My latest read was another from my 7th grade reading list – The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. I understand that this is a classic and an international best seller and, while many read it in school or along the way, it was my first time picking it up. In short, I loved the book.… Read More
This one was in my pool, beach and travel bag in the late fall and I forgot to give y’all a short review until I turned it up cleaning out my closet. The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand Nantucket is only eleven miles away from Martha’s Vineyard. But they may as well be worlds apart for… Read More
My last book conquest was from my 7th grade reading list – Legend by Marie Lu. Honey read it a few years ago and said it was great. I really enjoyed it as well and recommend picking it up! My actual 7th grader hasn’t started it yet, but I think (hope… pray…) that he will… Read More
This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Stacy. She wrote “I’m already subscribed! Our family loves to randomly bless our teachers throughout the school year with a little treat or lunch. My oldest also has a huge heart for those in need and we always do something like occ or angel tree during the Christmas… Read More
When I shared a snippet of From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in my to-read stack, I was overwhelmed with messages and comments saying “that was my favorite childhood book”! A week or so later, and before I had even started it, I volunteered to help Whit’s teacher organize the library in… Read More
This summer, prior to my tv binge watching binge, I read The Lying Game by Ruth Ware. I loved the setting, the characters and the fact that I really couldn’t figure it out. I was a tiny bit disappointed when I found out what the big event hidden in their past was, but overall found the… Read More
At the risk of sounding like a real helicopter mom, tiger mom, mom with too much time on her hands (that one is DEF not the case), fill-in-the-blank mom, my bedside stack currently consists of three titles that the seventh grader will be reading. Soooo… while I hated every second of required reading in middle… Read More