My Latin teacher, Mrs. Jones, made me memorize this quote from the Aeneid  when I was 15-- Sunt lacrimae rerum, et mentem motilia tangunt (T...

Sophie, In Shadow , by Eileen Kernaghan (Thistledown Press, YA, March 2014) Two years ago, sixteen-year-old English girl Sophie survived...

In the Shadow of Blackbirds , by Cat Winters (Amulet, 2013) is a page-turning mystery/horror/romance/ghost story of great riveting-ness.  ...

The Jewel and the Key , by Louise Spiegler (Clarion Books, 2011, YA, 464 pages) When an earthquake hits Seattle, it sets in motion a chain o...

Day of the Assassins , by Johnny O'Brien (Templar Publishing, 2009, upper middle grade/YA, 224 pages), is a fast-paced time-travel adven...

Before I begin the review of this week's book, I just want to share that Alyce at At Home With Books has kicked of a Time Travel Reading...

Leviathan , by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse, 2009, YA, 448 pages), was that lovely sort of book which exceeds one's expectations. I kne...

Today's Timeslip Tuesday book is Jessamy , by Barbara Sleigh (1967, 246 pages of large type, middle grade). Peter shared a touching s...

Welcome to Timeslip Tuesday. If you have a review of a Timeslip story you'd like to share, or anything else timeslip bookish,...

There are some books that I find good -- the books I read in one tremendous gallop, that leave me dazed and red eyed, and then come back to...

I recently finished reading The Foreshadowing , by Marcus Sedgewick, a ya novel about World War I. Alexandra sees when people will die. Afte...