Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting. So, in honor of the fact that next Wednesday I’ll BE at BEA, I thought I’d post a list of the books I’m looking forward to hopefully getting when I’m at BEA…. Read more »
Month: May 2012
Hazards of Working at a Bookstore May 2012
I haven’t done one of these posts for a looooooooong time, it’s not that I haven’t found lots of books I want, I just haven’t had the time to post the entries. So I decided to do one today. I also wanted to say that in the next couple weeks I may have a few… Read more »
Stacking the Shelves #3
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! This is being hosted by Tynga’s… Read more »
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
I had this sitting in my classroom since last October when our school had its bookfair and I was able to get a hard cover copy for only $8.99! But it’s like I forgot it was there. I pulled it out about a month ago when I was doing some cleaning in my classroom, and… Read more »
Tomorrow Land by Mari Mancusi
Tomorrow Land by Mari Mancusi My rating: 4 of 5 stars First I want to thank Netgalley for letting me read the egalley of this book. This is the first book I’ve read by this author, although I know of her from seeing her books at the bookstore where I work. So the premise sounded… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday – Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting. This week I chose to do this meme because there is a book I am really excited about. As someone who works at a bookstore, we are always having conversations about all… Read more »
Stacking the Shelves #2
Okay, week 2 of doing this meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. I feel like such a loser that I really only have one book each time I’ve done one of these memes. But oh well. I did actually get some egalleys on Netgalley, but don’t remember when exactly, so I will just have to start… Read more »
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi My rating: 5 of 5 stars First, I have to say, WOW!! Why didn’t I read this when I first got the ARC at the bookstore where I work back in October? How stupid am I? This book was sooooo good. I think I waited because at first I was… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday – The Bar Code Prophecy (Bar Code #3) by Suzanne Weyn AND Spring Fling Giveaway Winner announcement!
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting. This week I have a book I’m waiting for in 2 ways. I just found on Netgalley the 3rd book in a series I really enjoy, The Bar Code series by Suzanne… Read more »
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
First I have to say thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Childrens Publishing Corporation for letting me read the egalley of this book. It really fits in with all the end of the world stories I seem to be reading lately. It is set slightly in the future, eveyone carries a “tab” around with them… Read more »