Recent Posts Tagged With 'u-z author'

• Picking Cotton, Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 02:20 in book reviews, nonfiction, published 2009, memoir biography, u-z author, m-p title, a-d author

  Picking Cotton, Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson- Cannino and Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo is an unusual powerful story that I don’t think I’ll ever forget.  In her early twenties, Jennifer Thompson was victi...

• Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

  Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 08:11 in fiction, science fiction, fantasy, book reviews, book club, young adult, children's literature book club selection, u-z author, e-h title

  So Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin is one of those books where perhaps not reviewing it in a timely manner ultimately creates the final judgment:  it’s a pretty forgettable book.  I hate to say that because I remember thinking that the book wasn...

• My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, Illlustrated by Catherine Stock

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 01:12 in africa, fiction, book reviews, sudan, picture & board books, published 2009, u-z author, m-p title, m-p author, cybils picture book nomination

  After reviewing three books this week about Sudan, I conclude with one last picture book: My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed and illustrated by Catherine Stock.  Sangoel, his mother and his little sister are all refugee...

• Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams, Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 00:01 in africa, fiction, book reviews, sudan, review copy, picture & board books, a-d title, u-z author, published 2005

  I’m excited today to recommend to you another book about the Lost Boys, Brothers in Hope:  The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams, Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.  Mary Williams is a name that I have heard often when reading...

• Thanksgiving at the Inn by Tim Whitney

  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 12:01 in fiction, book reviews, thanksgiving, review copy, middle readers, u-z author, q-t title

  I hope that everybody had a great Thanksgiving holiday if you are here in the states!  I had a fantastic time sluffing all of my blog responsibilities and not posting a thing!  (That’s not to say that I wasn’t working hard on a new rea...

• Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 12:17 in videos, fiction, book reviews, vlog, halloween, picture & board books, u-z author, i-l title, published 2005

  My boys can not get enough of Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems which we’ve been reading in anticipation for Halloween although I would stress that although great for Halloween with its monster theme is a great everyday picture book.Â...

• A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton and Illustrated by David Clark

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 13:55 in fiction, book reviews, halloween, picture & board books, utah author, lds author, u-z author, u-z title, published 2004

  My boys LOVED A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton and illustrated by David Clark.  As soon as we finished reading it they wanted to read it again.  Over and over.   I think we read it at least four times in a row the first time. Ann has staye...

• Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman

  Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 06:22 in india, fiction, book reviews, young adult, published 2008, a-d title, u-z author

  I had no idea what Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman was about when I put it on hold at the library.  It was chosen for my Children’s Literature Book Club (we were reading all Beehive Award nominees) and being the dutiful member that I ...

• Someone Named Eva by Joan M. Wolf

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 06:06 in World War II, war, fiction, book reviews, middle readers, published 2007, u-z author, q-t title

  Loved this book. Loved it. Read on . . . One of my favorite types of books to read are books that take place around World War II and the Holocaust.  There will never be a drought of stories to tell from this horrific part of history.  But I was sho...

• Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr (Including Video from Launch Party)

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 13:24 in fiction, book reviews, young adult, author events, review copy, utah author, published 2009, u-z author, m-p title

  Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr is Sara’s best book yet. 15-year-old Sam has always been defined as the pastor’s daughter.  But not all is well behind closed doors.  Citing the pressures of being a pastor’s wife, Sam’s mother is ...

• Chess Rumble by G. Neri, Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

  Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 15:07 in videos, fiction, book reviews, book club, book trailers, free verse, middle readers, reluctant readers, children's literature book club selection, u-z author, e-h title

  Chess Rumble by G. Neri and illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson is one of those books that I hope people don’t judge based on the cover.  I don’t think it’s the best representation of the book.  It’s a book that I would have ...

• I Hadn’t Mean to Tell You This by Jacqueline Woodson

  Posted on Monday September 7th, 2009 at 02:57 in fiction, book reviews, young adult, child abuse, u-z author, i-l title

  This is what I love about this whole blogging about books thing.  I was introduced to Jacqueline Woodson when I decided that I wanted to read all the Newbery winners.  The first Woodson book that I read was Feathers, and while I admit that it’...

• First Comes Loves, Then Comes Malaria by Eve Brown-Waite

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 09:52 in africa, book reviews, nonfiction, ecuador, uganda, memoir, published 2009, u-z author, e-h title

  With a title like First Comes Loves, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life by Eve Brown-Waite I had no idea what I was expecting from this book.  I had skimmed just enough of the re...

• Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom by Eric Wight

  Posted on Friday June 26th, 2009 at 09:07 in fiction, book reviews, graphic novel, review copy, middle readers, published 2009, u-z author, e-h title

  Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom written and illustrated by Eric Wight is a spoof of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom but in this case Frankie’s nemisis is his messy room.  Pair that with his nagging mom and he’s got a problem!Â...

• Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 09:38 in fiction, book reviews, young adult, book to movie, u-z author, m-p title

  Jacqueline Woodson continues to do no wrong and Miracle’s Boys further confirms that I need to continue to read through her entire back list. Miracle’s Boys is a beautiful exploration of what happens when parents die, leaving their childr...

• The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams: A Review, a Reading, and a Signed ARC Giveaway!

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 06:00 in contests, videos, fiction, book reviews, young adult, Polygamy, author events, utah author, lds author, a-d title, u-z author

  The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams is a book that I have been wanting to get my greedy hands on as soon as I saw the first review for it.  Why?  Well, I’ll tell you why. One.  It’s YA.  I love YA.  Need I say more? Two.  It̵...