Why Did I Read This Book: I picked up the Yonahlossee Riding Camp For Girls by Anton DiSclafani expecting an interesting read about horses, friendship, and the Great Depression, as well as a romance and maybe a coming of age. Unfortunately, I did not get what I expected. Instead, I felt that Yonahlossee was a […]
Asylum | Madeleine Roux | Book Review
July 26, 2013
Remember back when Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children was THE cool book? Yeah, dude, I totally remember and LOVED that book. I liked the concept of mixed media books, or at least I think that is what the books are called – when photographs are mixed in with the story. Asylum by Madeleine Roux seemed […]
Don’t Look Now | Michelle Gagnon | Book Review
July 25, 2013
You know how certain things can motivate you to get the job done more than others? Receiving an email and two copies of Don’t Look Now by Michelle Gagnon motivated me to read it sooner. I know, most people don’t kowtow to pressure, but I totally do. Also, I figure given the cornucopia of Don’t […]
If You Could Be Mine | Sara Farizan | Book Review
July 24, 2013
Reading books with unique concepts is kind of my favorite thing ever, especially when said book is a young adult contemporary with a situation that I have never encountered before. Y’all, the publisher Algonquin has this new house called Algonquin Young Readers, which publishes you guessed it YA. Friends, I was so freakin pumped up […]
Salt: A Story Of Friendship In A Time Of War | Helen Frost | Book Review
July 23, 2013
I am always and forever a fan of middle grade historical fiction novels told using the free verse medium. When I came across Salt: A Story Of Friendship In A Time Of War by Helen Frost in the Macmillan Children’s Catalog, I knew I had to read and review it. Essentially, the length of time […]
Vortex | SJ Kincaid | Book Review
July 22, 2013
It’s kind of fun to read a sequel to a book you read last year right around the same time. Last year, over the summer, I read Insignia by SJ Kincaid and found myself really enjoying it, except for not being a huge fan of the main character because he was kind of annoying. This […]