Worry says What? by Allison Edwards I received a complimentary copy of this book from National Center for Youth Issues through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I feel like the mark of a truly great children’s story (be it a book or a movie) is how well it works for adults.Continue reading “Book review: Worry says What?”
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Book review: Mia&Co, vol.1
by Vanyda and Nicolas Hitori De I received a complimentary copy of this book from Europe Comics through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Mia&Co is the first in (hopefully) a series of graphic novels about the life of Mia and her best friends. She’s just an ordinary teenage girl whoContinue reading “Book review: Mia&Co, vol.1”
223 Orchard Street, by Renee Ryan
Please note that my rambling reviews almost always CONTAIN SPOILERS! I was in the mood for historical fiction, and this was alphabetically the first choice of NetGalley books, so that was that. I was excited about the time period and the set-up of two Irish sisters trying to make it in America, one arriving aContinue reading “223 Orchard Street, by Renee Ryan”
Bookworm’s paradise
I found out about NetGalley exactly a year ago. Before then all the books that I read came from my own personal collection, or a vast, vast library that I was working at. Let’s just say, I never ran out of books to read, but rather my book piles kept growing and growing. Yet IContinue reading “Bookworm’s paradise”
Diary of a wimpy kid: the meltdown, by Jeff Kinney
Somehow Wimpy Kid became one of my favorite characters, and certainly a constant in my reading life. Every year I wait for the beginning of November to get my hands on the new volume of Greg Heffley’s misfortunes. And I’m not the only one. My library used to purchase up to 10 copies of eachContinue reading “Diary of a wimpy kid: the meltdown, by Jeff Kinney”