UNDER THE JOLLY ROGER : BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE FURTHER NAUTICAL ADVENTURES OF JACKY FABER Meyer, Stephenie. NEW MOON Meyer, Stephenie. TWILIGHTMichaels, Rune. THE REMINDER Mikaelsen, Ben. TREE GIRL Miklowitz, Gloria D. THE ENEMY HAS A FACE ...
We’re still coming to terms with our language lessons that are having quite a big impact on how much free time we have. That being said this hasn’t been a bad week for reading although I have quite a few reviews to catch up with now plus I need to answer some comments and check...
A 1998 release, “Soldier” has an impressive pedigree. The film was written by David Webb Peoples, the Academy Award nominated writer of the Oscar winning Best Picture “Unforgiven.” The book makes a case for “Soldier” being the first in a new sub-genre’ – the Sci-Fi Western. Also...
I loved the Letter Library and am determined to find a way to develop one in my local library and I feel very good about being a reader who likes to underline passages and sentences and I can’t wait to start writing notes in books, leaving a piece of myself in them (I will try ...
And Kyle’s narrative is as straightforward as his thinking. His thoughts are coherent and clear. He worries about holding everything together, but he manages to do just that. The big wrinkle, though, is the girl. How would he ever return her to her family—and did she even have any ...
I’m also still reading On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel but with it being a hardback book I’m being limited at the moment by my ability to physically hold it. It’s a beautiful book though and I’m actually enjoying being forced to take my time with it. Recent Reads My ...
him off at daycare, and sometimes paid an excess amount of attention to my belly. (“I’m just patting it!” he’d protest, when we said maybe he was being a little too aggressive.) Later, when we told him we’d be having another boy, he said, “But you already have a boy…...
It’s not a book about being Mormon, but it is – if you think you know this story already, you haven’t heard it like this. Very well written and a must read. The Huntress Kate Quinn This was an okay book that was twice as long as it needed to be. I appreciated the fact ...
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and C 1847 Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass 1847 The Flight of the Union 1847 The Giant Rat of Sumatra 1847 Black Potatoes: The Sto...
What I love about Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Christian Robinson, is that most of my students can relate to its message about being expected to fit in in a certain way. The contrast lies between the characters and how their upbringing has shaped them. Any day I can use Pet...