TBR Thursday: When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Hi Everyone! It's Becky, again. I have been hearing about When Stars Are Scattered for months and I finally got a chance to read it! This graphic novel is getting a lot of Newbery buzz and it is definitely worth reading. Title: When Stars are ScatteredAuthor: Victoria Jamieson and Omar MohamedSummary: Brothers, Omar and Hassan, …

TBR Thursday: Heartstopper by Alice Osman

Hi Everyone!  It's Becky.  I have had Alice Osman's graphic novel Heartstopper on my TBR shelf for over a year and I finally got to read this charming love story.  Here are my thoughts: Title: Heartstopper Author: Alice Oseman Summary: Charlie Spring is the only openly gay student at his all-male school even though he has …

Mock Mondays: Newbery Award

Hiya everyone, it's Sarah! Here is this month's selection for Mock Newbery 2020. It is a book that I feel should be considered for the Newbery Award.  In case you’re not familiar with the award it is an award given out annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution for children’s literature.  …

Tween Title: Operation Frog Effect by Sarah Scheeger

Hey everyone, it's Sarah! I have been scouring the internet for possible Newbery potentials and this novel came across my list. While I didn't want to use it as one of my mocks I do think that readers will enjoy this book and I wanted to talk about it. Summary: It's the start of the …

New Manga: That Blue Sky Feeling & Shortcake Cake

Hey everyone! It's Sarah! It is no secret that I absolutely love manga and graphic novels....and if you didn't already know that....I LOVE MANGA! I am always on the look-out for new graphic novel/manga series books on Edelweiss and NetGalley. I completely lucked out this month with two volume one books from Edelweiss. That Blue …