Okay, this will be my last Truman book for about 3 more books. I’ve got 3 e-galleys that are expiring in the next 2 weeks from Netgalley, and of course I must re-read Breaking Dawn before the movie comes out in about two weeks! So, once those 4 are done, back to speeding through the […]
Wow, that is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of this book that I just finished. I loved this. Such a good story! I’m going to have to go back and read The Wednesday Wars now. Which won a Newbery Honor, so it must really be good. We start out with […]
I actually had never read a book by Gary Paulsen until I began to read for the different award lists. I know, I know, how many people grew up reading Hatchet? Not me. But I have to admit he is a very good writer. Normally they’re not my type of books, but they’re good. This […]
I always have trouble picking up the non-paranormal, out of the ordinary stories. I just seem to be drawn to the dystopian, paranormal, futuristic, sci-fi, horror, more than realistic fiction. However thanks to reading to help choose the Trumans, I get exposed to great stories like these that I would probably never read otherwise. The […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been a fan of myths since I was in middle school probably. And really, I think most people were at that age. As a teacher, I remember the years when the 7th grade Social Studies teachers did Greek and Roman history, and so the kids always seemed to […]
I have to say I was very excited to get to participate in the Stitch Blog tour. I was able to get an e-book copy of the book and read it, and it was very good! First, let me share the synopsis of the book from the author: Stitch Synopsis Her heart races, her muscles […]
Now this is a book I’ve been waiting to read for a long time! Almost every blog I’ve seen review it has really liked it. And the premise of the story was totally intriguing. And I have to say, I was not disappointed! I was able to get a good deal on the book from […]
Okay, I started out this book really getting irritated with the main character, Sarah. She wasn’t happy because she’d moved to a new school with a scholarship from swimming, and no one seemed to like her because she wasn’t wealthy like the rest of them. She got stuck going on a weekend field trip to […]
I hate to admit it, but once again I had let my judging a book by its cover keep me away from a really good book. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not really a fan of fantasy. It takes a really good story or writing to draw me in. This one did. So glad that […]
While this is a cute book, it’s not really that great. To me that is. I guess it might be more of a draw to the 6th graders who read the Truman books, but it was really kind of childish. It did have a good message, similar in a way to Silhouetted by the Blue, […]