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  • Picture Book Review: Petra by Marianna Coppo

    Review: Petra by Marianna Coppo Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Petra is a little rock who believes she is a mighty mountain . . . until a dog fetches her for its owner, and she is tossed into a bird’s nest.… Read more


    April 22, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, excellent, funny, marianna coppo, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Review: A Murder for the Books (A Blue Ridge Library Mystery #1) by Victoria Gilbert

    Review: A Murder for the Books (A Blue Ridge Library Mystery #1) by Victoria Gilbert Source: ARC courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: December 12, 2017 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain town in… Read more


    April 17, 2018

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, cozy mystery, librarians, mystery, reviews, very good, victoria gilbert
  • Must Read Monday (81): Supriya Kelkar, Natasha Farrant, Ashley Herring Blake & more!

    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: middle grade titles! A mix of… Read more


    April 15, 2018

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    Children’s
    anne nesbet, ashley herring blake, children’s, contemporary, historical fiction, jason reynolds, middle grade, must read monday, natasha farrant, supriya kelkar, tiffany parks
  • Review: Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson & Emily Carroll

    Review: Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Emily Carroll Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: The critically acclaimed, award-winning, modern classic Speak is now a stunning graphic novel. “Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have… Read more


    April 12, 2018

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    adaptations, contemporary ya, emily carroll, excellent, graphic novels, laurie halse anderson, Young Adult
  • Blog Tour Stop: Amy Spalding’s The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)!

    Welcome to one of the stops on the Thomas Allen & Son’s blog tour for Amy Spalding latest contemporary young adult title, The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)! Read on for my thoughts on the book, my thoughts about burgers (yes!), more about Amy, and …the link to The… Read more


    April 9, 2018

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    amy spalding, blog tour, contemporary ya, giveaways, reviews, very good, Young Adult
  • Great Picture Books! (14)

    A look at some wonderful picture books that I have had the pleasure of reading lately! All are titles I have read and would recommend (and I have noticed that three titles appeared on a recent Must Read Monday!!):     Hortense and the Shadow by Natalia O’Hara and Lauren O’Hara The illustrations in this… Read more


    April 1, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    amy hest, anna walker, ben clanton, children’s, excellent, great picture books, kris di giacomo, laurel snyder, lauren o’hara, michael escoffier, natalia o’hara, picture books, polly dunbar, read alouds, reviews, samantha cotterill, shinsuke yoshitake, storytime, very good
  • Coming Up: Blog Tour for Amy Spalding’s The Summer of Jordi Perez!

    I am excited to be participating in Thomas Allen & Son‘s upcoming blog tour supporting author Amy Spalding‘s latest buzzed about YA release, The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)! Take a look below for the blog tour information- you’ll see that there’s not only the promise of reviews and… Read more


    March 30, 2018

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    Young Adult
    amy spalding, blog tour, giveaways, Young Adult
  • Review: P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy

    Review: P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 6, 3018 by Feiwel & Friends Book Description: Evie is heartbroken when her strict Catholic parents send her pregnant sister, Cilla, away to stay with a distant great-aunt. All Evie wants is for her older sister to… Read more


    March 27, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, contemporary, excellent, jen petro-roy, middle grade, reviews
  • Picture Book Reviews: Forever or a Day & The Boy and the Blue Moon

    Forever or a Day by Sarah Jacoby Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: March 27, 2018 by Chronicle Books Book Description: What does time mean to you? Sometimes it feels like it could last Forever or a Day . The seconds that count in catching the bus; The idyllic hours that… Read more


    March 25, 2018

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    Children’s, Reviews
    ashley crowley, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, good, picture books, read alouds, reviews, sara o’leary, sarah jacoby, storytime, very good
  • Review: A Grave Issue (A Funeral Parlor Mystery #1) by Lillian Bell

    A Grave Issue (A Funeral Parlor Mystery #1) by Lillian Bell Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: February 13, 2018 by Crooked Lane Books Book Description: After an on-air gaffe goes viral and jeopardizes her career, journalist Desiree Turner retreats home to Verbena, California for some peace and quiet. She begins… Read more


    March 21, 2018

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, cozy mystery, lillian bell, mystery, reviews, very good
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