He knew it was time to modernize, so he created...Santa.com. It's a time for change - Santa can no longer make everything by hand and he's updated the North Pole. "Remember, Christmas cannot make itself. We need the work of every elf!" Santa.com allows for Christmas presents to be automatically made, under the careful supervision of… Continue reading Santa.com – Russell Hicks
Penguins and Other Sea Birds – Matt Sewell
★★★★ ½ Hopefully in this book you will discover that there is a lot more to penguins than being cute. In fact, they are one of the hardiest souls on the planet... Matt Sewell takes us on an amazing little adventure as we travel the globe to learn cool facts and looking at gorgeous illustrations of various… Continue reading Penguins and Other Sea Birds – Matt Sewell
Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer
★★★★★ The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. Christopher Johnson McCandless began roaming in 1991 after graduating college. He gave away his savings ($25,000) to charity, got rid of all his material possessions, burned his remaining money and just left. Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move… Continue reading Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer
The Winter of the Witch – Katherine Arden
★★★★★ She bent forward to breathe into his ear: "Never give me orders." "Command me, then," he whispered back. The words went through her like wine. Moscow is beset with danger and Vasya has only made it worse. Her betrayal of the crown prince is still rocking the country, and there are many waiting in the wings… Continue reading The Winter of the Witch – Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower – Katherine Arden
★★★★ ½ “Has the world run dry of warriors?' She asked... 'There were no heroes,' said Vasya between her teeth. 'There was only me.”Vasya lives in a time where women were not given many choices. A woman married. Or she became a nun. Or she died. That was what being a woman meant. Wanting neither… Continue reading The Girl in the Tower – Katherine Arden
The Bear and the Nightingale – Katherine Arden
★★★★ Haunting. Riveting. Entrancing. This is the sort of book that sweeps you on a journey . "I want to save you, Vasilisa Petrovna," he said. "I will save you all. There are dark forces that you do not understand." To his surprise, and perhaps to her, she laughed. Vasilisa "Vasya" Petrovna lives during the "old Russia" - back… Continue reading The Bear and the Nightingale – Katherine Arden
The Princess Bride -William Goldman, Michael Manomivibul (Illustrator)
★★★★★ “We’ll never survive!” “Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.” Buttercup spent her entire life on a farm with her mom, dad and the farm boy who lived outside in the hovel. But then, one day, all that changed. She became beautiful. Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's… Continue reading The Princess Bride -William Goldman, Michael Manomivibul (Illustrator)
Opal – Maggie Stiefvater
★★★★ Sometimes bad ideas were so bad they looped right around until they became good ideas. The war is over, the battles are all won... but what now? Gansey and Blue are off on an adventure, Adam will be leaving soon and Ronan needs to figure out creating a new Cabeswater...but what about Opal? Well, for… Continue reading Opal – Maggie Stiefvater
Beartown – Fredrick Backman
★★★★★ Everyone has a thousand wishes before a tragedy, but just one afterward. Beartown, a small town in the middle of the forest, has beenon its way out for years. Businesses are leaving, layoffs are happening and people are fleeing for anywhere but there. But, there is one thing that holds everyone together - the junior… Continue reading Beartown – Fredrick Backman
Breadcrumbs – Anne Ursu & Erin Mcguire (illustrator)
★★★★ ½ A boy got a splinter in his eye, and his heart turned cold. Only two people noticed. One was a witch, and she took him for her own. The other was his best friend. And she went after him in ill-considered shoes, brave and completely unprepared. Hazel and Jack are were the best of friends.… Continue reading Breadcrumbs – Anne Ursu & Erin Mcguire (illustrator)
