My Kids, Readers
This is not a how-to post. I can’t be that mom. I can’t take credit because most of the time I’m far less intentional than I intend to be. (Yes, pun intended.) But there’s this amazing thing that’s happened in my family: My kids love books. And I love them for that. (And for many, [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 31: Book You’re Currently Reading
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi I’m reading this on recommendation from my friend Marissa at Rae Gun. (She writes some great book posts, but also is a crafter and seamstress extraordinaire! Check out her blog.) This is another dystopian novel. I’m on a roll with this type of book this summer. Or maybe it’s just [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 30: Last Book You Read
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs This is a strange, but good, book. The main character, Jacob, is trying to find out a secret about his grandfather. His grandpa recently died, but he left Jacob with some confusing clues. A letter. A bunch of old photos of very peculiar children – a [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 29: Favorite Sci-Fi Book
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Karla actually picked this book for one of her posts already. Great minds think alike! This book is set in the near future, and an astronomer has picked up music from Rahkat, a planet near Alpha Centauri. A group of researchers, including a Jesuit priest named Emilio Sandoz, takes [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 27: Favorite collection of stories
The Secrets of a Fire King by Kim Edwards. Have you heard of the book The Memory Keeper’s Daughter? That was by Kim Edwards. But this book is better than that one. These stories span continents and cultures and a variety of relationships. Here are synopses of my 3 favorite stories from the book: Spring, [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 25: Favorite Book You Read In School
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. My senior year in high school I took a class called 20th Century History. It was awesome. The teacher, Mr. Bradshaw, was so cool. He was one of those teachers that makes you want to come to class every day. We did all kinds of fun stuff in his class [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 22: Favorite Classic
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I love this book. In some ways it infuriates me, but it also gives me hope. I’m glad the book is written from the point of view of a child, because if it were written from Atticus’ point of view or Miss Maudie’s point of view or just [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 21: Favorite Picture Book From Childhood
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams “What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day . . . “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 19: Book That Turned You On
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. This book is about Mary Boleyn. She comes to Henry VIII’s court at age fourteen and catches the king’s eye. The book describes Mary’s love affair with Henry, and later her realization that another woman is starting to attract Henry’s attention. That woman is her sister, Anne. Though [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 18: Book You’re Embarrassed to Say You Read
The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer. All my writer-type, literary friends are shaking their heads at me right now. I tried not to read them. I really did. I don’t like vampires. I haven’t read any other vampire books. They were so popular, too popular – I wanted to go against the grain and avoid them. [...]
