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 →
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 →
The Best Children’s Xmas Books on My Shelf
Here's a list of some of the best titles we took out of the Christmas box for our holiday season. We have some classics, a couple that have been passed down, and two or three published in the last ten years that you might want to add to your collection. How the Grinch Stole Christmas... Continue Reading →
Super YA Friday: Cub by Cynthia Copeland
Cynthia Copeland tells her story as a middle school kid in 1972 and 73. A crossroads in our nation's history as women's rights, the war in Vietnam, environmentalism, Watergate, and fashion try to distract her from the wild kingdom in the halls of Litchfield Junior High School. She enjoys hanging with her friends, riding her... Continue Reading →
Island Book by Evan Dahm
Sola lives on a small island with other villagers who fear the Monster. It once came to the island and destroyed much of the settlement, but Sola was not afraid. She stood there and silently communicated with the beast. Now sailors take daily trips out into the ocean to look for it and keep the... Continue Reading →