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Hey everyone! I know I just wrapped up a read-a-thon a few days ago, but I’m already ready to jump into another! I’m so excited to be participating in Wonder Week, a bingo read-a-thon, hosted by Rimpy from rimpysreads. The read-a-thon starts today, August 25th, and goes through September 1st. The goal is simple. Based off the bingo board below, read books that fit the descriptions and get a bingo! I’m going… Read More
Hey everyone! Today I wanted to share with you all what I read for this year’s Hedgeathon. The Hedgeathon is an annual summer read-a-thon hosted by the lovely Natalie from The Hedgie Press. I participated last year, and had such a blast, so I was really excited for The Hedgeathon this year. Unfortunately, I didn’t complete the challenge this year, but that’s okay, because the books I did read, I ended up… Read More
Title: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson Pages: 468 Genres: YA, Contemporary Published by: Simon & Schuster (May 8, 2012) Summary Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much… Read More
Title: Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold by Iain Reading Pages: 262 Genres: Mystery, Adventure, YA, Middle Grade Published by: Amazon Digital Services (Nov. 30, 2012) Summary Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold is the thrilling first installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This first book of the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series introduces Kitty… Read More
Is anybody else freaking out just a little bit that it’s already AUGUST?! Not only is summer flying by, but 2017 as a whole has been flying by faster than ever! July is usually my best reading month, so I’m disappointed to say I only read 4 books. However, 4 books isn’t terrible, by any means! BOOKS READ – Chasing Jupiter by Rachel Coker \\ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire \\ ⭐️⭐️⭐️… Read More
Title: That Summer by Sarah Dessen Pages: 208 Genres: YA, Contemporary Published by: Viking Books for Young Readers (Apr. 6, 2006) Summary For fifteen-year-old Haven, life is changing too quickly. She’s nearly six feet tall, her father is getting remarried, and her sister—the always perfect Ashley—is planning a wedding of her own. Haven wishes things could just go back to the way they were. Then an old boyfriend of Ashley’s reenters the picture, and through… Read More
It’s 11 days late, but here it is: my June wrap-up! Honestly, I’m a little disappointed in the amount of reading I actually got done. I finished three books in June, which is not terrible for me, but in the summer months I usually read more. So, I had hoped to just finish a few more books, but oh well! At least all the books I read were great ones! BOOKS READ… Read More
It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! It’s a weekly bookish list created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Books of 2017 (So far!) In order of read date: The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins This was the first book by Ellen Hopkins that I had ever read, and it was so good! It was so raw, emotional, and beautifully written. I loved the intertwining of verse and… Read More
Title: Holes by Louis Sachar Pages: 233 Genres: Childrens/Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction Published by: Scholastic (Aug. 20, 1998) Summary Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no… Read More
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