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June 8, 2014
Book Spotlight: WONDER by R.J. Palacio
About the Book: Middle Grade Contemporary Hardcover: 315 pages Publisher: Knopf Release Date: February 14, 2012 Blurb: August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid then […]
June 7, 2014
Book Spotlight: THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Claire Legrand
About the Book: Middle Grade Fantasy Hardcover: 343 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: August 28, 2012 Blurb: Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is her best friend Lawrence. He is a disaster—lazy […]
June 5, 2014
T + A with a Toddler
As I’ve mentioned in my previous post, my son, who is almost 2 years old, recently had surgery: a T & A, which stands for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy. Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat — one tonsil on each side. The tonsils are […]
June 2, 2014
The YA Club blog launches today!
Hello, my lovely readers! I’ve been quiet lately because my youngest had to have surgery to remove his tonsils and adenoids. It’s an experience that deserves its own post. For now, I want to direct your attention to a book blog in which I’m a part of. The YA Club is about books and more […]
May 14, 2014
Eric Devine’s PRESS PLAY Cover Reveal and Epic Giveaway!
You guys, I’m nice so I’m bringing to YOUR attention the fantastic cover reveal of YA author Eric Devine. Trust me, you wanna read this book when it comes out (which is 5 months away! *cries* So far away…) But first, there’s an epic, I mean, really EPIC book & swag giveaways to accompany the […]
May 11, 2014
Mom, This One’s For You
Dear Mom, A few days ago I was up pacing the floor at three in the morning, rocking my poor sick baby boy to sleep. Prior to that, I was down on the floor, scrubbing vomit off my older boy’s bedroom floor, and even before that, I was in the bathroom watching his little […]
May 7, 2014
Book Spotlight: IMPERFECT CHEMISTRY by Mary Frame
I haven’t blogged for so long I forgot my password and had to be kicked out of WordPress. Well, not really ‘kicked out’, just that it wouldn’t let me try logging in for a while. Ha! But all’s good now, and the reason why I’m here despite the fact that I have 2 sick kids […]
March 31, 2014
Book Spotlight: SUMMER ON THE SHORT BUS by Bethany Crandell
Can I just preface this by saying I LOVE THIS BOOK?!? *fangirls* The Book: YA Contemporary Blurb from Goodreads: Spoiled, Versace-clad Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. So when her father decides to ship her off to a summer camp for disabled teens to help her learn some accountability, Cricket […]
March 24, 2014
Tour Stop: My Writing Process Blog Tour
The lovely and ever charming Ella Martin asked me if I was interested in a blog tour talking about writing processes. Initially, I was like, WHAT writing process? because I’m probably the most unorganized writer out there, and my writing schedule is never set in stone. I write when I can, be it 5 minutes […]
March 13, 2014
BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Winter’s Regret, An Anthology published by Elephant’s Bookshelf Press
So this one is dear to my heart because…I have a short story included in this anthology! Blurb: To be human is to have regrets, to question decisions, even to doubt our own abilities and capacities. Whether it’s because of a path not taken or a decision made for selfish or – perhaps worse – […]
