Review + Summary – The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson a story that is both contemporary and paranormal about a girl named Maggie who moves.
Cassie: Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver | Book Review
August 14, 2015
First off, I am a HUGE Lauren Oliver fan. I’ve met her a few times and she is always funny and endearing. Before I Fall is one of the only books that I’ve read multiple times. Naturally, Vanishing Girls was a must-read for me. The book follows two very distinct characters, twins Dara and Nick. […]
The Turtle Of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye | Book Review
August 5, 2015
The Turtle Of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye is an adorable book that will certainly get good mileage among its intended audience – elementary school children. I read this book rather quickly in the span of a day or two. I am not particularly attached to this book but I do feel it was okay […]
The Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss | Book Review
July 28, 2015
I feel so fortunate that I grew up with Dr. Seuss. It was a more wonderful than wonderful childhood – with themed days at school, that excellent Christmas special where being a Grinch has entered our lexicon, and then finally, my bits of leadership were memorialized by Oh The Places You’ll Go. I cannot imagine being […]
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway | Book Review
July 24, 2015
I have never met a Robin Benway book that I didn’t like — and you guys, I have read every single one of her books, except for her bit in Dear Teen Me. Emmy & Oliver, Benway’s latest publisher by Harper, continues that tradition. Her books are for people that want YA with substance but at the […]
The Invasion Of The Tearling by Erika Johansen | Book Review
July 20, 2015
Last year, I got really pumped up for Erika Johansen’s debut novel, The Queen Of The Tearling. And with good reason, that book was totally baller. Friends, I got pumped up ALL OVER AGAIN for The Invasion Of The Tearling, second in the trilogy and again, it was with good reason, because The Invasion Of The Tearling was […]