fiction

Children’s Books for Back to School: Yenebi’s Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria

A child that lives on both sides of the US/Mexico border shares her story of crossing the border just to get to school.
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Children’s Books for Back to School: Sora’s Seashells by Helena Ku Rhee

Sora loves searching for seashells with her grandmother during the summer. When Sora is teased at school she remembers a lesson her grandmother taught her.
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Books that Came My Way in July 2023

All the books that came my way in July 2023 including adult fiction, historical fiction, romance, and a large selection of children's books.
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Middle-Grade Book Review: Food Fight by Linda B. Davis

Ben has to navigate middle school while also trying to manage his unique eating habits without bringing too much attention to himself.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – July 2023 Edition

A roundup of some recent reads with mini-reviews including fiction and nonfiction and some audiobooks.
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Children’s Book Review: It’ll Be Irie by Donn Swaby

Raymond hopes it'll be irie when he and his family move to Queens, NY from Jamaica.
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Children’s Book Review: Bon Voyage! by Ingela P Arrhenius

Prepare your toddler for your next Bon Voyage! adventure with this board book.
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Books that Came My Way in June 2023

All the books added to my shelves in June including adult and children's books.
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Book Review: Save What’s Left by Elizabeth Castellano

After a abrupt end to her marraige, Kathleen decides to leave Kansas and purchase a beach house sight unseen which leads to all kinds of problems.
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Children’s Book Review: A Whale of a Tale by Kerry M. Olitzky

Tova is worried she won't know when Shabbat ends during their trip to Alaska where the sun never sets. She just might find out a more important lesson while she is there.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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