The amazing squirrels of Barrington Stoke sent me some amazing books recently and during half term I sat and devoured all of them! I thought now was a perfect time to share my mini reviews of the YA/older titles that I read! (If you're interested in the titles for younger children/middle grade, check out this … Continue reading Barrington Stoke mini reviews: the YA edition
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“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?”
The 90s Movie Tag
Hello there! How are we all? It's Friday again! It is FINALLY half term. My first half term over as a teacher - prepare yourself for quite a mammoth blog post next week about what I got up to in my first 8 weeks as a teacher! Today I'm taking on the '90s Movie Tag' … Continue reading The 90s Movie Tag
S4S – books on my TBR forever
Morning pals! How are we all today? What does this Sunday have in store for us all? Is anyone up to anything fun? I shall probably be spending my Sunday doing some planning as it is almost back to school time! Today’s #SixforSunday post queries: Books that have been on my TBR forever See last … Continue reading S4S – books on my TBR forever
S4S – Stuck in a lift with WHO? No thanks.
Hello again! Welcome back to #SixforSunday. Last week I shared characters I would like to be stuck in a lift with... this week I'm sharing: Characters I definitely would NOT like to be stuck in a lift with Let's get on with this... The Maestro - A Thousand Perfect Notes For those of you who … Continue reading S4S – Stuck in a lift with WHO? No thanks.
Best of 2017: YA edition
3 more days of 2017. 3 more days of books. As you might've seen yesterday, I shared my favourite MG books of 2017. Today, I am sharing my favourite YA books of the year. This year was one filled with absolutely incredible YA books and it was TOUGH to whittle it down to only 12. … Continue reading Best of 2017: YA edition
Perfect Presents: YA edition
Hello! So far this week we've looked at picture books and MG books, but today I'm sharing some of the YA books that I think the YA lovers in your life will really enjoy! Again, there's been so many incredible YA books out this year and I haven't got round to reading them all, but … Continue reading Perfect Presents: YA edition
BOOKBLOG: Lauren James
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe: a gripping, unique heart-racer "Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for … Continue reading BOOKBLOG: Lauren James
