Books That Came My Way in April
I had a super busy mailbox this month. There are so many great books coming out in May as well as this summer, I don’t know how I am going to keep up with all of them. I am certainly looking forward to sitting on my porch and reading all these amazing books. As always,…
Read More Books That Came My Way in March 2015
My mailbox was very busy this month and I have a lot of great reviews coming up for you. Before we know it the lazy days of summer will be here. I know I am looking forward to afternoons and weekends spent reading on my porch! I had a taste of it last month and…
Read More Books That Came My Way In January 2015
I’m happy to say that my reading in January was about what I had expected. I stayed on track and reviewed all the books I was hoping to during that month. I started two books that I had been wanting to read for my own enjoyment and even finished one of them. Deadlines required me…
Read More Book Review: Finding Daddy Warbucks By David Hwa
FINDING DADDY WARBUCKS By: David Hwa Published: May 13, 2014 Publisher: Wellworth LLC Fiction I’m participating in the book tour for FINDING DADDY WARBUCKS through PUMP UP YOUR BOOK. For other stops on the tour click HERE. Haley, a 10-year-old, decides that nearly a year after her father died in an accident, it is time…
Read More Book Review: Paperboy By Vince Vawter
PAPERBOY By: Vince Vawter Published: May 14, 2013 Publisher: Delacorte Books Fiction – Middle Grade/YA I was drawn to this story because it tells of a young boy and his struggles with stuttering. Both of our teenage boys stutter. The author himself stuttered as a child and wrote this story from his childhood experiences growing…
Read More Book Review: The Fever By Megan Abbott
THE FEVER By: Megan Abbott Published: June 17, 2014 Publisher: Little Brown and Co Fiction Deenie is a normal teenager attending high school. Her brother, Eli, is a star hockey player and their dad is a teacher at the high school. Life for Deenie is idyllic until her best friend, Lise, has a seizure at…
Read More The Fault In Our Stars Movie
Back in October, I finally had the opportunity to read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green. Three months later I am still thinking about the characters and the lessons learned from two teenagers. Check out the link to my review, HERE. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS is one of several books coming out…
Read More Read Divergent By Veronica Roth Together Before the Movie
DIVERGENT By: Veronica Roth Published: February 28, 2012 Fiction I’ve been wanting to check out this series and our son is already on the second book, INSURGENT. So, if I am going to take him to the movie version of DIVERGENT, I certainly need to read the book first. BOOK-ALICIOUS MAMA is offering a read-along on…
Read More Book Review: The Fault In Our Stars By John Green
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS By: John Green Published: January 10, 2012 Fiction/YA This book is both tragic and funny. John Green is able to blend the two into such a beautiful story of teenagers in love. The story involves Hazel and Augustus who meet in a cancer survivor group. The two of them are…
Read More Book Review: Firebug By Daniel Berenson
FIREBUG By: Daniel Berenson Published: December 16, 2012 eBook only This book came to me through a request from the author. After reading the synopsis and since I have two sons near the age of the boys in the novel, I decided to give it a shot. FIREBUG tells the story of Curtis and Bobby,…
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