★★★★ They were traveling to a land where colonies of people like them were able to settle in homes and worship the way they wanted. Colonial America was certainly an interesting time! This lovely little book describes what life was like when America was first settled. It starts with why the colonials left England and… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… Colonial America – Carole P. Roman, Sarah Wright (Illustrations)
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Some Kind of Animal – Maria Romasco Moore
My sister, Lee, and I don't live in the same house. My sister doesn't live in a house at all. She lives in the forest. She sleeps during the day and runs at night. Ever since Jolene "Jo" was five, she told her aunt and her grandmother (who raised her) that she had a twin sister… Continue reading Some Kind of Animal – Maria Romasco Moore
Kill the Farm Boy – Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne
★★★★ "I'm a pixie. Name's Staph." "Staph?" "That's what I said. I'm here to change your life...The good news and the bad news is that you're the Chosen One." Young Worstley, a farm boy, gets the surprise of a lifetime when he goes out to feed the animals and returns as the Chosen One (with Gustav the Goat by… Continue reading Kill the Farm Boy – Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne
Na Cearcaill – Alpha Four
Her words were cut off as a colossal creature rose out of the water, its massive jaws chomping, and rows of sharp teeth just missing Finn. The world is on the brink of war. Again. Bellae is seven years old and is able to communicate with animals. Her brother poorly suppresses his jealously and her… Continue reading Na Cearcaill – Alpha Four
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions – Randall Munroe
★★★★ Trying to thoroughly answer a stupid question can take you to some pretty interesting places. Randall Munroe, ex-NASA employee and author of the wildly popular webcomic XKCD, decides to look at several, undoubtedly, absurd questions and find scientific answers to them. Nothing is too absurd for him - whether it be the logistics of finding your soulmate… Continue reading What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions – Randall Munroe
Seasons of Wicca -Ambrosia Hawthorn
★★★★ ½ Wicca emerged in the United States in the 1960s as an Earth-centered religion that incorporates diety and ritual. If you've ever been curious about Wicca, then this is the book for you! This handy little guide begins by discussing what Wicca is - including its origins and core beliefs. One thing that surprised me is how… Continue reading Seasons of Wicca -Ambrosia Hawthorn
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Ping Zhu (illustrator)
★★★★ I saw another review do this, but I totally agree: 5 stars for the woman, 3 stars for the book The pedestal upon which women have been placed has all too often, upon closer inspection, been revealed as a cage. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a modern woman before her time. She was a lawyer, a… Continue reading Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik, Ping Zhu (illustrator)
If You Were Me and Lived in… Elizabethan England – Carole P. Roman, Paula Tabor (Illustrator)
★★★★ Elizabethan England was an incredibly interesting and strange time. Everything from the clothes to the food to even the structure of the houses was different - B>very different. There were two small bedrooms in the rear of the house where you shared a bed with your sisters. I can't imagine doing that! The food, in particular, stood out… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… Elizabethan England – Carole P. Roman, Paula Tabor (Illustrator)
Master Class – Christina Dalcher
I have too strong a survival instinct. Always have. Elena Fairchild is a teacher at an exclusive "Silver" school - where the best of the best students go. The new educational system (Silver schools for the smartest, Green for the middle and Yellow for the bottom-tier students) has been in place for a while now. Elena somewhat… Continue reading Master Class – Christina Dalcher
Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography – Neil Patrick Harris
★★★★ Ahh...Quaint childhood, a few lucky breaks and then success, success, success. The classic celebrity memoir...or is it? You come in weighing a very average, very sexy seven pounds, seven ounces. As it happens, that is also the exact weight of an Emmy Award. Coincidence? Yes … but true fact? No. What if memoirs didn't… Continue reading Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography – Neil Patrick Harris
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