Finally! There’s a book about African Americans that doesn’t take place during the Civil Rights Era or slavery. Caleb’s Wars by David L. Dudley is a breath of fresh air in the young adult historical fiction genre.
Top Ten Books To Give As Gifts
December 13, 2011
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and Bookish and was created by Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner. Today’s Top is Top 10 Books To Give As Gifts and to who! So, I thought I would get specific with different people from my day to day and from blogging as well! Â 1. Lola […]
Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez | Book Review
December 13, 2011
Carmen has cracked under the pressure as we see in the opening pages of Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez. You are pretty much thrown head first into the plot as Carmen is dangling her million dollar violin over a hotel balcony. Does she drop it? Even more important, how did she even get to that point, […]
Hallowed Cynthia Hand Book Review
December 12, 2011
Warning: Contains Spoilers For Unearthly. Enter at your own peril aka don’t be stupid. I’m not sure why I get nervous before reading a Cynthia Hand book. I was stupidly apprehensive about committing to Hallowed because it’s 400 pages, even though I was out of my mind excited. Y’all need to put me in a dunce […]
The Name Of The Star Maureen Johnson Audiobook Review
December 11, 2011
When I started The Name Of The Star by Maureen Johnson I was under the assumption that it was a historical fiction murder mystery. That was an incorrect assumption. Yet, I was not disappointed by The Name Of The Star turning out to be a modern day paranormal murder mystery as opposed to historical fiction. Maureen Johnson […]
In My Mailbox (46)
December 11, 2011
Just a brief reminder: I’m currently giving away 4 audiobooks here. Teachers and librarians get an extra entry! In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. Every week you post about the awesome new books you obtained by library or review or purchase or gifted or borrow. It’s pretty fly.