A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton and Illustrated by David Clark

My boys LOVED A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton and illustrated by David Clark.  As soon as we finished reading it they wanted to read it again.  Over and over.   I think we read it at least four times in a row the first time.
Ann has stayed at her friends house too long [...]

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis has one of the strangest main characters I’ve ever read.  Mazzy is just so quirky.  No doubt about it.  To tell you the truth, it’s been months since I read this book (yes – shoot me, I’m SO behind on reviews) but I can remember everything about Mazzy.  [...]

The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale (and Shannon Singing . . . Karaoke?!)

“It’s not what I expected.”
That’s the first response I keep hearing from readers of the actor and the housewife. I wondered if the title or jacket was misleading, or the jacket text. Or all. They may be. But as I’ve listened to these readers, I’ve come to realize that, at least in part, it’s something [...]

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 13th Reality: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner

The 13th Reality: The Hunt for Dark Infinity by James Dashner is the sequel to The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters.   I’ve talked about James a bunch here on my blog when I reviewed The Journal of Curious Letters and interviewed him about the series.  Most recently, James was kind enough to come [...]