September has crept up on me! It’s the beginning of my favorite season of all, a perfect, cozy season for curling up with a good book. Today’s jumble features a handful of short chapter books, plus four fiction choices for …
Tag: mysteries
a Christmas mystery and more holiday-set reads
How about a cozy Christmas mystery for some needed relaxation time over the holidays? This one will suit young readers ages 10 and older but is entertaining enough for adult readers looking for a light read as well. I enjoyed …
a big bookshelf — suggested reads for the teens in your life
Today, after several requests, I’ve got some reading suggestions for ages 14 and up. My caveat here is that I read almost zero of the current YA titles, so if you’re looking for recently-published YA books, this is not your …
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you oughta meet Ottoline
I finally read through Chris Riddell’s Ottoline series, four deliciously-illustrated tales plum full of panache! Such a treat awaits you and your sturdy new readers if you’ve not yet made Ottoline’s acquaintance! Just look at the covers. Flamboyant colors. Stylish …
pint sized Poirots
Today I’ve got two delightful mysteries for the youngest of sleuths. The first one took me quite by surprise! I picked it up from my hold shelf at the library and the size and heft of it tricked me into …
murder and mayhem!
I just barreled through a delightful comic-mystery, brimming with clever intrigue, careening with impetuous young detectives, and sparkling with charming wit. Did I love this book? Reader, I did. The World’s Greatest Detective, by Caroline Carlson published in 2017 by …
cozy holiday read-alouds
Long, candlelit evenings and no school in the morning. Cocoa topped with whipped cream and peppermint candy flakes. New Christmas jammies. And a good book. Sounds like a pretty great way to revel in some hygge during these darkest days …
new fiction faves for new readers to teens…plus a give-away!
I’ve got seven great new reads today. I’ll list them in order of difficulty with some snappy early readers coming first and a Mystery Give-Away at the end! Barkus, written by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Marc Boutavant published in 2017 …
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tea time, ostrich plumes, mystery…and a book give-away!
Recently I read two delightful mysteries coming our way from England, thanks to the folks at Kane Miller. Read my review, and then enter to win both of them in my giveaway! Set in Edwardian London, these titles are the …
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secret codes and a wild, San Francisco adventure-mystery
Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, with illustrations by Sarah Watts published in 2015 by Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company Garrison Griswold is the Willy Wonka of the literary world. He’s created the enormously popular game of Book Scavenger …
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orange marmalade 