Greetings fellow Book Dragons!We wrapped up another week of the Virtual Book Club for Kids with Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino! This week was all about pumpkins, and to be perfectly honest, while I was truly looking forward to this one, I mentally hit a wall. I had no real energy to do much of anything related… Continue reading Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Pumpkins
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T5W: Books That Took You the Longest to Finish
Greetings Fellow Book Dragons!This is a weekly meme within the book community that was created by Lainey of GingerReadsLainey, but is now hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes. If you're interested in participating, find out more on the Goodreads group!This week's topic is Books that Took You the Longest to Finish! These are the books that you had on… Continue reading T5W: Books That Took You the Longest to Finish
BOOK REVIEW: Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (Thriller)
Greetings Friends!Today, I have a review of the debut novel by B.A. Paris Behind Closed Doors!Rating:Genre: Psychological ThrillerReleased: 2016Synopsis: By all appearances, Jack and Grace have the perfect marriage. They are beautiful, wealthy, and elegant. He is a dedicated attorney helping battered women. She is a flawless homemaker, masterful cook, and dotes on her disabled sister.… Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (Thriller)
Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Leaves and Celebrating Fall
Greetings fellow Book Dragons!We wrapped up another fun filled week of the Virtual Book Club for Kids with Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert! This week was all about leaves and welcoming a new season, although that's not so much the case here in Texas! Leaf Man is a fantastic story to introduce as the beginning of fall arrives. Made… Continue reading Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Leaves and Celebrating Fall
Field Trip to the Texas Teen Book Festival 2016
Greetings fellow Book Dragons!Today I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Texas Teen Book Festival! We packed up the whole family and headed downtown to St. Edward's University. I wish I could say that I met all the authors during book signings and listened to the amazing panels, but unfortunately, with little ones that… Continue reading Field Trip to the Texas Teen Book Festival 2016
Banned Books Week Flash Giveaway
Greetings fellow Book Dragons!As Banned Books Week comes to an end, I wanted to give one lucky reader three highly challenged books to continue reading dangerously (open only to US residents)!The books include:William Golding's Lord of the Flies, which has been challenged for being "demoralizing," containing "offensive language and excessive violence," "racist," and "inappropriate." Mark… Continue reading Banned Books Week Flash Giveaway
T5W: Gateway Books to Your Favorite Genre
Greetings Fellow Book Dragons!This is a weekly meme within the book community that was created by Lainey of GingerReadsLainey, but is now hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes. If you're interested in participating, find out more on the Goodreads group!This week's topic is Gateway Books to Your Favorite Genre! These are the books that I think would be great… Continue reading T5W: Gateway Books to Your Favorite Genre
Book Review: Eleanor and Park (Spoiler Free)
photo credit: @bookishteacherEleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellGenre: Young Adult, Romance, ContemporaryReleased: 2013Rating:Synopsis: Two misfits. One extraordinary love. Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen year olds - smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.Thoughts:Because I had… Continue reading Book Review: Eleanor and Park (Spoiler Free)
Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Friendship
Greetings fellow Book Dragons!We wrapped up our second week of the Virtual Book Club for Kids with Should I Share My Ice Cream by Mo Willems and it was definitely a great time! This week was all about friends, sharing, and ice cream!We set up an ice cream parlor using pom poms and Maddox loved… Continue reading Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Friendship
Banned Bookathon 2016!
Greetings fellow Book Dragons!I'm excited to announce that in support of Banned Books Week (September 25 to October 1), I will be participating in the Banned Bookathon hosted by Little Book Owl and would love for you to join in! During this week, pick up a frequently banned or challenged book or two and read… Continue reading Banned Bookathon 2016!
T5W: Characters You Wouldn’t Want to Trade Places With
Greetings Fellow Book Dragons!This is a weekly meme within the book community that was created by Lainey of GingerReadsLainey, but is now hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes. If you're interested in participating, find out more on the Goodreads group!This week's topic is Characters You Wouldn't Want to Trade Places With! Very self-explanatory, so in no particular order here… Continue reading T5W: Characters You Wouldn’t Want to Trade Places With
Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Apples
Greetings fellow Book Dragons!This past week we began the Virtual Book Club with Dr. Seuss's Ten Apples Up on Top! We did not get nearly as many activities completed as I had initially planned since it was a busy week getting ready for Jackson's first birthday. Fortunately, I have used the this book and the… Continue reading Virtual Book Club for Kids: A Week of Apples
T5W: Books I Want to See as TV Shows
Greetings Fellow Book Dragons!This is a weekly meme within the book community that was created by Lainey of GingerReadsLainey, but is now hosted by Sam of Thoughts on Tomes. If you're interested in participating, find out more on the Goodreads group!This week's topic is Books You Want to See as TV Shows! With the fall TV season beginning, it… Continue reading T5W: Books I Want to See as TV Shows
Virtual Book Club for Kids
Greetings Fellow Book Dragons!Since even before Maddox was born, I have been reading to him. By the time he was a year and a half old, we had already completed a program at our local library called 1000 Books Before Kindergarten! We've since finished that challenge again at another local library, so he's currently at… Continue reading Virtual Book Club for Kids
Book Review: And I Darken (Spoiler Free)
And I Darken (Book 1 of 3 to The Conquerers Saga) by Kiersten WhiteGenre: Young Adult, Historical FictionReleased: 2016Rating: Synopsis: "Let her be strong. Let her be sly. And let her be ugly."This is the first in a trilogy set during the mid-15th century that tells the story of siblings Lada and Radu, who are abandoned… Continue reading Book Review: And I Darken (Spoiler Free)
That's What She's Reading 