REVIEW: #63 We the Children by Andrew Clements
March 10, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Mystery/Crime, Reviews, Series, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: We the Children (Benjamin Pratt & The Keepers of the School vol. 1)
Author: Andrew Clements
ISBN: 1416938869
Pages: 160
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from back of book)
Benjamin Pratt’s harbor-side school is going to be bulldozed to make room for an amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true … or is it [...]
REVIEW: #62 Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins #Book #Dystopia
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes
Title: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 0439023491
Pages: 400
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
**WARNING** If you have NOT read The Hunger Games, please do not read this review including the synopsis as it may provide major spoilers for you.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta [...]
REVIEW: #61 Horrid Henry’s Underpants
March 8, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Children, Reviews, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Horrid Henry’s Underpants
Author: Francesca Simon
ISBN: 1402238258
Pages: 112
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Horrid Henry makes a deal with his parents in return for eating his veggies; accidentally wears girls’ underwear to school; tries to prove he is sicker than his brother; and writes the meanest thank-you cards ever (and makes money [...]
REVIEW: #60 Once a Witch
March 8, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Paranormal, Reviews, Videos
Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes
Title: Once a Witch
Author: Carolyn MacCullough
ISBN: 978-0547223995
Pages: 304
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin’s magic never showed up.
Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school in Manhattan, far from her family. [...]
Growing Tree Toys Brings out the “Girly Girl”!
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
We received this toy (My First Purse Toy – $12.95) from Growing Tree Toys a few weeks ago – after the slow of the holiday let up. I handed it to Carli (my 20 month old) and she went “Oooh!”
For a good 20 minutes she sat down, exploring her [...]
EcoStoreUSA is Cloth Diaper Friendly!
February 19, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Cloth Diapers, Reviews, Sponsored
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes
I was very fortunate to have the chance to try out and review some green products from EcoStoreUSA. These products used to only be available in New Zealand – but not anymore! These wonderful products are now available right here in the United States for our use!
Not only do they [...]
REVIEW: #59 YOU – Having a Baby
February 4, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Non-Fictional, Pregnancy, Reviews
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes
Title: You – Having a Baby. The Owner’s Manual to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy
Author: Michael F. Roizen & Mehmet C. Oz
ISBN: 1416572368
Pages: 464
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Can I get a cavity filled while pregnant? Will avoiding spicy foods make my kid a picky eater? Can I really increase my [...]
REVIEW: #58 The Everafter
January 20, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Drama, Paranormal, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: The Everafter
Author: Amy Huntley
ISBN: 0061776793
Pages: 256
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Madison Stanton doesn’t know where she is or how she got there. But she does know this—she is dead. And alone, in a vast, dark space. The only company she has in this place are luminescent objects that turn out [...]
REVIEW: #57 Goth Girl Rising
January 14, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Reviews, Young Adult
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes
Title: Goth Girl Rising
Author: Barry Lyga
ISBN: 0547076649
Pages: 400
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from the Book)
Time is a funny thing in the hospital. In the mental ward. You lose track of it easily. After six months in the Maryland Mental Health Unit, Kyra Sellers, a.k.a. Goth Girl, is going home. Unfortunately, she’s about [...]
REVIEW: #56 The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl
January 7, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Reviews, Young Adult
Reading time: 3 – 5 minutes
Title: The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl
Author: Barry Lyga
ISBN: 0618916520
Pages: 320
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own special hell. The bullies have made him their favorite target, his best (and only) friend seems [...]
REVIEW: #55 Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater #Book
January 4, 2010 by Allison
Filed under Paranormal, Reviews, Romance
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes
Title: Shiver
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
ISBN: 978-0545123266
Pages: 400
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf–her wolf–is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the [...]
Thanksgiving Tofurkey and Gravy…. Soda?
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine.
We received this lovely gift from our friends at Izea a few days after the Thanksgiving holiday. We chilled the Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda in the fridge and then we got [...]
REVIEW: #54 The Resurrectionist by Jack O’Connell
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: The Resurrectionist
Author: Jack O’Connell
ISBN: 1565126785
Pages: 336
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
The Resurrectionist is a wild ride into a territory where nothing is as it appears. Part classic noir thriller, part fabulist fable, it is the story of Sweeney and his comatose son, Danny. Hoping for a miracle, Sweeney has [...]
REVIEW: #53 Negima! Magister Negi Magi (Vol. 1)
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Negima! Magister Negi Magi (Vol. 1)
Author: Ken Akamatsu
ISBN: 034547046X
Pages: 208
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken From Amazon.com)
DON’T TOUCH THAT WAND!
Ten-year-old prodigy Negi Springfield, has just graduated from magic academy. He dreams of becoming a master wizard. Instead he’s sent to Japan to teach English . . . at an all-girls high school! [...]
MMmmm.. Thank you Crunchmaster!
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes
It’s not every day that I’ll be discussing food, but with this item.. I just had to. After all, I am pregnant and food is a top priority (right up there with not not having morning sickness and developing a healthy embryo turn fetus).
Forrest and I were at Sam’s Club [...]
REVIEW: #52 Ferris Beach
Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes
Title: Ferris Beach
Author: Jill McCorkle
ISBN: 1565129318
Pages: 352
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Ferris Beach is a place where excitement and magic coexist. Or so Mary Katherine “Katie” Burns, the only child of middle-aged Fred and Cleva Burns, believes. Shy and self-conscious, she daydreams about Ferris Beach, where her beautiful cousin, Angela, [...]
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