Notes on Books & Life
When I posted about some of my favorite young adult and middle grade audiobooks last month, Em from Love YA Lit recommended Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson. I’m so glad she did! About the Book: Lonnie Collins Motion (Locomotion, for short) is in the sixth grade. He writes letters to his younger sister, Lili, which …
Continue reading “Thoughts on “Peace, Locomotion” by Jacqueline Woodson (Audiobook)”
I hadn’t heard of Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork until I read a review of it by Amanda from the Zen Leaf. In the comments, Amanda mentioned that she thought Marcelo would be interesting in audio form, if it was done well. I decided to give it a shot. About the …
Continue reading “Thoughts on “Marcelo in the Real World” by Francisco X. Stork (Audiobook)”
Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan came with me on my recent trip to Chicago. It made for light, engrossing, festive reading…even if I did have to struggle to keep my giggles to myself! About the Book: It’s just a few days before Christmas when Dash comes across a …
Continue reading “Thoughts on “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares” by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan”
The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. I’m still smack dab in the middle of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I spent most of last week traveling, and there was no way I was …
Continue reading “CRP: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll (Audiobook)”
I received Daring to Eat a Peach, Joseph Zeppetello’s first novel, for review from Atticus Books. About the Book: When we first encounter Denton Pike, he is living in a condo for which he overpaid, avoiding commitment in the wake of a divorce, and working at a job he doesn’t love translating European literature for …
Continue reading “Thoughts on “Daring to Eat a Peach” by Joseph Zeppetello”
