I thought I knew what I might say after finally reading If I Stay by Gayle Forman but truth be told I am still at a loss for words. Everyone was telling me that this book was going to break me and maybe that is why I kept putting it off for so long. I […]
You Look Different In Real Life by Jennifer Castle | Book Review
May 19, 2014
Confession: I love reality TV, but only the really trashy kind like the shows on VH1 and Jersey Shore. When I first heard about You Look Different In Real Life by Jennifer Castle, I somehow assumed it was about teenagers on a reality TV show. I was actually wrong. However, for once, I really enjoyed the book […]
The Boy On The Porch by Sharon Creech | Book Review
May 16, 2014
When I was a kid, I was all about Sharon Creech and her books. We read Walk Two Moons and Chasing Redbird out loud in class and from there, it was kind of love. Picking up her books are kind of like seeing an old friend. My latest visit with the old friend, her books, was fairly […]
Bird by Crystal Chan | Audiobook Review
May 12, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I think that there is something kind of touching and kind of sweet when middle grade books take on the topic and theme of death. These books seem to handle death with a quiet sort of grace that’s comforting, as awkward as that whole sentence sounds. I mean, […]