For the second time, I've been able to go to the Miami Book Fair. This time around I got all rained on and so did my mom. She mentioned later that she's been meaning to take me since I was a little kid so we finally got to go together. Even with all the rain it was still nice hanging out w…

Books read from 6/21/14 - 6/28/14:





Book #1 Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder Pages: 361 Thoughts: So good! Way better than I expected. I loved that the romance for me was slow and unexpected. This series is going to be good I can tell.
Book #2 Life is But a Dream by Brian James Pages: 234 Thoughts: I've …

Books read from 6/7/14 - 6/14/14:



Book #1 Splintered by A.G. Howard Pages: 371 Thoughts: Not what I expected. I enjoyed going into a dark version of Wonderland.
Book #2 Wonderland by Tommy Kovac Pages: 160 Thoughts: Nice to read right after Splintered. Loved the illustrations in this graphic novel.
Overall:…

Books read from 5/10/14 - 6/7/14:



Book #1 The Dirt Diary by Anna Staniszewski Pages: 246 Thoughts: Very sweet story. A lot of growth in the main character.
Book #2 A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean Pages: 208 Thoughts: Such a wonderful story. It was very quirky and emotional.
Book #3 The Queen of the Tearl…

Books read from 5/5/14 - 5/12/14:

This is a few minutes late but I was wrapping up reading The Dirt Diary which I unbelievably was able to finish on time on Monday.
Book #1 Torn by Jennifer Brown Pages: 288 Thoughts: Great start in my quest to read 7 ARCs.
Book #2: Synchrony by Cindy Ray Hale Pages: 384 Th…

Books read from 5/3/14 - 5/10/14:

Book #1 Torn Away by Jennifer Brown Pages: 288 Thoughts: Wonderful, emotional read.
Book #2 Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Pages: 338 Thoughts: Reread for a review. I don't know yet if I'll reread the others but I am still going to review all of them since the series i…

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I've always been one to participate in my library's summer reading program. In my library you are given a paper with six sections where you write your name, contact information, and books you've read within an hour (if you are an adult within four hours) u…

If you haven't noticed the countdown on the side of the blog... there is one. On February 15th, I'm happy to say I'm having the author of The Junction of Sunshine and Lucky (release date: February 6th) Holly Schindler on She's Got Books on Her Mind for a guest post. The first guest …

The summer of her dreams is about to get a reality check.
They said it couldn't be done, but geeky sophomore Lauren Carlson transformed herself into a popular girl after moving to a new school halfway across the country. Amazing what losing her braces and going out for cheerleading will do. Only…

Hello everybody! I want to talk to you about Kickstarter. Kickstarter if you don't know already is a website for people to get funds for their projects. Many months ago I found a book there that led me to some great illustrators. It's called: A Rule Is To Break: A Child's Guide To Anarc…