Title: The Lion ThroneAuthor: Jennifer RobersonSeries: Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Books 7-8Publisher: DAWPaperback: 784 pagesSource: OwnSummary: (taken from Goodreads): In Flight of the Raven: Aidan, only child of Brennan and Aileen, is heir to the Lion Throne of Homana and inheritor of a prophecy carried down through the generations. But will Aidan, driven as he is… Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Throne by Jennifer Roberson
Title: Ghost Signs: Clues to Downtown New York’s Past Author: Frank Mastropolo Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Hardcover: 128 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository New York City’s oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These “ghost signs” hold the secrets of businesses and products… Continue reading Book Review: Ghost Signs by Frank Mastropolo
Title: The BFG Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake Publisher: Puffin Books Paperback: 199 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been… Continue reading Book Review: The BFG by Roald Dahl
Title:A Mutiny in Time Author: James Dashner Series: Infinity Ring, Book 1 Publisher: Scholastic Hardcover: 192 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel — a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring — they’re… Continue reading Book Review: A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner
Title: Pride Author: Ibi Zoboi Publisher: Balzer & Bray Paperback: 285 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Zuri Benitez… Continue reading Book Review: Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Title:La Belle Sauvage Author: Philip Pullman Series: The Book of Dust, Book 1 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover: 449 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Malcolm Polstead is the kind of boy who notices everything but is not much noticed himself. And so perhaps it was inevitable that… Continue reading Book Review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Title: Becoming Beatriz Author: Tami Charles Publisher: Charlesbridge Teen Hardcover: 272 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Up until her fifteenth birthday, the most important thing in the world to Beatriz Mendez had been her dream of becoming a professional dancer and getting herself and her family far from the gang… Continue reading Book Review: Becoming Beatriz by Tami Charles
Title: Ill Met by Moonlight Author: Sarah A. Hoyt Series: Shakespearean Fantasies, Book 1 Publisher: Ace Paperback: 304 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository A world not of this world but in it-where a transparent palace hangs suspended in mid-air and tiny fairies twinkle here and there…where a traitorous… Continue reading Book Review: Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
Title: Uncultivated: Wild Apples, Real Cider, and the Complicated Art of Making a Living Author: Andy Brennan Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Hardcover: 304 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Today, food is being reconsidered. It’s a front-and-center topic in everything from politics to art, from science to economics. We know… Continue reading Book Review: Uncultivated by Andy Brennan
Title: Etiquette & Espionage Author: Gail Carriger Series: Finishing School, Book 1 Narrator: Moira Quirk Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Duration: 8 hours, 56 minutes Source: Chicago Public Library OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository It’s one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It’s quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
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