Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Books On my TBR... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday everyone! I'm back with another Weekly Library Haul. Here's what I got from the library this week... As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece by Joan Reardon and Avis DeVoto A Crash of Fate by Zoriada Cordova Wicked Fox by Kat... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week's topic is Books I Enjoyed That... Continue Reading →
I haven't been able to decide what exactly I'm going to read in September, but I know for sure I'm reading these three books... Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman I am about halfway through... Continue Reading →
August is coming to a close and you know what that means...fall is on the horizon! Until I started writing this post, I thought August had been a slow reading month for me. Then I realized I'd read 8 books this month - how did that happen? Having a weeklong break between the summer and... Continue Reading →
Synopsis ""F. C. Yee’s The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom–born Avatar. The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world’s history, Kyoshi established the brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but also founded the secretive Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own nation. The first... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he... Continue Reading →
Synopsis "Lena and Campbell aren't friends. Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school. When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what... Continue Reading →
