Happy June, friends! This month is all about the Dads and Grads usually, so we chose blue for our monthly color. However, June is also Pride Month! If you're celebrating, feel free to substitute rainbow as your monthly color! We are kicking off Pride Month by reading a book by an LGBTQ+ author. We are … Continue reading June Theme: Blue
Kiran just wants to fit in. Not quite American enough for the kids at school, not quite Indian enough for his family overseas. Not quite “normal” enough for the neighborhood adults, but not able to out loud what makes him different. He fights against the bullying and looks for ways to explore his creativity, but … Continue reading No Other World
Happy June, friends! We are stepping into the unofficial start of summer and the beginning of Pride Month. We are honoring Pride Month with our reading prompt this week by reading books by LGBTQ+ authors. There are so many great authors to choose from for this prompt and so many good books! We are also … Continue reading This Week: June 1st
Thank you NetGalley and Avon A for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Cameron Goode has been trying to keep her life together – studying through two veterinary school and working two part-time jobs to make ends meet. She’s never talked to her neighbors, but when she gets the call … Continue reading The Goode Girls of Maple Lane
I thought May was going to be a calmer month for us. Sunny days and a week of vacation were in the plan, but 3 more tornado warnings during the past few weeks and some medical procedures left us with not as much time as we had planned. I still got a good bit of … Continue reading May Recap & June Prompts
The USS Indianapolis was the secret of the Navy fleet. The Portland-class cruiser became a favorite of FDR with him even undertaking a “crossing of the line” ceremony in 1936 aboard the vessel. But it was what happened in July 1945 that made history. While transiting the Pacific Ocean, the crew of the Indy took … Continue reading Out of the Depths
With the end of May comes the beginning of summer, graduations, and pool parties! I'm ready for warm weather, sunny days, and getting to spend plenty of time outside without pollen! I'm also looking forward to visiting lots of independent bookstores around town. Do you have any fun summer plans? This week, we are honoring … Continue reading This Week: May 25th
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Lily is blindsided. Things weren’t perfect, but life was good – she and her husband just moved to this small town on the water for his job and had started to create a new life here. … Continue reading The Summer House
Shane’s getting ready for yet another deployment overseas, but this one feels different. This time, when he leaves, he won’t have anything to come back to – his marriage fell apart, he no longer has a house, and he’s sold just about all his things. Shane wasn’t really in the mood to celebrate their last … Continue reading Because of You
Our staycation is nearly over, but it has been so much fun! We spent time at the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, the Atlanta Zoo, and the Fernbank Museum, but we also spent a lot of time reading good books - I think I finished 4 this week! The trip to the Museum of … Continue reading This Week: May 18th
