Wonder Author: R.J. PalacioPublisher: Knopf Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: Feb. 14, 2012Pages: 313Source: Finished copy from publisher for reviewAbout the Book: I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at… Read more »
Crewel I didn’t notice the face on this cover for the longest time! Author: Gennifer AlbinPublisher: Farrar, Straus, and GirouxPublication Date: October 16, 2012Pages: 368Series: Crewel World, book oneSource: Requested ARC from publisherAbout the Book: Enter a tangled world of secrets and intrigue where a girl is in charge of other’s destinies, but not her own. Sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys has always been special…. Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell Release Date: January 10, 2013 Published by: Dial Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller.There is a new king on the throne of Tildor. Currents of political unrest sweep the country as two warring crime families seek power, angling… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a feature run by the lovely crew at The Broke and The Bookish Top Ten Most Anticipated Books for 2013 Yes, I know… I haven’t posted a review since last top ten tuesday. I fail. I have books I’ve read but just need to get around to typing up and formatting the reviews! Anyway,… Read more »
So, I’ve discovered that as I get older my Christmas list gets lamer and lamer. For example… this year I asked for things like gas station gift certificates and a toaster oven. Totally awesome, right? Still, there are tons of bookish things I would LOVE. I thought I’d share what’s on my bookish wish list… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a feature run by the lovely crew at The Broke and The Bookish Top Ten Books/Authors I’m Thankful For So, I am straying from the topic and format of “Top Ten Tuesday” today. When I was thinking about books and authors I’m thankful for I realized I couldn’t stop there. There have… Read more »
Will Sparrow’s Road Author: Karen CushmanPublisher: Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublication Date: Nov. 6, 2012Pages: 224Source: audiobook for review from Listening LibraryRead By: Katherine KellgrenAudiobook Publisher: Listening LibraryLength: 5 hoursAbout the Book: In his thirteenth year, Will Sparrow, liar and thief, becomes a runaway. On the road, he encounters a series of con artists—a pickpocket, a tooth puller, a pig trainer, a conjurer—and learns that others are… Read more »
D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths Author: Ingri and Edgar Parin D’AulairePublisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.Publication Date: Sept. 19, 1962Pages: 192Source: audiobook for review from Listening LibraryRead By: Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Kathleen Turner, Matthew BroderickAudiobook Publisher: Listening LibraryLength: 4 hoursAbout the Book: Here are the immortals of Olympus—the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece—as freshly described as if they were… Read more »
SHERMAN ALEXIE!! I met him. Sherman. Alexie. Can you tell I’m still not over the fangirling? I basically just rambled and made a fool of myself but I don’t even care. I met Sherman Alexie. Really, that’s the whole point of this post. Just to set photographic evidence into the world in case I ever… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen Release Date: June 4, 2013 Published by: Viking Juvenile Set in the fictional beach town of Colby, where several of Dessen’s novels take place, it features 18-year-old Emmeline, who is spending her last summer before college working for her family’s vacation rental business and enjoying… Read more »
