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Guest Post – Stacey Wallace Benefiel
*waves to her new followers* Yeah, it’s something I do a lot. I want you to know that I see you and I acknowledge you! Thanks for choosing my blog to follow! Today we are very fortunate to have the lovely Stacey Wallace Benefiel stopping by with a guest post! Let’s see what she has to say shall we? Hello all! I was very pleased when Jessica asked me if I would like to do a guest post on her blog. To change things up, instead of talking about YA, which is the genre I write in, I thought I’d…
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Children’s Book Review: The Secret Footprints
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Secret Footprints Author: Julia Alvarez Illustrator: Fabian Negrin Publisher: Dragonfly Books Pages: Paperback; 40 Release Date: September 10, 2002 Source: School Library —————————————- Recommended to: Readers who enjoy reading myths and legends. Difficulty Level: Readers nearing the Middle Grade mark will be able to read this alone. Also good as a parent to child read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Ciguapas are a secret tribe of beautiful people who live underwater in “cool blue caves hung with seashells and seaweed.” Avoiding humans at all costs, they come out to hunt for food only at night. But the most remarkable thing about the ciguapas is that their…
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Waiting on Wednesday (7)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! One minute Sara’s bored on vacation in Istanbul. The next, she’s unearthed a flying carpet that cleverly drags her to the mysterious Island of the Djinn—or genies. By her side is Amesh, a hot boy she’s starting to love but doesn’t yet trust. When Amesh learns the secret of invoking djinn, he loses control. He swears he’ll call upon only one djinn and make one wish. The plan sounds safe enough. But neither Sara nor Amesh are any match…
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Following those dreams.
This is my brother. Very recently he graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and is now a bonafied chef! Yup, my little brother all grown up and moving on in life. Working in a kitchen, lovingly preparing food, doing what he loves. *wipes tears* I’m really proud of him, and I made sure to let him know it. It’s funny really, because as the older sister I’m supposed to teach him. I’m supposed to impart some type of “older child” wisdom to lead him through his life. In all honesty…he’s doing great buy himself. In fact he is MY inspiration at…
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Book Review: The Krybosian Stairpath
In a refreshing change, along comes a children’s book that does not rely on magic to explain the unexplainable. The Krybosian Stairpath puts forth the notion that just because you don’t understand something, it doesn’t mean there must be magic behind it. Knowledge and perspective can make all the difference. Enter a world of wonder deep inside the earth as 11-year-old geologist Madison Terrence follows her pet gopher down a stairpath portal she discovers in her family’s cavern. When she descends the Krybosian Stairpath, a mystery from her family’s past begins to unravel. She soon realizes her arrival in the…
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Book Review: Allegra Fairweather: Paranormal Investigator
Media Type: Ebook Title: Allegra Fairweather: Paranormal Investigator Author: Janni Nell Publisher: Carina Press Pages: Ebook; 219 Release Date: May 26, 2010 Source: NetGalley ————————————— Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy ————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart! Recommended to: Lovers of kick ass heroines! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Allegra Fairweather here. Paranormal investigator. Got problems with specters? Shapeshifters? I’m the woman to call. Just don’t call me a Ghostbuster. The last guy who did that ended up flat on his back with my boot at his throat. With my 99.5% success rate, solving the mystery of a…
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“Me Mondays” Feature
Phew, that’s a mouthful! Okay, it’s time again for me to try something new. I may ramble a bit so stick with me! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I decided a long time ago that it was important for me to share bits and pieces about myself with my readers whenever possible. From personal experience, I know that reading about the people whose blogs I love makes me feel more connected with them! I wanted to do that for all of you. Unfortunately….I’m at a loss as to what to write about. SO in the spirit of places like Formspring, I’m letting you ask…
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Children’s Book Review: Whose Hat Is This?
Media Type: Print Book Title: Whose Hat Is This? Author: Sharon Katz Cooper Publisher: Capstone Press Pages: Paperback; 24 Release Date: January 1, 2006 Source: School Library ——————————————– Recommended to: Young readers who enjoy non-fiction books. Difficulty Level: Readers 4-8 years of age would benefit most from the illustrations and job descriptions. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N This entry in the “Whose Is It?” series presents seven community jobs by looking at the hats worn by a variety of workers, including a firefighter, a beekeeper, a football player, a chef, and a construction worker. The text asks, “Whose…
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In My Mailbox (7)
In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. IMM explores the weekly contents of our mailboxes, as well as books we might have bought this week! This post is a little late today because, as you can see, I’ve been working hard to make my blog beautiful! I knew what I wanted and I decided I was going to learn how to do it myself. Yes friends, after 8 hours of pulling out my hair I coded my own background! If you have my old button, please feel free to grab…
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Book Review: Incarceron
Incarceron — a futuristic prison, sealed from view, where the descendants of the original prisoners live in a dark world torn by rivalry and savagery. It is a terrifying mix of high technology — a living building which pervades the novel as an ever-watchful, ever-vengeful character, and a typical medieval torture chamber — chains, great halls, dungeons. A young prisoner, Finn, has haunting visions of an earlier life, and cannot believe he was born here and has always been here. In the outer world, Claudia, daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, is trapped in her own form of prison —…