The Jaguar Stones, Book One: Middleworld by J&P Voelkel

If you have been following my blog for any length of time then you know that I have a special place in my heart for books that focus on Mesoamerica/Mesoamerican culture.  When I saw that Egmont was publishing The Jaguar Stones, Book One: Middleworld by J&P Voelkel, I was very excited. A combination of Percy [...]

The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park

Young-sup is a young Korean boy who loves to fly kites with his older brother, Kee-sup.  As the second son, Young-sup knows that his duty is to helps his older brother.  Kee-sup will always represent the family.  But while Kee-sup is a gifted artist, Young-sup is talented kite fighter.  When the annual kite fighting contest [...]

This Is Me From Now On by Barbara Dee

Evie isn’t the biggest fan of her new neighbor, Francesca.  Francesca is wild, funny, over-the-top, and a little crazy.  She doesn’t follow any rules besides the one she makes for herself.  Living with her aunt, she dresses older, inventing her own fashion rules.  But Francesca is one of those people who manages to win you [...]

Seaglass Summer by Anjali Banerjee

Poppy knows exactly how her life is going to go.  After middle school comes high school, then college, then veterinary school.  She wants to be a vet just like her Uncle Sanjay.  So while her parents are in India visiting family, she spends a few weeks on Nisqually Island, shadowing her uncle at his veterinary [...]

Back in Action….For Real!

Apologies for the extended blog break.  While I figured I would be posting only sporadically in June due to the typical “end of the year” cleanup, it intensified beyond my preparations.  But school ended this week, I ran around like a nut finishing up some other plans, and now I finally have settled into “summer”. [...]

Coming soon….

I will be back over the next few days.  I am consumed with shutting down school, entering grades, and packing up my classroom right now.  I barely even have time to read!

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ronald Koertge

Kevin is a baseball player.  He loves baseball, loves his team, and it is a huge part of his life. So when a case of mono results in a baseball ban for a few weeks he isn’t sure what to do.  His father, a writer, gives him a collection of poems and Kevin uses it [...]

The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field Series) by Loree Griffin Burns

The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field Series) by Loree Griffin Burns is a fantastic in-depth look at honeybees and the recent incidences of CCD (colony collapse disorder).  As fellow pollinators to my monarch butterflys, I was fascinated by this look at the gentle and amazing insect that is [...]

48-Hour Book Challenge Update

Time Reading: 10ish hours? Books completed: 8 Time Blogging/Social Media: 3.5 hours Pages Read: 1337 Completed book list: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, The Jaguar Stones, Book One: Middleworld, This Is Me From Now On , Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe (Scientists in the Field Series), The Kite Fighters, Seaglass Summer, Whaling Season: A [...]

48-Hour Book Challenge Update

Reviews to come later this week….2 hours left to go in my 48 hours! Time Reading: 9.25ish hours? Books completed: 7 Time Blogging/Social Media: 3.5 hours Pages Read: 1260 Completed book list: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, The Jaguar Stones, Book One: Middleworld, This Is Me From Now On , Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a [...]