Oh my goodness, I love fairy tale retellings aimed at middle graders. When I saw a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Nightingale pop up on Netgalley, I knew I had to read it, even though I am not totally entirely familiar with the origin story. Nightingale’s Nest by Nikki Loftin is a story that makes great […]
Don’t Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley | Book Review
June 12, 2014
As a blogger, I really enjoy reading books with blogging as a theme. Gwendolyn Heasley’s Don’t Call Me Baby is all about this girl whose mom is one of those mommy bloggers and she has had enough with being the main story. While Heasley’s book never really scratches too deeply below the surface, I thought this […]
Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne | Book Review
March 16, 2014
John Boyne’s Stay Where You Are And Then Leave is a quiet gem of a book. To me, it does not shout with action or over the top prose, instead it whispers a subtle story of family and love where you lean in to hear and listen just a little bit harder than you normally would. […]
Miles From Ordinary Carol Lynch Williams Book Review
March 15, 2012
Miles From Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams is an incredibly short book, one of those reads you could easily finish in an afternoon, with short chapters as well. I thought that Miles From Ordinary was one of those books that could pass as either middle grade or young adult. It opens with fourteen year old protagonist […]
Rotters by Daniel Kraus Book Review
August 11, 2011
When Joey Crouch’s mother tragically dies, he is forced to leave his Chicago home and all that he knows to live in the small town of Bloughton with a father he has never met. Joey’s father Ken is by and large disinterested in him, lives in a shack and is collectively known about town as […]