Welcome to Litsy!

I really should have stopped reading this when Manny kept snapping his fingers at Wyoming as a way of cat calling.

For reasons I don‘t fully understand, I finished this. And I hated it, in all its misogynist, libertarian, all talk almost no action glory.

And it won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967?!

I reaaaaaaally liked Starter Villain so I had to pick this one up.

There were a little tooooo many different POVs and I definitely got lost in them, making it hard to keep track of the story line.

But I do love his wild ideas and will continue to pick up his books!

It brings me joy to listen to this audiobook around Christmas. I just love the thought of the whole world watching something amazing. I prefer the audiobook for this one because the ending has recordings from the mission including the astronauts reading from Genesis on Christmas Day.

I have one hour and 5 minutes left in my audiobook and my wish is to be done wrapping and I bed with my jolabokaflood by then.

You can use this quote to kick off a discussion about setting and expectations in a story. Students can talk about why the character thinks nothing exciting will happen and then look for how the book proves that wrong.

is a fun book for kids because it has mystery and silly moments set on the moon. Students usually get into it pretty easily, even the ones who don‘t love reading. It‘s also nice for teachers because you can talk about clues, teamwork, and thinking through problems. It‘s just a good, easy pick for a classroom.

“Moon Base Alpha is not a place where anything exciting is supposed to happen.”

Temperature dropped 30 degrees overnight giving me the best reason to stay home and read.

#HaikuADay #HaikuHive

Today‘s haiku is inspired by this picture of the moon I took on Monday night. A waxing crescent moon signifies new beginnings, setting intentions & growth. 🌙

Waxing crescent moon
Glowing softly in the night
New beginnings bloom