The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson | Book Review

May 19, 2014

I remember reading about this on a few blogs and dying to get my hands on it. The premise sounded great and like something I would really enjoy. Unfortunately, I had been trying not to buy new books lately since I have so many unread in my apartment, and so I did not get it […]

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End Times by Anna Schumacher | Book Review

May 8, 2014

By all accounts and purposes, End Times by Anna Schumacher ought to be the perfect April book. It’s a book about the beginnings of the apocalypse and THE RAPTURE. So, pre-apocalyptic, I guess. As a heathen, this kind of thing is actually really fascinating to me for some bizarre reason.  And you know, I did like […]

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Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan | Audiobook Review

April 16, 2014

Why Did I Listen To This Book? One of my favorite things to do while I am cleaning or showering or driving about is listening to audiobooks that give me knowledge AND make me feel nostalgic. Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan perfectly blends these two needs, making me feel as though I […]

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Under The Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald | Book Review

April 7, 2014

I love it when books have a big mystery and smart young heroines who are total survivors living hardscrabble lives. Under The Egg by debut author Laura Marx Fitzgerald is a short middle grade book that’s both a mystery and an ode to art history as well as kind of a love letter to New York […]

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Under The Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald Giveaway

March 16, 2014

Thanks to Penguin, I have the privilege of being able to give one of you a hardcover of Under The Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, a new middle grade book that’s getting some pretty good reviews. Here’s the rules: Use the rafflecopter. You must be 13 years of age or older. This is restricted to those […]

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The Creature Department by Robert Paul Weston | Book Review

March 15, 2014

There are some books where mileage may vary depending on the reader, where it’s kind of hard to universally recommend or not to everyone. The Creature Department by Robert Paul Weston is a middle grade fantasy book where I’m on the fence about it. See, I typically love middle grade books that are fantasies and have […]

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