Helloooo! It is Sunday again, which can only mean one thing: #SixforSunday! Continuing on our mission to spread the love of kids lit this month, today we are looking back to last year and the myriad of increidble books that were released! Today's #SixforSunday theme is: 2018 Must Read Books So here we are, 6 … Continue reading S4S – 2018 Must Reads
Tag: 2018releases
Best of 2018: YA edition
It’s time! It is the end of 2018 and here comes my “best of the year” series! For books to be considered in the “best of 2018” series, I had to have read them in 2018. So this discounts some of my favourite 2018 releases… Today’s best of series takes on: Hello, my name is Steph and I … Continue reading Best of 2018: YA edition
BLOG TOUR: Rosie Loves Jack
Happy Wednesday! Today I'm here as part of the blog tour for the brilliant Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon. "They can't send you away. What will we do? We need us. I stop your angry, Jack. And you make me strong. You make me Rosie." Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves Rosie. So when they're … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: Rosie Loves Jack
S4S – Bookish highlights
Hello there! Here we are for #SixforSunday again! (Sorry I'm late today... I don't know where my draft of this post went!) Today we're here to talk: Bookish highlights I'm going to use this prompt to count down 6 books that surprised me and blew my socks off this year! Show Stopper and Show Stealer … Continue reading S4S – Bookish highlights
Looking for a brilliant read for a teen in your life?
Here we are, day 3 of my gift guide. I hope you've enjoyed reading them! It's been a blast looking back at my year in books and thinking which ones I would recommend people buy and read AND SHOVE IN EACH OTHERS FACES *ahem*. Today, on this here final day of recommending, I'm sorting through … Continue reading Looking for a brilliant read for a teen in your life?
“Which books should I add to my Christmas list, Miss?”
Yesterday, I shared 10 recommendations for emerging chapter book readers - check it out if you're after recommendations for 6+ years! Today I'm sharing books that I've shared with the kids in my class, school and life! Today is the turn of those who are confidently reading longer chapter books - longer chapter books that … Continue reading “Which books should I add to my Christmas list, Miss?”
“You know books… can I have some recommendations?”
The amount of times I've been asked for recommendations over the past few weeks is LUSH. Whether it's from my kids for what to read next, for parents on what to buy their kids for Christmas or from my colleagues on what to read, it's all lush to talk books. Over the next 3 days … Continue reading “You know books… can I have some recommendations?”
BOOK BLOG: April Tucholke
The Boneless Mercies: a beautifully brilliant book! "Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are Boneless Mercies – death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly and mercifully. It is a job for women, and women only. Men will not do this sad, dark work. Frey has no family, no home, no fortune, and yet her blood sings … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: April Tucholke
BOOK BLOG: David Levithan
Someday: what happens when you accept the love you never thought you could have? "For as long as A can remember, life has meant waking up in a different person's body every day, forced to live as that person until the day ended. A always thought there wasn't anyone else who had a life like … Continue reading BOOK BLOG: David Levithan
BLOG TOUR: The Hurting
Today I have the absolute joy of hosting Lucy van Smit, author of The Hurting on my blog. I was originally asked to be part of the blog tour with a review, but then I was asked if I'd like to do a Q&A and I was thrilled. I really enjoyed The Hurting... it's a … Continue reading BLOG TOUR: The Hurting