The Owls Have Come to Take Us Awayby Ronald L. Smith(Clarion Books, 2019) At a Glance Category/Genre(s): Middle Grade sci-fi horror Age Range: 10-12 Plot Summary: "Twelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. When he's too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside.... Continue Reading →
It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out the lovely Tabatha Yeatts blog, The Opposite of Indifference, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. Happy October and Happy Poetry Friday! The past... Continue Reading →
The weekly post where I recap some of the KidLit books I’ve been reading. Ocasionally, I’ll also talk about some adult fiction books as well. Be sure to check out Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to see what other Kidlit readers are reading. Because, you know, we can never have too many books in... Continue Reading →
It’s Friday! And you know what that means: Poetry! Want to know more about Poetry Friday? Click this link right here. And be sure to check out the amazing Jone Rush MacCulloch's blog, Deo Writer, to see this week’s round up of wonderful poetry related posts, blogs and goodness. Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Fall is officially here... Continue Reading →
At a Glance Category/Genre(s): Middle Grade, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy Age Range: 8-12 years old Plot: "Everyone in Timbers knows Still Cove is off-limits, with its creepy Beast sightings and equally terrifying legends. But when a bullying incident sends twelve-year-old Nico Holland over a cliff and into Still Cove's icy waters, friends Tyler and Emma--and... Continue Reading →
#IMWAYR The weekly post where I recap some of the KidLit books I've been reading. Ocasionally, I'll also talk about some adult fiction books as well. Be sure to check out Teach Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers to see what other Kidlit readers are reading. Because, you know, we can never have too many books... Continue Reading →
