Hello Wednesday folks! Sorry this is late, I have had a mega stressful week, however you are in for a treat with this guest blog this week. My gorgeous friend Rachel, over-lady of #SundayYA, #SundayYAthon and 100-or-less has popped along to talk about YA books which discuss one of the most important things to a … Continue reading Mental Health in YA
Tag: books
“Mam, can I have a book?”
Dear everyone, This is an open letter to you all. Hello, I'm Steph. I'm a teacher, a lover of books and a reader of all kinds of books. I am technically an adult, yet I read mostly Young Adult books (which I am NOT their target audience), Middle Grade books (again, I am NOT the … Continue reading “Mam, can I have a book?”
You MAY not buy any books
Hello. So it's May. Welcome to a new month. I am trying something this month... I am not allowed to buy ANY books. Those of you who know me, or follow this blog, will know that I am a FAN of books. I do buy books probably weekly/fortnightly. I am going to try for a … Continue reading You MAY not buy any books
April Books
It's that time again, April has come and gone! This year is flying by! We're in the final term... (as a teacher, I count my life in terms ha! This means I have only 1 term until I start training... this makes me wanna vomit. We will get to that in a future blog post!) … Continue reading April Books
BOOKBLOG: Maggie Harcourt
Unconventional: funny, nerdy and witty. "Lexi Angelo has grown up helping her dad with his events business. She likes to stay behind the scenes, planning and organizing...until author Aidan Green - messy haired and annoyingly arrogant - arrives unannounced at the first event of the year. Then Lexi's life is thrown into disarray. In a … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Maggie Harcourt
BOOKBLOG: Patrice Lawrence
Orangeboy: tense, tough and powerful. I have had Orangeboy on my watchlist (books that I want that I've not read) since UKYACX last year. I didn't get round to buying it last year, but it was always in the back of my mind to read it and when Rachel announced that there was going to … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Patrice Lawrence
SundayYAthon at Easter!
This Easter weekend was my 2nd (maybe 3rd?) time of joining in a SundayYAthon and I loved it! For those of you who don't know, #SundayYA is a chat that happens every Sunday between 6 and 7pm and I love it. We've had all sorts of chats over the past few weeks and it's ran … Continue reading SundayYAthon at Easter!
BOOKBLOG: David Litchfield
Grandad's Secret Giant: heartwarming, beautiful and poignant. "He has hands the size of tables," Grandad said, "legs as long as drainpipes and feet as big as rowing boats. Do you know who I mean?" "Yes," sighed Billy. "The Secret Giant. But he's not real!" Billy doesn't believe his Grandad when he tells him there's a … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: David Litchfield
BOOKBLOG: BRYONY SUPPER
The Inventing Tubes: funny, cute, brilliant for kids! "Marc Macaroni uses the Inventing Tubed to invent the fantastic Pastaball. Sarah Spaghetti, who is always impatient, tries to invent her own Pastaball without reading the instructions properly! The Pasta Petz arrive in the Pastamobile to save the day - but they are all so busy that … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: BRYONY SUPPER
BOOKBLOG: KATE A BOORMAN
Winterkill: seductive, nervy and enthralling. Friday saw the start of the #SundayYAthon... where we have to read as many books as we can in a weekend! I was travelling to London to meet a pocket friend of mine (see: amazing online friend) and was reading Orangeboy on the way down (as book 1 of #SundayYAthon) … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: KATE A BOORMAN
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