It’s Monday! What are you reading? (4/4/16)
This past week, I finished: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones My rating: 4 of 5 stars Great book. Well-drawn and sympathetic characters...even when I didn't want them to be....
Apr 4, 2016 8 3 min read
Young Adult Lit
Monday Reading Check-In
I missed last week, so let's do a little catch up, shall we? Since my last post, I read: Destiny's Embrace by Beverly Jenkins My rating: 2 of 5 stars I don't typically...
February 2016 Reading Wrap-Up
This is actually a combo post! It's a day late, so an It's Tuesday! What Are You Reading? deal instead of IMWAYR. Plus, the monthly to-do. Let's get to it. This past week, I...
It’s Monday! What are you reading? (2/15/16)
This past week, I finished: Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was cute. Now I want to read the actual story of Aladdin so I can compare this...
It’s Monday! What are you reading?
This week, I finished: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (comic strip collection, adult) -- It's a collection of comics from her website, so exactly as expected How to Write a...
Welcome to Metropolis High!
I generally enjoyed this book, but I have to say I hated every single thing that had to do with Clark/Superman. WHY IS HE THERE? This is a prequel about Lois. And here's the...
Subtle Lessons in Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed
There's this moment in Crushed where the villain's lackey legit says to Kamala that it's her own fault she was kidnapped because she got in the car with him, and everyone saw...
Banned Books 101
This week's Top Ten Tuesday is kind of a cheat for me since I have taught a version of this class in the past. So I'm going to basically share my syllabus with you--with a...
Book Review: Tiger Eyes
I'll just admit up front that this is my first time reading this book. Judy Blume wasn't really on my radar when I was a kid, so I'm encountering most of her books as an...