Friday, September 14, 2018

Library Bag Faves 9-14-18

 


Two of my favorite books EVER! Have you walked into a room full of people and felt lost or too different? Jacqueline Woodson's amazing picture book THE DAY YOU BEGIN not only lets us know that we are not alone but to be proud of who we are and to tell OUR stories. It's also an homage to the power of books and how they can take us anywhere in the world.

Yuli Morales' Dreamers is the true story of her trek from Mexico to Texas with her baby son. Another book about the power of books. She knew no English but one day walked into the most magnificent place she had ever seen. A library! Her story is inspiring! BOOK LOVE!!

Friday, September 7, 2018

Someone took a book! WOOT!!

I Am the Messenger -Markus Zusak Young Adult-Amazon blurb: Meet Ed Kennedy--underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first Ace arrives. That's when Ed becomes the messenger. Zusak wrote The Book Thief a must read, best seller, and award winning classic set in WWII. Geo and I loved Messenger, a fun and poignant story of a teenage loser who is madly in love with his best friend, Audrey, but won't tell her. He accidentally stops a bank robbery and that's when he starts getting instructions to "help" others in his town. Sweet, heartfelt, and more times than not, pretty darn funny! 5 STARS

Heartless-Marissa Meyer, author of The Lunar Chronicles (Book 1 is Cinder...both Geo and I flew through the whole series and LOVED it). Heartless is a twist on Alice in Wonderland. Gr 8 and Up

Molokai by Alan Brennert Adult Fic About the days of the leper colonies on Molokai over one hundred years ago. About how the human spirit can survive....even leprosy. Unforgettable, moving, AMAZING! 5 Stars

Forgotten-Cat Patrick Another Young Adult Fantasy. Can you tell Geo and I LOVE young adult books? Amazon blurb: Each night at precisely 4:33 am, while sixteen-year-old London Lane is asleep, her memory of that day is erased. In the morning, all she can "remember" are events from her future. London is used to relying on reminder notes and a trusted friend to get through the day, but things get complicated when a new boy at school enters the picture. 5 Stars from both of us!

Thursday, September 6, 2018

 Announcing the arrival of our Little Free Library! Thanks to our good friends Ron and Sue for building it for us! WE LOVE IT! BOOK LOVE!

These three books are being featured.

Our grandloves ADORE Shark vs. Train (Picture Book) by Chris Barton and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld!

Walk Two Moons (Elem & Middle Grade) by the award winning Sharon Creech! From Ms. Creech's website: In her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion.
Lady and the Unicorn (Adult Fic) by Tracy Chevalier is her fictional take on the mysterious tapestries hanging in the Cluny Museum in Paris.