"There's nothing like the acrid smell of a building on fire." So begins Zac Brewer's novel The Blood Between Us. Brewer is known for The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod and The Slayer Chronicles, but his latest work is a creation of its own. The story centers around Adrien, a teenager who has more than enough on his plate, balancing a sister … Continue reading The Blood Between Us
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An absolutely magical re-telling of the story of Tiger Lily from Peter Pan. The narrator is the fairy, Tinker Bell and the story is just brilliant from beginning to end. I've always had a soft place in my heart for J. M.Barrie's masterwork. Who among us hasn't wanted to go to a place where they … Continue reading Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
One of the most highly anticipated historical fiction novels of the year! Margaret the First is written like a dream- the scenes come and go with little or no explanation in them and years pass in the blink or an eye or turning of the page. Usually, I read historical fiction to immerse myself in … Continue reading Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton
"Keep anyone with whom you can read in silence." - Lemony Snicket Image from: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/04/internship-in-the-medieval-and-earlier-manuscripts-section.html
Yes, what you're doing is wrong...but what if the very people who are defining the word are wrong themselves? Hanneke keeps her family afloat by selling goods on the black market. It's illegal, yes, it's her own way of saying no to the Nazi regime. Especially since it's the only way she knows to support … Continue reading Girl in the Blue Coat
Can the same book have you laughing out loud and sobbing into your pillow? Apparently, yes. Winger by Andrew Smith tells the story of Ryan Dean West, a 14-year old junior attending a prestigious boarding school. He's two years younger than his classmates, meaning high school just got a whole lot harder. This book is cataloged … Continue reading Winger
"ASL Stories" is a YouTube channel that reads and signs popular children's books for the hearing impaired. Everything from From The Cat In The Hat to Where The Wild Things Are. Check it out!
How to Talk About Places You've Never Been is a funny little book. At first, I couldn't figure out what tone the author was wanting to convey because he, quite seriously, discusses why and how to describe places that the reader has never been- a topic that I, before I read this, didn't take seriously … Continue reading How To Talk About Places You’ve Never Been by Pierre Bayard
Lost in Translation is a slim volume of doodles with accompanying definitions of untranslatable words from many languages around the globe. It's a treat. I liked the words that described fleeting moments of beauty in nature the most. All of the following are from Lost in Translation but the pages are un-numbered so you'll just … Continue reading Lost in Translation
