Oathbound by Tracy Deonn
I have been waiting on this one and was excited to dive back into this world. I didn’t reread the series before this, but Tracy Deonn does a good job of both getting straight back into it and grounding the reader just enough to trigger their memories and/or remind them of the major items they need to remember. Before I dive too much further, one more point – I assumed this series was going to be a trilogy and that this would be the final […]
Shell Song: Based on a True Family Story by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson
Shell Song: Based on a True Family Story by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson and also illustrated by Fujimoto-Johnson is currently available, but I read via an online reader copy. The start of the story is set right before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, the narrator’s grandfather is sent to an internment camp with other men. In age appropriate language (at least five and up) the experiences of the grandfather and family back home unfold. As set in Hawaii, seashells will play a role in keeping the […]
Inspiring Quotes from Children's Classics: For Growing Up by Hannah Barnaby
While there are mostly uplifting and positive quotations fill Inspiring Quotes from Children’s Classics: For Growing Up, there are one or two silly or maybe a bit not so “uplifting” ones that will make you chuckle. From classic quotes (Moby Dick) to contemporary reads (Princess Academy), there is a little bit of everything included. Therefore you can find Moomins and Christopher Paolini next to CS Lewis and Ramona the Pest. Sometimes, the phrase is not necessarily something I would consider “inspirational” or even has a […]
Model Five Murder: a sci-fi noir by Tan Juan Gee
When one is like me and in the position of having emails with online reader links attached, you can read a lot of different things. Most of which you probably asked for, but once in a while you get one that was just free-sent. Or you forgot you requested it. Model Five Murder: a sci-fi noir by Tan Juan Gee was one of those either free-sent or I forgot I requested. As said, I read it via an online reader copy. And I can read […]
Survival Scout V02 Tsunami by Maxwell Eaton III
Survival Scout V03 Lost at Sea by Maxwell Eaton III
Survival Scout V01 Lost in the Mountains. by Maxwell Eaton III
I found two books in the Survival Scout series. The first was Survival Scout V02 Tsunami and Survival Scout V03 Lost at Sea by Maxwell Eaton III. These volumes are about Scout and their friend skunk as they learn about different types of science. The second book is an informative book about tsunamis, the effects and introduction of facts on what to do. And the other is about how Scout’s brother takes them sailing, insults a porpoise and gets them stuck in the ocean. Then […]
Night Job by Karen Hesse
Night Job by Karen Hesse and illustrated by G. Brian Karas was almost put aside to read. It is not due until later October 2025, but I needed to see how these two would work together. I think of Hesse as a slightly more serious author and Karas as a lighter illustrator. Not saying it couldn’t work, but first thoughts are first thoughts. And they became probably one of my new favorite duos. The story is a bit on the lighter side allowing Karas almost […]
