Welp, we're halfway through the year already. How's your reading challenge going? Whether you're looking to up the pace or keep chugging ahead, here are some of my favorite reads from 2023 so far! All purchase links are through Bookshop.org.Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org. I will earn a commission (at no extra cost [...]
The Grimoire of Grave Fates, edited by Margaret Owen and Hanna Alkaf, is a YA short story collection unlike anything you've ever read. The collection opens with a murder of a contentious professor at a traveling magic school. Each short story offers a different perspective of a student determined to solve the murder. The Galileo [...]
Gary D. Schmidt's latest release is a laugh out loud funny and emotionally resonant middle grade novel that follows Hercules, a middle schooler who is nothing like his namesake. The Labors of Hercules Beal is memorable for its humor as much as its deep emotional moments. Schmidt balances the two in an incredible way, inviting [...]
Annabel Monaghan has officially added her name to the beach read queens list. (I don't know where this list is, but there's got to be one somewhere, right?!) Last summer, Nora Goes Off Script was one of my favorite reads. That same charm and wit has returned in Monaghan's latest release, Same Time Next Summer. [...]
My latest post with Knoxville Moms is available here! Keep reading for a sneak peek! There's something about sunny summer days that invite readers of all ages to sit outside with a glass of lemonade and an open book. But with so many great books out there, how will you ever decide what to read? [...]
Michael Leali's Matteo is a contemporary spin on Pinocchio and The Giving Tree, but in a less-problematic, overall better way. Eleven year old Matteo just wants to grow a little so he can be a better baseball player. But the leaves, twigs, and bark growing out of his body is not what he had in [...]
Paw Prints in the Sink 