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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Last month, Em at Love YA Lit reviewed Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok on audio. Her review intrigued me, so I borrowed the audiobook from the library. About the Book: Kimberly Chang and her mother immigrate from Hong Kong to New York when Kimberly is just a girl. Her mother’s older sister, Aunt Paula, …
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It’s the last week of Trish’s The Odyssey readalong! I’m now finished listening to Ian McKellen read the epic to me. During this final week, we read Books 19-24. I’ll repeat, one last time, my warning regarding the length of my summaries: I like how the story is split into books, which strike me as …
