pickWell, my oldest wasn't kidding. This was a fun series of books. This had all the twists and turns I'd come to expect from Gordon Korman. Will I read it 17 times like my 12 year old? No. But, I certainly can see why she loves it so much. Well worth the time to read.
No set in stone reading plans for 2026 but I‘d like to dive back into the works of Appendix N, finally start Berserk and get through some of my books on nature
My oldest will be glad to know I'm finally starting this.
Well look at this! Anyone would think I‘d actually been reading books! Remarkable!
Sabotage… is a middle grade crime thriller, set on a runaway solar-powered train, north of Alice Springs. It turned out to be more thriller than crime (think Speed meets Scooby Doo), but there was a Christie-esque ‘let me tell you who dunnit‘ at the end. Loads of fun, enough train facts to keep any young train fans happy, and really quite page-turnery! Fab!
Oh look. #ChristmasCrimeChallenge gives me an excuse to read another of the MG Leonard books (middle-grade mysteries set on trains around the world - this one in Australia).
And what I‘ve learned so far, apart from the basics of hydrogen fuel cells, is that the moon is smaller in diameter than Australia is in width. Is that really true? And if it is, how did I not know?
“Science, man!”
Apparently.
“I didn‘t scream when Daddy fell from the ladder.”
#firstlinefridays
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#wdncw we do not care that the death tower is judging us! New books bring joy! Get. In. My. Cart.
pickFun adventure. Easy read. Very entertaining. Alls well that ends well.
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