Ever wonder what’s inside those young adult (YA) books? Well, you might be surprised, probably shocked if you are a parent. Ink Spells’ purpose is to help review books for the middle grades (ages 8-12) with content advisories and ratings. Why? Because advanced readers often read way ahead of their grade level, and finding appropriate reading material became a mission… Read More
Fans of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief will be excited to learn he’s starting a new series (The Kane Chronicles) with Book 1: The Red Pyramid, to be released May 4th, 2010. Dark Omen and Worm Burner both read and loved the entire Percy Jackson series, and are eagerly awaiting the new book, where Riordan tackles another ancient mythology: Egyptian… Read More
I talked before about seeing this slim little tome and buying it immediately, intrigued by the young author and the overpowering cuteness of the contents inside: “If you want to start a conversation with a girl, first you have to say something like “hi.” If she says “hi” back, you are off to a good start.” “If you are in elementary… Read More
The wonder that is Twitter helped me stumble across this new promotion by Penguin Books: We Give Books Essentially, if you read one of their on-line books, they will donate a free paper book to a non-profit literacy center. You read, they read, we all read – it’s all good! You can choose which non-profit you want to support, including… Read More
I was feeling a little sorry for myself, that I’ve not had much time to write lately. Real life activities, a sick kid at home, a neglected to-do list a mile long, and I wondered why I kept trying to jam 26 hours worth of stuff into a 24 hour day. Then I read about an amazing man and the… Read More
I’ve added a Twitter button (at right), and actually started tweeting (not just lurking). I’m still undecided about whether Twitter is worth the time invested, but there are definitely benefits that I had overlooked before. Starting with #yalitchat For the Twitter newbies like me, this is a “thread” of sorts, where a conversation is “hashtagged” so you can follow anything… Read More