Do not let what you think they think of you make you stop and question everything you are. Carrie Fisher has found the notebooks - the diaries she kept when she played Princess Leia during the first Star Wars - and has decided to write a book about it. It’s not nice being inside my… Continue reading The Princess Diarist – Carrie Fisher
The Mighty Silent e! – Kimberlee Gard
★★★★★ Little e knew he was important... This sweet picture book seeks to teach children the importance of of the letter "e" by personifying letters in the alphabet. In this world, little "e" goes to school with all the other little letters and most of the time, he's left alone. The other letters rarely paid him… Continue reading The Mighty Silent e! – Kimberlee Gard
Rich People Problems – Kevin Kwan
★★★★ Dear Lord, thank you for getting me the fuck out of here. Amen Nicholas Young narrowly escaped his family last round - and now he's happily married and settled - but all that's about to change. His grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed and he has no choice but rush to her side...along with… Continue reading Rich People Problems – Kevin Kwan
Play Like a Girl – Kate T. Parker
★★★★ You can own your strength. You can celebrate it. You can play like a girl. This sweet little book goes through all the life lessons that Kate T. Parker, photographer and soccer enthusiast, has learned over the years. I can't remember a time when I didn't want to play soccer. The book stars with… Continue reading Play Like a Girl – Kate T. Parker
The Most Amazing Harvest – Pam Bates, Paula Patty
★★★★ ½ "The Most Amazing Harvest" was a bit of a phenomenon for a while...It was spread across the world. The news of the Most Amazing Harvest spread across the nation - of how a community rallied behind one of their own and took care of the sick farmer in his time of need. This little book… Continue reading The Most Amazing Harvest – Pam Bates, Paula Patty
The Golden Son – Pierce Brown
I don't know what's wrong with me but this one is so gory-damn boring that I could scream. Am I the only one? Does it get better??? - An Eternity Later - It didn't get better, but on the plus side, this book is over! I can FINALLY read something else! The Review Okay. So. A lot happens… Continue reading The Golden Son – Pierce Brown
Trip the Runner – Andrew Rolston
★★★★ He won it twelve years ago. Track. He could still remember that glorious week... Trip Harrington was a hometown hero - winning Gold in the Olympics roughly a decade ago. And since then...he actually didn't do that much. But he didn't need to. Everyone loved him and were beyond overjoyed to have him in their lives. The… Continue reading Trip the Runner – Andrew Rolston
The Best Man – Richard Peck
★★★★ We thought he was weird. He thought we were weird. It was great. It was what multiculturalism ought to be. This book centers around Archer, as he grows from a young boy into a middle school student. We catch snippets - the best part of each year - as Archer navigates through life. From making… Continue reading The Best Man – Richard Peck
Kingdom of Ash and Briars – Hannah West
★★ ½ History might be whittled down until all that remains are shining fables of fairy magic and curse-defying kisses. This is the story of a kitchen maid, Bristal, and how she became the most important woman in all the kingdom. Bristal finds out that she is an elicromancer - and that with that magic comes the… Continue reading Kingdom of Ash and Briars – Hannah West
The God of Small Things -Arundhati Roy
★ That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less. Honestly, I wanted to like this one SO much but it was terrible. The novel follows a multi-generational Indian family in 1969. The matriarch, Mammachi, is their abused and blind grandmother. Ammu is the weary mother of fraternal twins, Esthappen and Rahel. The twins' favorite… Continue reading The God of Small Things -Arundhati Roy
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