Welcome to Litsy!

Historical fiction isn‘t really my thing but the promise of pirates on the cover had me all in. Despite being for younger readers this doesn‘t shy away from using more archaic word choices and vocabulary that borders on jargon for sailors. It was kind of a slow start before the piracy but I did enjoy it overall.

It‘s another double reading buddy day. This time it‘s the all girls version. I‘m finding the tagged interesting although I was promised pirates on the cover and it‘s been a slow burn to even get to sea.
#CatsOfLitsy

Heading into my next Newbery pick this morning. This edition has an intro by Lloyd Alexander which is fun since The Chronicles of Prydain is one of my favorite series.
#CatsOfLitsy

An early Newberry award winner and, you can tell, it is dated. Phillip Marsham is orphaned and is forced to go on the run when he has an accident with a gun. He falls in with some questionable types and has adventures.

A hard read because of the terminology and language. I think kids today would have a hard time reading this. #Newberychallege

Sorry to miss the #24in48 this weekend. Good luck, everyone. But I spent the past 2 days sending my oldest off for a semester abroad in Italy. Tonight, though, I will try to avoid being “worried mom” by diving into this #Newbery award winner.