Book Review – Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick uses pictures in place of a thousand words. Wonderstruck is a gorgeous book.
Caleb’s Wars by David L. Dudley | Book Review
December 14, 2011
Finally! There’s a book about African Americans that doesn’t take place during the Civil Rights Era or slavery. Caleb’s Wars by David L. Dudley is a breath of fresh air in the young adult historical fiction genre.
Aya by Marguerite Abouet Retro Friday Book Review
December 2, 2011
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an older or under the radar book on Fridays. Today’s review is Aya by Marguerite Abouet. Graphic novels are the best late night readathon material EVER. My memory on Aya by Marguerite Abouet is a little fuzz, but rest assured, I am trying to clean out the need […]
The Time-Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky Book Review
December 1, 2011
I wish I could go back in time to my middle school days so I could take lessons from Louise Lambert, the vintage wearing protagonist of The Time Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky. Seriously, Louise is all that even if she doesn’t realize it herself.
I Sure As Hell Would Much Rather Deal With a Unicorn Than an Anthropophagi
November 28, 2011
RL LaFever’s Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist Series because The Unicorn’s Tale was a fast read featuring my favorite mystical creature EVER: UNICORNS! Also, this could totes appeal to kids because there’s pictures, funny lines, a boy main character, and STRONG female characters.
The Perfect Method For Raising Children: Let Wolves Raise Them
November 23, 2011
Book Review- the three Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place in Maryrose Wood’s book The Hidden Gallery. Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia were raised by wolves and mostly turned out all right. It’s up to their levelheaded governess, Penelope Lumley aka Lumawoo to civilize the children while unraveling a few secrets in London.