Top Ten Fellow Book Nerds

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're looking at some characters that I can easily relate to: fellow readers and lovers of books. And what's better than allowing a bookworm to explain their own love of books? A.J. FikryYou know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book? ―The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin BeautyThey went out every day upon parties...

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Review: Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu

Title: Devoted  Author: Jennifer Mathieu Published: 2015, Roaring Brook Press Genre: Realistic Fiction Audience: Young Adult Source: Library Find It: Goodreads I have this one life that’s mine, stretching out before me like the smooth, dark water of the sea, and God is inviting me to hold my breath and slide through the waves, my arms outstretched, my feet kicking, my soul headed...

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Review: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry

Title: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Author: Julie Berry Published: 2014, Roaring Brook Press Genre: Historical Fiction, Comedy Audience: Middle Grade Source: Library Find it: Goodreads The seven students of St. Etheldreda’s School for Young Ladies thought that their Sunday dinner was like any other. They expected to eat their poor meal of buttered bread and hot beans while...

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Ready to Become a Fan of... Jo Walton

Ready to Become a Fan of... focuses on those authors new and old whose works I have every intention of eventually reading, but haven't been able to devote the time to just yet. By discussing authors and their works that I'm sure I'll love, given the chance, hopefully I can be more easily compelled to take the next step in not simply acquiring one of their books, but actually take the time to read...

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Review: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Title: Nimona Author: Noelle Stevenson Published: 2015, HarperTeen Genre: Fantasy Audience: Young Adult Source: Library Find it: Goodreads Lord Ballister Blackheart didn’t ask to become the villain of the kingdom, but he’s since accepted -- and even come to embrace -- his role. Neither did he ask for a sidekick -- and certainly not a sidekick quite like Nimona. When Nimona reveals her shape-shifting...

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The Last Ten Books That Have Come Into My Possession

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week I'm taking a look at the last ten books that have recently come into my possession and noting where they came from and why. Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu Acquired from: Library Reason: This is one of my summer TBR picks. Foiled by Jane Yolen & Mike Cavallaro Acquired from: Library Reason: Pure curiosity!...

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What I Learned from Taking a YA Literature Class

It was only a year and a half ago that I eagerly asked a friend for all the details of her YA lit class, down to the syllabus requirements and required reading. I was jealous that as an aspiring youth services librarian she got to take a class entirely devoted to YA literature. At the time, I was convinced that I would be working with adults -- or at least that my primary responsibilities wouldn’t...

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Top Ten Books on my Summer 2015 TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.  A couple of weeks ago the topic was books that are on our Summer 2015 TBR (to be read) lists. Due to my blogging hiatus, I wasn't able to participate on the date this topic was originally scheduled, but I still wanted to have the opportunity to share my picks, so here's a rather belated list (which I may have already started,...

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A Mid-Year Report

Why hello there. It’s been a while. While I didn’t necessarily intend to take an extended break from the blog, it ended up being a really good decision on my part. The confluence of so many life events and challenges made it very difficult for me to find time to blog, and I’ll admit that for quite a few months I simply had no desire to sit down and type up anything for this blog. It was the...

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