When I have the chance to legally download free audiobooks, I don’t turn it down. The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch read by Dan Bittner was among the first pairing offered up by SYNC this summer. The Eleventh Plague is the story of a boy, Stephen Quinn trying to survive against the odds in a […]
Seraphina Rachel Hartman Book Review
July 19, 2012
I shall start this review by shouting DRAGONS! You see, the cover and the promise of dragons is what initially attracted me to Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Y’all, Seraphina has dragons in spades. For real, if you are craving female centered, medieval-esque setting fantasy, Seraphina is your ticket. Goredd is a medieval kingdom where there […]
The Fault in Our Stars Book Review + Giveaway
July 18, 2012
Hey everyone This is an Allison review! I had the privilege of attending the children’s author breakfast at BEA this year where John Green was one of the featured speakers but, I’ll admit that up to that point, I had no real idea who John Green was or what he wrote. I had heard his […]
Soonchild Russell Hoban Book Review
July 18, 2012
You ever stumble on a book that you’ve heard nothing about, but immediately find yourself immensely attracted to? Soonchild by the late Russell Hoban was that book for me — the Patrick Ness blurb on the cover acting as a sort of siren call. Friends, this genius, slim little book evoked the same sort of feelings in […]
Dark Companion Marta Acosta Book Review
July 16, 2012
Marta Acosta’s young adult debut Dark Companion certainly has an interesting concept for the plot to be built around. Jane Williams, a foster kid living in the ghetto of Helmsdale, is offered the chance of a lifetime – a full ride scholarship and living allowance at the Birch Grove school, a posh private academy for […]
After Tupac And D Foster Jacqueline Woodson Book Review
July 15, 2012
Y’all, it’s going to be a challenge for me to review After Tupac And D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson as I read it in April during the Dewey Readathon and it’s an incredibly sparse book. Although it is a quick read, it has some pretty heavy themes. Yet, the book After Tupac and D Foster is a […]