“My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old, and I live with my sister, Constance. I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two middle fingers on both my hands are the same length, but I have had to be content […]
Rocker Judas Coyne thought it was a joke when he bought a ghost off the internet. Still, he’s a collector of the arcane, so what could it hurt? An old man is haunting his daughter and granddaughter, so Judas might be helping them, but even if it’s a joke, Judas can easily afford it. But […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Banned Book Review: The Color Purple by Alice Walker Banned Book Review: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Banned Book Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Banned Book Character Connection featuring Neville Longbottom Banned Book […]
Synopsis from GoodReads: In his journal, John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families–the Trasks and the Hamiltons–whose generations helplessly reenact […]
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell adores his father, Thomas. Oskar is something of a genius, so he never fits in at school, but his dad sort of becomes everything to Oskar. And then Thomas Schell dies in one of the towers on 9/11. Two years later, Oskar still isn’t handling this well. Snooping around his dad’s closet […]
I have avoided Harry Potter and company completely in my Character Connection posts. It’s not that I don’t love them; I absolutely do. It’s just that my memory for details in books isn’t great in the first place, and in the second, I haven’t re-read these as often as so many of you have. I […]
Janie Crawford is only 16 years old when her grandmother decides to marry her off to a man who is well-respected in the community. Nanny has had to work hard all her life and she wants Janie to have an easier life. She marries her off as soon as she notices boys noticing Janie. It […]
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are the 4th grade pranksters at their school. They change school signs around to say funny things, they fill cheerleader pom poms with black pepper, and they fill footballs with helium. Perhaps their favorite pastime, though, is writing comic books. They steal into the school office and make copies to […]
Celie is only a young teen when her stepfather marries her off to their widowed acquaintance, Albert. Celie is little more than a slave to the family. Albert has several spoiled children who terrorize her and he regularly beats her himself. Celie just puts her head down, writes letters to God, and tries to go […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Mini review: Bone: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith Review: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs Character Connection featuring Mary Hightower, aka Mary, Queen of Snots from Everlost by Neal Shusterman Review: Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop Welcome to Banned […]
I wrote that title like it’s an exciting thing, when in reality I wish there was no need for a week like this. From the ALA website: “Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned […]