I’m so pleased to partner with Disney Press on this Belle-tastic giveaway! Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney films and I especially love bookish Belle. I haven’t seen the newest feature yet but I plan to soon. Read on to find out more about the latest Beauty and the Beast books and […]
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Giveaway: Tahereh Mafi’s Favorite Things and her latest book Furthermore
Tahereh Mafi’s latest book Furthermore recently hit shelves! To celebrate, we are giving away a copy of Furthermore, plus some of the author’s favorite things! Tahereh Mafi has great style (did you catch her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers? Those boots!) so it is a treat to get an inside look at her style faves. Thank you […]
Read More »Blog Tour: Stars So Sweet by Tara Dairman | Review and Series Giveaway
Tara Dairman’s All Four Stars books are such a delight, and I’m thrilled to help celebrate the launch of the series finale Stars So Sweet! Gladys Gatsby, middle schooler by day, adventurous cook by night, and stealth food critic on the side, stole my heart and gave me a serious case of food envy with these […]
Read More »Audiobook Review: As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds’ middle-grade debut As Brave as You features two Brooklyn siblings and their summer in Virginia. Genie and his older brother Ernie get to know their grandparents and learn about rural life while their parents take a vacation alone to reconnect. I could so relate to eleven-year-old Genie and his worrying ways. Without the […]
Read More »Audiobook Review: George by Alex Gino
Alex Gino’s debut George is a gem. This middle grade book is a timely, touching story about a young transgender girl named Melissa who is ready to share her true self with the world. Fourth grader George knows that she’s a girl, and is ready but scared to tell her secret. She reads young girls […]
Read More »Ten Fairytale Retellings I Want to Read
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature from The Broke and the Bookish. This week we are talking about our Ten Fairytale Retellings We’ve read or Want to Read. I was not going to participate in this topic because I don’t read a lot of fairytale retellings, being such a contemporary fan myself. But there are actually several […]
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