It's Monday What Are You Reading? #19 (Late Post)

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Okay so it's not Monday but I was out basically all day yesterday and didn't really have a chance to post this up which I really want to do because I want you to meet someone. For two weeks now I've been harboring  a secret. And that secret is.... I ha…

Motherhood, Virginia Wolf, and Dancing Flamingoes

So like I promised I've got some great picture books and illustrators to show you. First up is  Josée Masse's illustrations of the book Motherbridge of Love.

Motherbridge of Love is about two mothers and adoption. 
It's about how both mothers are special and how they both contributed to t…

Book Blogger Confession Time

So before I confess something that I really want to get out. I want to give you a little background on what happened to me yesterday that got me thinking about some things. And you know when I start thinking about things it becomes this whole huge thing so bare with me.
First of all I discovered thi…

Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

Standalone. Simon Pulse (January 2012) Library Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life, and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she’s a girl who doesn’t believe in second chances... a girl who stays under the radar by baking cupcakes at h…

Flush by Carl Hiaasen

Standalone. Knopf Books for Young Readers (2005) Library "You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup.
Noah's dad is sure that the owner of theCoral Queencasino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has made t…

After Eli by Rebecca Rupp

Standalone. Candlewick Press (August 2012) Library "When Daniel’s brother Eli is killed  at war, Daniel considers the history of unusual fatalities to determine what makes a death — or a life — matter. Some people die heroically, others accidentally. When Daniel Anderson’s older brother dies, h…

Audio Books and Their Place in the Book World

Okay so there's a question that has been bothering me for some time. It's something I need answered before I even try using audio books...
When you use audio books is that considered READING?
Audio books are called books but my mind won't allow me to think that it's reading... I mean …