I like when you read a book and think, “Yes, I see why this won an award.” The Newbery was very well deserved in this case. In The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, Xan is a witch in the forest. She is loved by the townsfolk on one side, and feared by …
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Book Review | Lucky Red (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lucky Red, Bridget has lived with her father on their struggling farm for years, taking care of him through …
Book Review | Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success
In Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success by Jessica Parra, Rubi loves to bake, but her parents want more for her. They want her to go to law school and be more successful. But when a baking competition judged by two celebrity chefs is announced in her town, she can’t resist. However, balancing that contest as …
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Book Review | The Wishing Game
I love when a book ends up being even better than you expected! In The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, Lucy Hart’s life hasn’t been the easiest. She spent her childhood being neglected by her parents, who were busy taking care of her immuno-compromised sister. Lucy’s only comfort was the Clock Island book series, which …
Book Review | Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen
This will hopefully tide me over until we get more Great British Bake-Off. In Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs, Eliza Acton is struggling to get published as a poet, as this is viewed primarily as a man’s domain. Her publisher suggests she instead write a book of cookery, and she initially balks—until she …
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