Welcome to Litsy!

Doing a unit about respect and having the kindergartners read to me. This book amazed them. We talked about who in our school should talk to the bad boy so he can turn in the same direction as the other kids on the last page.

My points for the first half! 14,355! #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

If you love the movie The Holiday, you need to read this book! Every page had me rooting for these characters more and more… so much so, I didn‘t want it to end! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sunday vibes… 🤓

This one was a bit too similar to my last read, where there is a swap. This one had a bit too much telling than showing for me. It‘s set on specific days and it tells me about what happened yesterday. I would like to actually experience that instead of just the recap. This one has Holly being left the day before her wedding so her and her best friend Ivy switch vacations.

#wintergames2024 #bookspinbingo #xmaschacha

Bina and Darcy explore the roles that friendship and loyalty play in their newly formed band. I enjoyed watching Bina explore her creative process as she starts to have trouble writing songs. Even without having read the first volume (because this was a random library pick for me), I enjoyed this middle grade book. #Friendship #Music

Hi All! My friend Nicole from work has joined Listy. Please welcome @NikVbooks 🎉🎉🎉

#bookerprizelonglist (Yes, I'm still making slow progress through the longlist ?)

To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to this much. Given the subject matter, I imagined it would be rather "tough" in a blokeish way: the book it would have been had Mustafa been the narrator, perhaps. As it was, I found it surprisingly tender. I felt for Khaled, whose life seems permanently provisional despite 30 years of staying put.

I'd have shortlisted it.

“It was a quiet day at the zoo. But Amos McGee had a cold. And so, instead of going to the zoo, he stayed home in bed.“