Alcoholism in YA Lit
I recently finished I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, which is mostly about a girl falling in love with a Marine with PTSD, but which is also about a girl dealing with...
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Recommendation Wednesday: Kissing Ted Callahan
If you're totally into kissing books (WHICH I AM), you might like this book. As the title plainly states Kissing Ted Callahan (and Other Guys) by Amy Spalding is about main...
March 2015 in Review
I finished nine books this month: Princeless by Jeremy Whitley, illustrated by M. Goodwin (graphic novel) This Side of Home by Renée Watson (YA) Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and...
Top Ten Characters I’d Love to Check In With
...or the chance to write our own fanon, I'm guessing. 1. Steven from Monster -- I am sure he went to college and is doing great. He also does lots of mentoring and...
A Pretty Typical Atypical Day in My Life
I usually post strictly about books (and occasionally teaching), but I thought it would be fun to participate in the A Day in the Life challenge/event hosted by Trish over at...
Housecleaning: Bloggiesta-style
I am super behind on everything (and by everything, I mean grading, of course). Still and all, I am going to try to carve out some time to do stuff around my blog for...
Top Ten Books for Readers Who Like Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder
So, this week's Top Ten Tuesday list will probably be a little cheeky. The topic is books for people who like [fill in the blank], and Scandal was the first thing that popped...
“Don’t let the muggles get you down!”
I went out of town last weekend, and, as I was waiting for my flight, I decided to (re)read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling. After finishing it, all I...
Recommendation Wednesday: Princeless
About 3/4 of the way through Princeless by Jeremy Whitley (illustrated by M. Goodwin), I could not stop smiling. Then, when I finished the book, I closed it with a satisfying...