fiction

Children’s Book Review: Be Thankful for Trees by Harriet Ziefert

We need to be thankful for trees because they provide food, comfort, protection, and more. An approachable book about being kind and saving the trees for young kids.
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Middle-Grade Book Review: Wave by Diana Farid

Ava is hoping to spend her summer riding wave after wave at the beach, but her Persian Doctor Mom has other plans. This novel-in-verse is perfect for middle-grade readers struggling with teen issues.
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Children’s Book Review: The Friendship Surprise by Giorgia Volpe

Spring means that Little Red's friend, Hazel will be waking up from her long winter's nap. But he is afraid to tell her he made a new friend while she was hibernating.
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Children’s Book Review: I Love You, Blue by Barroux

A young boy is rescued by a whale and then finds the whale needing rescued as well.
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Children’s Book Review: Read Island by Nicole Magistro

Journey to the magical Read Island and be treated to the most amazing story of all.
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Children’s Book Review: Imagine! by Bruno Tognolini

Imagine a world full of joy and peace. A collection of 24 poems full of hopes and dreams for a better world.
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Book Review: How to Find Your Way Home by Katy Regan

A brother and sister reconnect after years apart but can they get past the painful memories and get back to the way they were as kids?
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Children’s Book Review: Baby Octopus and Baby Puppy Finger Puppet Books by Yu-Hsuan Huang

Baby Octopus and Baby Puppy are fun, interactive board books that babies and toddlers will love.
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Children’s Book Review: Passover, Here I Come! by D.J. Steinberg

A collection of poems that celebrate and teach about Passover including stickers.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – March 2022 Edition

My monthly Quick Lit, sharing Mini-Reviews of Some of my Recent Reads including fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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