Sometimes I really want a light-hearted book without all the angst and drama of a lot of the popular YA books/genres out there right now, and to get a good girl-power message – even better. That’s exactly what I got with Elizabeth Eulberg’s debut novel, THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, plus I got a little Beatles nostalgia along with it. I was drawn… Read More
WHITE CAT: THE CURSE WORKERS Book One by Holly Black
WHITE CAT is one of those books that I had heard so many good things about from so many authors that I like, that I was expecting to really like it, but it wasn’t quite what I expected. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it, I was left feeling a little confused by it in the end. Ultimately,… Read More
RETURN TO PARADISE by Simone Elkeles
I need to start this review of RETURN TO PARADISE, the sequel to Leaving Paradise by talking about the author – Simone Elkeles – because she is the reason I read the first book in this series. Ever since I read Perfect Chemistry (my first Simone Elkeles book) I have loved her as an author – she writes emotional, edgy, real,… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week
OK…so this is my first New Books This Week post because I’m so excited about all the books that I’ve gotten this week, and I want to start sharing more titles that my students may be interested in reading – and give them a sneak preview of what will be showing up in my classroom library soon. This idea came… Read More
THE 39 CLUES series
For almost two years (and through the course of ten books), I’ve been following the story of fourteen-year-old Amy and eleven-year-old Dan Cahill, and all of their relatives, as they’ve traveled the world learning about all sorts of famous people and events throughout history as they’ve fought to search for their family’s hidden clues that would lead to power. They’ve… Read More
THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series: CITY OF ASHES & CITY OF GLASS by Cassandra Clare
After reading City of Bones, the first book in The Moral Instruments series, I knew that I wanted to read the rest, so I quickly moved on to CITY OF ASHES and CITY OF GLASS, and am glad that I did. I liked the first book in the series and the Shadowhunter world that Cassandra Clare created and the characters… Read More
MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins
* This review will not discuss any major spoiler plot points*Have you had the experience with a book where…you get to the end and realize that you read the book so fast because you couldn’t wait to find out what happens that you actually want to reread it so you can savor the story the second time? That is what… Read More
CITY OF BONES: THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS BOOK ONE by Cassandra Clare
After hearing as much as I have about The Mortal Instruments series, from students, authors, and bloggers, I finally got around to reading the first book, CITY OF BONES, for myself…and I can see what all the fuss it about. I feel as if one of the strongest signs of a really good book is one that you carry with… Read More
