A marvelous tale of space aliens and vast conspiracies. Put another way, just the thing to lure the science fiction curious back to the fold.| A Fuse #8 Production
We continue our ode to science fiction this week with the delightful Rebecca Stead in discussion about her latest title, tails and all.| A Fuse #8 Production
Got a-hankering for more Penderwicks? Then get the next best thing! Jeanne Birdsall has an all new book out and it involves libraries, fairies, and terrible terrible parents.| A Fuse #8 Production
I read 120 books last year, which kind of shocks me. I mean I know I read a lot, but for me that is still more than “normal.” But who knows what “normal” really means anyway. Naturally some reads were better than others, so here are my favorite reads of 2024! I’ve added both Goodreads and Storygraph links for the books, with GR being Goodreads and SG being Storygraph! Mammoths at the Gates (GR || SG) by Nghi Vo (adult fantasy novella; 4th in an ongoing series of related novellas) Wh...| colour me read
Middle grade fiction is such a terrific place to find interesting characters and challenges. These three brand new books have an amazing variety of those! | The Book Search
These two brand new middle grade books are all about games- and you know that since it's middle grade fiction, it's really about way more than the game. Bigger stakes and bigger rewards! Both of these books are high reward books! | The Book Search
It's funny how sometimes there's kind of a "thing" in middle grade literature. This week, I read two different books that were published in the same week and both were about kids who were dealing with a missing mom. It's fairly often that children are left to their own devices, particularly in middle grade literature-think James and the Giant Peach, Harry Potter, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, to name a few, so it's not really surprising to find missing parents, but these two books...| The Book Search
I'm branching out from all the speculative fiction I've been reading to catch up on some realistic fiction. Here are two of my new favorites!| The Book Search
Need some great new middle grade books with relatable characters? Wait till you hear about these!| The Book Search