Bell, C.  (2014).   El Deafo .  New York:  Amulet Books. Appetizer:   El Deafo is the memoir of Cece Bell, who after a bout of meningiti...

I just finished listening to the audiobook version of The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place    by Julie Berry . Set in the ...

I just finished listening to the audiobook of The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani. I really enjoyed it.  The book gave me Har...

Kinney, J.  (2014).   Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  The long haul.   New York:  Abrams. 217 pages. Appetizer:   Inspired by a Family Frolic ...

Levithan, D.  (2012).   every day .  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf. 322 pages. Appetizer:   Each morning, A wakes up in the body of a new...

The third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cress,  is a very enjoyable read.  I enjoyed it more than Scarlet, the second book in the series....

So, for those of you not in the know, Just One Year  by Gayle Forman overlaps with the events of her previous title,  Just One Day  (which...

Yay, first post of 2014!  Happy new year, few but dear readers!  May your year be filled with many enjoyable books, but no paper cuts! One...

Angleberger, T.  (2013).   The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett.   New York:  Abrams. 208 pages. Appetizer:  *The author of this blo...

*Brushes the dust off the blog.* Oh, hello there! Please excuse the lack of posting.  It proved to be a crazy semester. Whenever I w...

Lord, C.  (2006).   Rules .  New York:  Scholastic. 200 pages. Appetizer:   Catherine is looking forward to the summer, especially since...

Mercy, I.  (2011).   a + e 4 EVER .  Maple Shade, NJ:  Lethe Press, Inc. Appetizer:   Ash is the new kid at McMillan High.  He's att...

Salinger, J.D.  (1945).   The Catcher in the Rye.   Boston:  Little, Brown and Company. Appetizer: 16-year-old Holden Caulfield is abou...

Hello!  I am back state-side and (slowly) recovering from my jet lag from the 12-hour time difference.  My adventure in China was awesom...