by Rebecca | Jan 4, 2013 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, deja vu, this is how we read it, wrap ups
State of Wonder ~ Revolution ~ The Fault in Our Stars ~ The Disenchantments ~ The Handmaid’s Tale ~ True Grit ~ Love? Maybe ~ The Future of Us ~ Rebecca ~ The Snow Child ~ All These Lives ~ The Thirteenth Tale ~ Hemlock ~ Enchanted Ivy ~ A Young Wife ~ The...
by Rebecca | Nov 6, 2012 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, authors, books, busting up rocks, guest posts, middle grade, Sourcebooks, weird science
Today I’m excited to host Jordan Jacobs, author of the MG mystery Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies, for a guest post. Samantha Sutton features a whipsmart and adventurous heroine, a realistic sibling relationship, lots of action and adventure, and loads...
by Rebecca | Sep 12, 2011 | books, I talk about food too much, in which I embarrass myself, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, What I'm Reading Right Now
I had so much fun reading Libba Bray’s Beauty Queens. So much fun that I didn’t want to write a review or even sum up my thoughts on the madcap, hilarious satire. Instead, here’s my homage to that perfect end-of-summer read: my own contestant fun...
by Rebecca | Aug 8, 2011 | AWESOMENESS, books, caffeine the nectar of the gods, libraries, warm fuzzy
I’m in love with Little Free Libraries–a grassroots effort to promote literacy and community. I’m also proud that it’s from my home state (and that my hometown is the one place where you can pop in a shop and buy a prefab Little Free...
by Rebecca | Jul 11, 2011 | AWESOMENESS, books, confessions, in which I embarrass myself, What I'm Reading Right Now
You might know that I am a fearful flier; in fact, you probably know it because one of the ways I “deal” with my fear is by blabbing to everyone I come into contact with about how freaked out I get about planes. Before a flight, I might talk about my...
by Rebecca | Jun 22, 2010 | authors, book publishing, books, nerdiness, talking about writing
The Westing Game was my favorite books from fifth grade to–well, it’s still a favorite. If you haven’t read it, please go find a copy because it’s an amazing read. I was perusing the [Cooperative Children’s Book Center] CCBC’s site...
