pick"OK, it's 3.47 in the morning," Marco said. "And i'm here because my Dad is a sound sleeper and doesn't notice when I wake up screaming because an owl and a hawk have just flown through my window."
This series goes SO HARD! And it‘s still so early in the series. Lots of impossible, hard decisions to be faced.
I enjoyed the pop culture references in this one - we had the GAP and we had a new Keanu Reeves movie playing at the cinema.
pickMy first finish for #auldlangspine2025. This was such a great pick @DGRachel
I loved this world of tea dragons! It made me smile, reflect and appreciate the work the authors put into the story and graphics. I look forward to returning to the tea dragon world.
pickThe story was well executed. It tackled the complex issue of gentrification (specifically in a Chinatown context) in an accessible way. At the end of the book, there were a few pages with background information on Chinatowns, gentrification, community activism, and a short note on the language used (Chinese dialogue is used throughout the story).
Full Review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/review-noodle-bao/
pickI really enjoyed this contemporary MG novel about a boy running a family greenhouse with his older brother after the death of their parents. His teacher assigns a project in which he must relate events & tasks in his own life to the 12 labors of Hercules. There‘s a lot of mythological information and an amazing setting on Cape Cod alongside a story of the importance of found family (including pets) and community connection.
#TRS2024 #MiddleGrade
#bookspin yearly #wrapup2024
Not my greatest bookspin year but 8/12 books not too bad. My favorite out of this bunch was Heidi and The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.
This year I am striving to post more consistently here and to actually participate in #bookspin #doublespin
I have chosen to make my list a list of prompts so as to not be forced to read something I don‘t want to or loose interest in a book because it becomes required reading.
January‘s prompts were Fiancé Pick and Poll Pick.
#bookspin #doublespin is hosted by @TheAromaofBooks
so-soI listened to this middle grade book over the course of the day. It was ok, with plenty of references to Harry Potter (Vivian‘s favorite books), Dungeons & Dragons (the characters play B&B), and some other fantasy stories, but there‘s nothing that really pulled me into this specific world with these characters.
#MiddleGrade #audiobook #TRS2024
📷: After a couple days inside because of the snow, Luthien and I got back out for a good walk today.
pickThis book had me ugly crying but with happiness at the end. I borrowed it from the school library where I work. Such an important book for children to show them empathy and respect for the animal world. It‘s heartbreaking because a lot of it is true.
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#BookChain2025 “A” or “The” in the title @TheAromaofBooks
#LitzyAtoZ Letter A @Texreader
pickYelchin's memory tale of being a child behind the Iron Curtain is beautiful but harrowing as he navigates the everyday experiences of growing up, along with a crushing regimen of state surveillance, old family secrets, vicious antisemitism, and pressure from his parents to excel so that he may one day escape his circumstances. His art is his solace, and the illustrations throughout are gorgeous and interspersed creatively among the text.
pickGround Zero, created by Alan Gratz follows two parallel stories that is framed around the 9/11 attack during and after the incident. In 2001, a young boy named Brandon is trapped within the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, after the terrorist attack happened and tries to survive. In 2019, an Afghan girl named Reshima faces consequences on the ongoing war in Afghanistan from the result of 9/11. Through both characters experiences,
