [...]
Everywhere I went The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon was there. People talking, blog writers reviewing, list makers making. This book just seemed to show up everywhere and I could hear the whisper in my head saying read this book, read this book. After recently reading Rules by Cynthia [...]