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Currently Reading: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice. ( Goodread.com ) Previous
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Throwback Thursday~ My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog

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  My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog by Tommy Greewald Published September 29 2015 Scholastic Press Jimmy Bishop loves doing 3 things: 1) Laughing at funny dog videos online, 2) watching his favorite show (Stop! Police!) on TV, 3) and reading his favorite vampire book (Fang Goodness) over and over. His self-involved older sister and workaholic Mom think he needs to stop obsessing already! But when his Dad finally allows Jimmy to get a puppy before school starts, everything changes and Jimmy has something new to focus on: his amazing dog, Abby who seems to have some very unusual habits. She sleeps all day but is wired at night, and she runs from the garlic kelp biscuit made by Jimmy's strange new babysitter Mrs. Cragg. There's just something different about Abby. Could she possibly be...a vampire? Jimmy's best friend Irwin thinks Jimmy's being ridiculous, but then when Abby uncovers a real crime in progress and helps him become friends with an actual, human girl, even Irwin
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Book Trailer~ The Face on the Milk Carton

Check out this book trailer I created on the book The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney Sources:      1   2   3   4 5
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Book Review~ Maniac Magee

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      Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Published April 28 2002 Scholastic   Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats. ( Goodreads.com )    I loved this book a lot. The main character Jeffrey notices that he doesn't think that anyone around him is black nor white. Through out the story the author talks about having a racially divided town. One side has all white people and the other has all black. But Jeffrey looks at race in a different lens. In the book the author repeatedly talks about addresses because in this sentimental book Jeffrey wants an address with a loving family. This book has so many sentimental heart warming parts in it,
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Throwback Thursday~ The Boxcar Children

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The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner Published January 1 1989 Albert Whitman Company The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather. ( Goodreads.com )  For this week's throwback Thursday I decided to talk about The Boxcar Children collection. I loved these books since I was young. It always made me feel like I have an adventure that's waiting for me. A good adventure filled with laughs and a tiny bit of suspense. I've loved reading these books, in fact I think I will be reading these books to my children someday. I really like how the collection has mini adventure that may seem a bit creepy at first but by the end is just fun and silly. I also like how the vocabulary in each book is just right for kids in elementary and even middle school. Once in a while I still, to this read these books.
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Waiting on Wednesday~ Her Dark Lies

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  Her Dark Lies by J.T Ellison Expected publication March 9 2021 Mira Books At the wedding of the year, a killer needs no invitation Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic setting for a wedding. In the majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family, intimate friends…and a host of dark secrets. From the moment Claire sets foot on the island, something seems amiss. Skeletal remains have just been found. There are other, newer disturbances, too. Menacing texts. A ruined wedding dress. And one troubling shadow hanging over Claire’s otherwise blissful relationship—the strange mystery surrounding Jack’s first wife. Then a raging storm descends, the power goes out—and the real terror begins… ( Goodreads.com ) This book sounds incredible! I can't wait until the book comes out! This will be another one of those books where
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Wishing Wednesday~ To All the Boys I've Loved Before

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Published April 13 2014 Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all. ( Goodreads.com ) I have never read this book before, but have enjoyed watching the Netflix's production of the book. I didn't even know that there was a book based off the produciton Netflix made. I guess you could say that this is one kind of romance book which then was made into a m
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