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 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 | Fiction, Teens
Chasing that feeling…Ever since I finished reading Elisabeth Aimee Brown’s debut, I have been wanting more. In fact I dm’d her and told her so! 😄A whimsical dip into cozy fantasy, you will fall in love with the spark and delight in What Comes of...
by Melissa | Aug 2, 2025 | Fiction, Teens
I have been wanting to talk about this book for weeks!..*Full disclosure: I was quite nervous about the dark magic in this book.* Alright, here we go. A Crown of Chains by Erin Phillips introduced me to not only an amazing author, booksta friend, mentor, and woman of...
by Melissa | Jun 15, 2025 | Fiction, Teens
I’ve been waiting to post on this book till I could read it, but thus far I’m swamped! You’ll have to take my kids’ word for it! Thankfully, Nadine Brandes is known for her strong faith and clean ya content, so I was confident handing this...
