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Review: A Blind Guide to Stinkville by Beth Vrabel
Review: A Blind Guide to Stinkville by Beth Vrabel Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press. Thank you! Publication: August 9, 2016 by Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Before Stinkville, Alice didn’t think albinism—or the blindness that goes with it—was a big deal. Sure, she uses a magnifier Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Have Been On My TBR for Too Long…
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Now, I have not posted a Top Ten Tuesday in…let’s just say a long while, but I saw this week’s topic and wanted to join in. This week: Ten Books That Have Been On My Read more
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Must Read Monday (47): Looking at Fall 2016 Releases (Part 3)
Continuing on with a Must Read Monday feature on Fall 2016 releases!… This week’s Must Read Monday is a little bit different. I’ve been looking through various sources (review journals, publisher’s sites, Goodreads, blogs, etc.) as is my norm, but my to-be read pile has grown tremendously in a short span! This is due, in Read more
adult fiction, alex marwood, ann patchett, ben clanton, booki vivat, cate holohan, children’s, chris hadfield, contemporary, elise gravel, emma donoghue, fall 2016, fantasy, gilly macmillan, graphic novels, historical, jan thomas, jordan sonnenblick, jory john, joyce wan, julia sarda, karen foxlee, kate moretti, kathryn siebel, kayla rae whitaker, lane smith, lily brooks dalton, matt phelan, middle grade, must read monday, mystery, picture books, sue lowell gallion, suspense, the fan brothers, thriller, trilby kent, Young Adult -
Must Read Monday (47): Looking at Fall 2016 Releases (Part 2)
Continuing on with a Must Read Monday feature on Fall 2016 releases!… This week’s Must Read Monday is a little bit different. I’ve been looking through various sources (review journals, publisher’s sites, Goodreads, blogs, etc.) as is my norm, but my to-be read pile has grown tremendously in a short span! This is due, in Read more
ben hatke, canadian lit, children’s, claire legrand, comic strip collections, comics, dana simpson, fall 2016, graphic novels, humour, jaime zollars, jim toomey, julie morstad, kenneth oppel, middle grade, mo willems, must read monday, non-fiction, picture books, stephan pastis, tom gauld, trenton lee stewart -
Must Read Monday (47): Looking at Fall 2016 Releases (Part 1)
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week’s Must Read Monday is a little bit different. Read more
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Review: Camp Dork by Beth Vrabel
Review: Camp Dork (Pack of Dorks #2) by Beth Vrabel Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Skyhorse Publishing Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: Lucy and her pack are back, in this sequel to Beth Vrabel’s heartwarming and humorous debut, Pack of Dorks. Sheldon convinces Lucy, Sam, April, Read more
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Picture Book Review: Ben Hatke’s Nobody Likes a Goblin
Review: Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke Source: Hardcover Publication:June 7, 2016 by First Second Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Goblin, a cheerful little homebody, lives in a cozy, rat-infested dungeon, with his only friend, Skeleton. Every day, Goblin and Skeleton play with the treasure in their dungeon. But one day, a gang of “heroic” Read more
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Review: Booked by Kwame Alexander
Review: Booked by Kwame Alexander Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Twelve-year-old Nick is a soccer-loving boy who absolutely hates books. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover , soccer, family, love, and friendship take Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Stella Brings the Family & Little Bird’s Bad Word
Review: Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer, illus. Holly Clifton-Brown Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 5, 2015 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Stella’s class is having a Mother’s Day celebration, but what’s a girl with two daddies to do? It’s not that she doesn’t have someone who helps Read more
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Picture Book Review: Ooko by Esme Shapiro
Review: Ooko by Esme Shapiro Source: Digital gallery courtesy of Tundra Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Publication: July 5, 2016 by Tundra Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Ooko has everything a fox could want: a stick, a leaf and a rock. Well, almost everything . . . Ooko wants someone to play with too! Read more
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