Just a reminder we’re celebrating the release of Library of Souls by giving away a #staypeculiar tote stuffed with awesome swag from Quirk Books PLUS the first two books from the Miss Peregrine’s series ends at midnight on August 31, so you still have time to enter! To enter the totebag giveaway, follow the Rafflecopter directions below- […]
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Library Of Souls #staypeculiar Tour & Sweepstakes
Ransom Riggs is doing some awesome things. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children has been turned into a graphic novel, and is being turned into a movie by Tim Burton, starring Samuel L. Jackson as Barron and Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Ender’s Game) as Jacob, being released in 2016. His third book in the series, The Library of Souls, […]
Thrillers and Spies Bibliography
The thrillers and spies genre has been a staple of our modern culture, especially since the James Bond movies exploded onto the big screens in 1962 with Doctor No, and shows no signs of stopping. This year alone, we have Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Spectre, Kingsman: The Secret Service, London Has Fallen, and Hitman 47, and that’s not […]
Starring the Insects
To round out a focus on insects, I’ve pulled together for you a list of elite eight books with insects in feature roles. Now, I’m not talking about a list where there’s a set of books with bees, or butterflies, or other bugs together for a display. That would be more a focus on cover trends […]
CCGCL: Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy
Today I’m over at Cosplay, Comics, and Geek Culture in Libraries (CCGCL) reviewing Sam Maggs’ Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy. If you haven’t seen it, pick up a copy, because it is an awesome book covering fandoms, cosplay, geekdom, and everything in-between, and does a good job of informing female readers of what can come their […]
Booklist: OCD Memoirs for Teens
Yesterday I posted an OCD fiction booklist for teens, featuring realistic main characters with OCD. Today, I’ve pulled together a list of OCD Memoirs for teens. I have found that while fiction is great for some things, often when a teen of mine is trying to work through something, they want to know that someone […]
Booklist: OCD Fiction for Teens
Like having “an AD(H)D moment,” another phrase that drives me up a wall is when people start saying that they have “a little OCD.” Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not just a desire for a bit of order, or getting an urge for spring cleaning. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disability, one that often gets misdiagnosed […]
AD(H)D Teen Fiction
AD(H)D is one of those controversial hot topics in the normal world- while it’s actually a hidden disability, AD(H)D is all too often either pushed away as bad behavior or scoffed off as a phony diagnosis for those who want to control their kids. It doesn’t help when there are those out there who get […]
Booklist: Reimagined Fairy Tales
I’ve always been a sucker for a good story. I grew up in a house where Disney was everywhere, and I am a book and movie addict- my favorite of either is usually the last good one I’ve read/seen. That Guy and I love musicals and plays, and since we’ve gotten Willow the Wonderdog, we […]
Booklist: Forced Marriages
Forced marriages aren’t a far off, historical, or romantic thing- they are VERY real and can be VERY dangerous. Written in the Stars is a new book detailing a forced marriage, but there are many more books out there on the subject that are just as brilliant. Take a look at these titles for […]