Joan G. Robinson was the author of When Marnie Was There, a rather well-known mid 20th-century timeslip book, so I was pleased to acquire ...

Black Gables, by Eibhlís Carcione, at  Book Craic The Cats of Silver Crescent, by Kaela Noel, at  Granite Media As ever, please let me know ...

If you are looking for a middle grade spooky read for the Halloween season, Exit Nowhere , by Juliana Brandt (Aladin, Sept 4, 2024) is perfe...

  The Secret Library , by Kekla Magoon, has been out since May, and having enjoyed other books by the author, and liking libraries, I meant ...

Welcome to this week's round-up!  Let me know if I missed your post. The Reviews Alex vs Axel: The Impossible Quests, by Sam Copeland, a...

  Falling of a ladder earlier this week, and the rather painful recovery that still continues, meant I didn't get any posts written....s...

Morning all!  Here's what I found this week; let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews The Beanstalk Murder, by P.G. Bell, at  Book...

 Back in the day in the golden age of children's book blogging, we used to have Nonfiction Monday.  I'm doing that today, becuase I...

 City of Wishes (Lostus Island), by Christina Soontornvat, at  Children's Books Heal    Happy September to all who celebrate.....Happy c...

A highlight of going to the biennial conference about 20th Century School Girls and Their Books, as I did a few weeks ago, is that there is ...

I'm back from a busy busy summer!  Here's what I found from the past week; please let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews Bet...

The Oracle's Door, by Zetta Elliott (September 14, 2024), is a prequel to her Dragons in a Bag series, and though it stands on its own, ...

Life is becoming marginally less crazy, and so I'm back with a Timeslip Tuesday post after my break-- A Storm Without Rain , by Jan Adki...

  I very much enjoyed  The Destiny of Minou Moonshine , by Gita Ralleigh, and so was very happy to read her second middle-grade magical adve...

 I am off to England next Sarturday, where I will be giving at talk on Timeslip Ties that Bind at the 20th Century English School Girls and ...

 I was not drawn to the cover of Drumbeats! by David Severn (1953), which promises a wildly exaggerated colonialist encounter with "Af...

Good morning all!  I'm back with a Sunday round-up after my break to deal with work stuff...enjoy adding to your tbr pile, and let me kn...

 That was the longest break I ever took from blogging!  But the desperate times of moving out of work are pretty much over, and so here I am...

 I'm taking a break on the round-ups because of work--we have to vacate our building for six months starting in July and move everything...

Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf, by Deke Moulton, at  Fuse #8 Braided (Sisters Ever After #5), by Leah Cypess, at  Charlotte's Library ...