Happy Wednesday! Today is the first day of my short Thanksgiving break from work and after this post and some reading, it will be time to prep for tomorrow. It's not looking like I will complete my Jane Austen re-read before the end of the year, unless I want to attempt to get through Mansfield... Continue Reading →
Thanks to NetGalley and The Experiment for this free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Welcome to Wine, written and illustrated by Madelyne Meyer is a lovely crash course in everything wine. From tastings to pairings, to the making of wine and wine regions, this book has a little of everything for both... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday! I started this post back in September, and am just now getting around to finishing it. I spent a relaxing weekend getting some housework done, reading, and trying to perfect an Olive Garden-esque chicken and gnocchi soup. With the weather here in Oregon now solidly grey and rainy, all I want to eat... Continue Reading →
Thanks to NetGalley and Disney Publishing Worldwide for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review! You guys. When I saw the email saying I had access to the ARC of Tristan Strong Destroys the World I started dancing in my classroom. Seriously. (I don't have students in class yet, so it wasn't... Continue Reading →
Happy Tuesday Everyone! New review for you today! I've been super into historical fiction this year, and I enjoyed today's book so much that I'll definitely be reading more! Thanks to @bookclubgirl, NetGalley, and HarperCollins Publishers for this free digital copy in exchange for an honest review! 🙂 Rundown When Ruby Sutton, newer writer for The American is... Continue Reading →
Good Morning and Happy Thursday! I want to wish a very happy publication today to the book I have reviewed for you all today. This one ticked off a lot of boxes for me: murder, mystery, quirky characters, and England. I’m so happy to share my thoughts on it! Thanks to NetGalley and Allison and... Continue Reading →
Happy Thursday Everyone! I hope you are all well and thriving! Works begins in a few days on my end and I'm staying busy juggling teaching stuff, book stuff, and buying a house stuff...and I am just so ready for Fall and some cooler weather. Today is the release date for Murder at the Natural... Continue Reading →
Happy Saturday! School starts in a couple of weeks and I have wavered between being in denial about all of the work to be done and trying to wrap my head around having a regular schedule for the first time in almost 6 months. On top of this, I am house hunting! It's an exciting... Continue Reading →
Happy Last Week of July! I know I'm not the only one who is simultaneously weirded out and unfazed by this strange passing of time. Since it is the last Monday of July though, it's time for a review of the collection of poems I read in honor of this month's Poet of the Month:... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday! I am so excited to talk about today's book: Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia. This is a book I have talked about almost constantly for months...because it is really THAT good. In February, I started a Myths and Folktales unit with my 7th graders and decided to... Continue Reading →
