Hmm. I had heard a ton of great press about A Curse So Dark and Lonely long before I read it. I have librarian friends who have read and loved […]
Category: Adventure
Not If I Save You First : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I read Not If I Save You First because it appears on the 2019-2020 Texas Lone Star Reading List. While I am no longer a Texas librarian, I still love […]
The Ruins of Gorlan : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
Reading The Ruins of Gorlan has become a bit of a family affair for me this week. It started with our 10-year old son, who brought it home from the […]
Daughter of the Pirate King : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I have had my eye on Daughter of the Pirate King for months, and I was super-excited that my hold came in just before our cruise to Mexico. Yay! It […]
Caraval : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
Caraval is a weird, twisty, wicked-fun must-read. Watch for Caraval by Stephanie Garber on award lists–it’s a page-turning, action-packed adventure for upper middle school and high school readers! AUTHOR: Stephanie […]
Blood for Blood : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I have been anxiously anticipating Blood for Blood. Its predecessor, Wolf By Wolf was one of my favorite books last year! This one did not disappoint, but it did lose […]
Pokemon Adventures : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I read Pokemon Adventures, book 1 at my 11-year old son’s urging. He loves Pokemon and like many his age, is pretty obsessed with it. I’m just happy he’s reading […]
The Stonekeeper : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
When I told my students I was reading The Stonekeeper, which is the first book in the Amulet series, they were so excited. In each class, I asked which students […]
Powerless : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
As much as I loved Forgive My Fins and the Medusa Girls series, I really thought I’d like Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs much better than I […]
All Our Yesterdays : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
All Our Yesterdays is one of those books I read because I kept seeing glowing reviews, even though I didn’t understand the summary at all. If the summary sounds confusing […]