Add Your Blog | | Signup
Booklady's Booknotes · 2d ago

ARC Review of A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix

FTC Disclosure:  I received an advance reader’s copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review. A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix Summary:  You’d think being a Prince in a vast intergalactic empire would be about as good as it gets. Particularly when Princes are fa
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 6d ago

ARC Review of Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sarah Pennypacker

FTC Disclosure:  I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review. Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sarah Pennypacker Summary: Stella loves living with Great-aunt Louise in her big old house near the water on Cape Cod for many reasons, but m
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 1W ago

ARC Review of Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon

FTC Disclosure:  I received an advance copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review. Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon Summary:  Maybe it was those extra five pounds I’d gained. Maybe it was because I was about to turn the same age my mother was when I lost her. Maybe it [
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 2W ago

A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton

FTC Disclosure:  I received an advance copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. A Deadly Grind by Victoria Hamilton Summary: When vintage cookware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton spies an original 1920s Hoosier brand kitchen cabinet at an estate auction, it’s love a
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 2W ago

Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop

Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop May 7th – 13th Hosted by KidLitFrenzy, Classic Children’s Books, Mymcbooks & I Am A Reader, Not A Writer What is Children’s Book Week? Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running literacy initiative in the country. Each year, books for young peo
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 2W ago

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (Audio Book)

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos From Goodreads:  Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year’s best contribution to children’s literature and the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a no
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 3W ago

May Random Acts of Kindness Signups

May RAK [Hosted by Book Soulmates] In this monthly book exchange, we check out each others’ wish lists, and then send out & receive books as Random Acts of Kindness! Read more about it HERE!   It’s been a while since I was able to participate.  Next week is National Children’s Book Week.  In [...]
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 3W ago

Nancy Clancy Super Sleuth by Jane O’Connor

Nancy Clancy Super Sleuth by Jane O’Connor From the back of the book: Nancy Clancy has everything she needs to be a super sleuth (that’s a fancy word for detective): She has a glamorous magnifying glass complete with rhinestones, a totally professional pink trench coat, and a sleuthing partner with
0 Vote Up · Share
Booklady's Booknotes · 4W ago

What Children’s Book Are You From?

While doing some research on children’s book character trivia in preparation for celebrating National Children’s Book Week, I ran across this quiz: What Children’s Book Are You From? I’m from The Giver by Lois Lowery. This is what the quiz said:   For one thing. You are not ordinary like everyone wa
0 Vote Up · Share
More Stories