Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #2

Throughout this summer, Sophiapea and I are participating in our library’s summer reading program.  That doesn’t really change anything about our reading habits, except that there are incentive prizes, and who doesn’t like incentive prizes?  Anyways, since we’re reading so much now anyways, I thought it was high time that…

BOOK REVIEW: The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Book: The Maze Runner by James Dashner Genre: YA, Dystopian Description (from goodreads) “If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.”  When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers–boys whose memories are also gone. Outside the towering stone walls that…

The New One by Josh and Elizabeth P.

The New One: Klaus Daniel Peterson Est. 4/9/2014 The New One is decidedly cute, and much adored by The First One–both are doted upon by The Mom One and The Dad One, and also by A Grandma One and an Aunt One who have come to visit. Aside from adjusting…

BOOK REVIEW: Letters From Skye by Jessica Brockmole

Book: Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole   Genre: Historical, literary   In early 1912, a fan from Illinois writes a letter to the little known poet, Elspeth Dunn, who has never left the tiny island of Skye.  They begin a correspondence that spans several years, and  ultimately leads to…

BOOK REVIEW: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini

Book: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini Genre: Historical Fiction   Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker chronicles the friendship that sprung up between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley–a free black woman–during the Lincolns stay in the White House.  A skilled seamstress,  Elizabeth Keckley built a business for herself, fashioning…

March Reading Goals

Since my latest trip to the library, I’ve set a few reading goals for the month of March that I’m going to share with y’all here, and then hopefully follow up on as I complete them. Firstly, I want to start doing a weekly post of the books I’m reading…