ARC Review: White as Silence, Red as Blood by Alessandro D’Avenia

Hi All!  It's Becky, again.  I found the Italian bestseller "White as Silence, Red as Blood" on  Netgalley and I was curious about this international bestseller. Title: White as Silence, Red as Blood Author: Alessandro D'Avenia Note: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are …

TBR Check-In: My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

Hi All!  It's Becky, again.  I have been trying to find time to read Nisha Sharma's new book My So-Called Bollywood Life since it was released in May and I finally had time time to listen to the audiobook. Title: My So-Called Bollywood Life Author: Nisha Sharma Note: I listened to the audiobook Summary: Winnie Metha …

ARC Review: Friday Night Stage Lights by Rachele Alpine

Hi Everyone!  It's Becky.  I just finished a super cute tween book that I found on Edelweiss and here are my thoughts. Title: Friday Night Stage Lights                                                         …

New Children’s Book Reviews

Hey everyone, it's Sarah! I have been working my way through the BEA ARCs I received this year and I have been going through a slew of young middle grade novels. The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare by Shannon and Dean Hale Princess Magnolia is attending the science fair and after looking …

Mock Mondays: Caldecott Award

Hey ya'll, it's Sarah! There are many different books getting Caldecott buzz and it was almost impossible to choose one. Title: They Say Blue Author: Jillian Tamaki Summary: While everyone says that the sky and the ocean are blue, the protagonist of this story shows that these assumptions aren’t always true. Even though they say …

Video Time: Weekly Round-Up

The videos in which we discuss "Harbor Me" by Jacquline Woodson and "When Elephants Fly" by Nancy Richardson Fischer. We received advanced reader copies of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RnoJq6tcJs   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1CRQc3Hqmo

To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin

Hey everyone, it's Sarah! I got this eARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Becky was not optimistic about this book because she had real problems with this author's first book. You can find her blog post about it here. I was optimistically hopefully about this novel and was not disappointed. Summary: Savannah …

Book Review: Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi

Hi Everyone!  It's Becky and I'm here to share with you the newish book "Down and Across" by Arvin Ahmadi. Summary: Scott Ferdowski has a problem.  Scott is unable to stick to things.  He quit model UN, he quit Earth Club, and he just quit his new internship.  But Scott has a plan. He is …

TBR: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Hey everyone, it's Sarah! So this book came to me for Jolabokaflod from my work friend. Jolabokaflod is probably one of the coolest traditions ever. It hails from Iceland and roughly translates to the yule book flood. Essentially, people exchange books Christmas Eve and spend the night reading them. My friend said that this tradition …

Royal Crown by Meg Cabot

Hi All!  It's Becky.  I stayed up late last night finishing Meg Cabot's newest book "Royal Crown" and I'm here to tell you all about it. Title: Royal Crown Author: Meg Cabot Summary: Princess Olivia is adjusting to her new life in Genovia quite well.  She has her family (even though her sister is being …