Superman and Mongol grapple through the air... half flying, half fighting. They destroy Main Street and spark interest in a young woman to find out who her real parents are. As I've talked about here on the blog, I don't know much about comic book characters so I rely on these individual books to give... Continue Reading →
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Race to the Sun is my third book from Rick Riordan Presents and I can now say that it is an imprint that I completely trust. And on top that, I read three of Roanhorse's books this year and they were all stellar. Combine the two and you've got the makings of a very good... Continue Reading →
Y: The Last Man Vol 1: Unmanned
The world changes in a moment when the Y chromosome is wiped off the face of the earth in the fall of 2002. All sperm, fetuses... any males are gone. What is the cause of this "gendercide?" A mystical necklace, a cloning experiment, a magical ring... In NYC, the West Bank, Jordan, and Boston, factions... Continue Reading →
Jack at Bat By Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Jack At Bat combines two things my daughter and I love: baseball and Jack! My daughter had the pleasure of seeing Barnett and Pizzoli when they went to her school last year. She got signed copies of their other two books at a very cool assembly. Authors on book tours at elementary schools are the... Continue Reading →
2020 TBR Reading Challenge Checklist
I was tagged by my buddy Beth over at Before We Go Blog. Ok, here's the game plan, and my list is below... A 2020 Release: A Master of Sorrows. Book Published in the Year You Were Born: Born on the Fourth of July Movie Adaptation for 2020: The One and Only Ivan Friend Rec: The... Continue Reading →