On My Bookshelf...

This book is the first in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I really enjoyed this youth novel a lot. It's the story of 12 year...

I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. Character development is really good overall. The story sort of ebbs and flows. I tended to be very inter...

Okay, finished holiday book #2 for today. This collection of essays is autobiographical in nature (found in the nonfiction section) and agai...

This book by Dave Barry is a delightful, easy and quick read. It takes place in 1960 in New York during Christmas. The narrator is a junior ...

I've been reading Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo. I LOVED Empire Falls. I really liked his style of writing and the depth of the char...

I just finished this ambitious debut novel, which goes to show how behind I am in literary pursuits--it was published last year. It's b...

Stepping back on my soapbox....ahem...is this thing on? *tap* *tap* :-) Barnes and Noble is doing their annual book drive again this year. I...

By Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson This is the conclusion to the trilogy that began with Peter and the Starcatchers, documenting the events th...

As you know, I read a lot of mystery series. I have my favorites, but I always hope for a new series that I'll love. I've tried se...

If you're not familiar, Suzanne Brockmann writes suspense novels that are also romance novels (I phrase it this way because I think the ...

I've actually finished three books in two weeks! Quite a record for me lately, I've had a hard time even deciding what book to pick ...

When I picked Ella up from preschool today, I noticed a pamphlet on a table entitled, "Raising Readers". I thought it might be int...

I know this is a book blog and not a television blog. But has anyone been watching the new show on NBC, Journeyman? And have you read The Ti...

This book received RAVE reviews on both Barnes and Noble and Amazon as well as in my Bookmarks Magazine. It falls into juvenile literature b...

Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige: The first in the Victorian mysteries by Susan Wittig Albert and her husband. This was really fu...

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the whole month of October with the culmination of Halloween. The (supposedly) cri...

I just finished Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett. A nonfiction book that describes the experiences o...

Okay so I finally settled on a book. :-) I think because it was a short one, I knew I wouldn't have to invest too much time in it. A sil...

With the end of summer, reruns should be over, too, but I have just finished books in two of my favorite mystery series. I say "same o...

Okay, I'm not sure if I'm just not in a reading mood lately, just can't find the right book for my mood, or what my problem is. ...