by Melissa | Aug 13, 2025 | Family, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction, Teens
This book brings all the emotions. “I’m not lying.” 😊–GDS Okay for Now is a follow up to Wednesday Wars, but it can definitely be read as a standalone. It picks up with the story of Doug Swieteck (swai-uh-tek) and his dysfunctional family as they move to a new...
by Melissa | Aug 13, 2025 | Family, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Teens
A good friend sheepishly recommended this book to me. “It’s young,” she said. “But it’s funny.” And because she’s a good friend (and because I don’t mind a good YA here and there), I started it. It took some adjusting to feel comfortable inside the head of a junior...
by Melissa | Aug 13, 2025 | Family, Fiction
So many words…..So little space. This book. Apparently, I may have a penchant for YA because here’s the third that I am telling you is a must-read. Oh my. It’s sweet and tragic and perfectly “lovely” just like @read.fine.print said it...
by Melissa | Aug 6, 2025 | Classic, Family, Non Fiction, Teens
Family Friday..As with Tale of Two Cities and the “Orange Book”, I will continue to recommend on repeat Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing until either you all shout its praises from the rooftops or demand for me to cease and...
by Melissa | Aug 6, 2025 | Classic, Family, Fiction
Family Friday..I’m sure you’ve seen the movies, but have you read the books? Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic character is just as fun in the books as he is on screen. The tempers, the idiosyncrasies, the details, and clues are all very familiar in these...
