I don’t know who Juliette is, but she left her autographed copy of CALEB’S CROSSING by Pulitzer Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks to be purchased at a used book sale. ($5 a box – any sized box!!) I’ve heard of Geraldine Brooks, but only through her husband, Tony Horwitz, who wrote CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC. Continue reading “CALEB’S CROSSING – Geraldine Brooks”
Author Archives: Tommi Powell
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN – Ransom Riggs
I’ve gone on a bit of a YA kick when it comes to reading, but I’m not mad about it. There are a lot of great things happening in YA lit land these days, and I’m here for it. I was gifted the book that is the subject of today’s review because the gifter thoughtContinue reading “MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN – Ransom Riggs”
THE KEY TO EXTRAORDINARY – Natalie Lloyd
Before I get into the review of another Battle of the Books selections, I want to ask you to please donate to my niece’s elementary school. It’s a rural public school in North Carolina and many students have little support at home and are not encouraged to read. This Battle of the Books competition excitesContinue reading “THE KEY TO EXTRAORDINARY – Natalie Lloyd”
SMELLS LIKE DOG – Suzanne Selfors
Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you are “too old” for a book. We can’t outgrow books. It’s impossible. I’m a bookdragon; you can trust me. My sister recently sent me the list books for the 2019-2020 Elementary Battle of the Books competition. As my niece will be reading the books, my sisterContinue reading “SMELLS LIKE DOG – Suzanne Selfors”
SHADOW AND BONE – Leigh Bardugo
I’d never judge a book by its cover, but I would be remiss if I didn’t start this post by mentioning how absolutely gorgeous this cover is. The colors. The stag. It’s simply stunning. As for the book itself, SHADOW AND BONE is a delight, and a quick and easy read. It’s the first bookContinue reading “SHADOW AND BONE – Leigh Bardugo”
Verity – Colleen Hoover
I have never read a Colleen Hoover novel until now. I follow her on social media because she is a freakin’ riot and because I have a slight friend crush combined with a wee touch of jealousy. I know of her books, and her break your heart only to put it back again love stories. Continue reading “Verity – Colleen Hoover”
EDUCATED – Tara Westover
Our minds do the most magical of things with our memories. We suppress, we embrace, we mold truth into something more tenable, we exaggerate, we deify, we villainize. Memory is a tricky thing, and we are not to be trusted. So how do we find the truth in our memories? How do we distinguish betweenContinue reading “EDUCATED – Tara Westover”
CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE – Tomi Adeyemi
I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war.” Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone You’ve read Harry Potter, right? Or at least seen the movies? Do you remember when they began training to fight? Dumbledore’s Army, they called themselves. Led by Harry, Ron, andContinue reading “CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE – Tomi Adeyemi”
The Conquest – Yxta Maya Murray
The Conquest was published in 2002. Despite a love of multi-cultural literature developing in earnest about that time, I had never heard of the novel or its author, Yxta Maya Murray, until I picked the work up at a used bookstore over a year ago. (Have I mentioned that my TBR pile could easily claimContinue reading “The Conquest – Yxta Maya Murray”
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – A Play by Jack Thorne
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Play by: Jack Thorne Based on on original story by J.K Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne I intentionally left Rowling out of my title, because Rowling was largely left out of the script. For something that bills itself as “the eighth story. Nineteen years later,” Harry Potter and theContinue reading “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – A Play by Jack Thorne”
A Girl Named Tommi 