North Carolina done! #readingusa2019

Lovely “coming home” book. Ideal for 4th-5th graders. No action or violence. Highlights include foster parents, southern living, VBS, and overcoming prejudices. This counts as my NC book. #readingusa2019

I‘m putting this on my classroom wall!

This is my Vermont book, as it takes place there. a suspenseful and creepy read. #readingusa2019

Ever wish you could bring someone back from beyond? Think it would be rainbows and unicorns? Nope. Creepy and worth the read.

Message: cheaters never win and winners never cheat. This is a cute read for fourth and fifth graders. Lilly and George are best friends until they become captains of opposing teams. Will their friendship make it and who will win??

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And with this book, I get to check off California. #readingusa2019

I read this for Reese‘s book club. This is my least favorite of her picks so far, but still a good read. I would classify this as a light-hearted romance. #reesewitherspoonbookclub #hellosunshine

This book makes journaling easy and has some beautiful quotes sprinkled along the way.

NY done! #readingusa2019

I won both of these from Goodreads this month. So exciting! I went for years without winning one and now that I am entering these giveaways regularly, they‘re starting to come in. I have two more coming! Yay! #goodreadsgiveaways

Yes! This book is fabulous. The protagonist is a young woman with big dreams in a difficult time. She actually reminds me of Bridget Jones in her bumbling way. I actually got embarrassed for her! Aside from the odd capitalization technique, this is a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging read.

A great middle-grade book focusing on 9/11 through the fictional eyes of a young girl whose father lived through it. Thought provoking and relevant for today‘s youth. A more personal way to learn about it, and appropriate as well.

Sweet, modern romance. Perfect for Christmas time. #reesewitherspoonbookclub #hellosunshine #lalalifebookclub

Wow!! 10k! Fabulous!! I tend to like the Hamish Macbeth series by MC Beaton. Set in Scotland. Sloe Gin Fizz: sloe gin and Fresca. Yummy. @gradcat #birthdaygiveaway

Thar she blows...

I am an unabashed fan of horror. This book allows the reader‘s mind to fill in the gaps. To draw the pictures. What would happen if you saw Them? What do They look like? What happens to your mind when you see Their faces? Eerie and suspenseful. Downright scary. Loved it. Quick, too.

This was my first Moriarty book. Not bad. Lots of characters to keep straight. Briefly, a bunch of people attend a health resort hoping to transform themselves. And they do. Just not in the way they thought they would. Not a book I would have picked on my own, but entertaining enough. #lalalifebookclub

This book grew on me. It started out going from 0 to 60 in five seconds, but the further I read, the more I wanted to. Very sexy. Like Pretty Woman, but with a male escort instead of a female. An autistic protagonist makes it all the more interesting. A sweet, sexy, unique, modern romance. Set in my neighborhood, no less!

This book was awful, IMHO. I had very high hopes, given its place in the Tournament of Books, but for the life of me, I could not ever figure out what was going on.

Comin‘ at ya @JenlovesJT47 ! #lmpbc #groupq

An easy, suspenseful read with a surprise ending. #reesewitherspoonbookclub

This. Every bit of this. Such a great and unexpected favorite. Adoption. Infertility. Illegal immigration. Indian, American and Mexican culture. Berkeley. Silicon Valley. So, so good.

There are so many ways to communicate. Is talking overrated? The kids in my daughters class, as they read this book with me, practiced not talking or only using three words at a time. I think it made them more thoughtful when choosing their words. Cute, fast and easy.

Ever wonder why? I think that may be what this book is about - a woman who has unanswered questions. It is a tying up of loose ends. The once in a lifetime chance to question fate. Heading your way @JenlovesJT47 #GroupQ #LMPBC

Anybody watching 60 Minutes?? This book tells the story of the separation of children from their illegal immigrant parents from three different points of view: the illegal mom, the foster mom and the foster father. Unusual to hear from foster parents. I think it‘s fiction but probably very realistic. Wow. Just wow.

How many of us are there in the SF Bay area? I live in Palo Alto and am wondering if anyone would like to form a book and related adventures club with me?

I am here. Heaven.

Home with a sick kiddo. #nevertoooldtosnugglewithmama #friyayintro

On its way to you @Avanders !! #TeamJaws #HGPBC

The first Stephen King book that was not considered horror for me. There were glimpses of King‘s normal style, but a departure from his darkness and gore. Maine, of course. Oddities, of course. A short, engaging, easy read. In the mail to you by Monday @Avanders #hgpbc #teamjaws

It‘s a surprise, sometimes, to see how bawdy the greats could be. I imagined Elizabeth Taylor as Kate the whole time.

Thank you @bookish_wookish ! It came today. I will get reading and turn it around as quickly as I can! Thanks, too, for the cute socks and bookmarks!!! You‘re the best!

Love revisiting some of my childhood favorites with my 10 year old. She enjoys them as much as I did!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! @RavenLovelyReads !!! This is so exciting and PERFECT!! You are so thoughtful, from my favorite candy, to my favorite color, to gifts for my classroom use. Amazing! I wish you the best of all haunted days today. Now excuse me, I‘ve got some scary books to start reading... #HalloweenHorrorSwap

#halloweenhorrorswap So exciting!!!

Just a run of the mill Comanche romance. A bit antiquated in its machismo man attitude, but good for light romantic reading.

1. The Exorcist or The Nightmare Before Christmas
2. Reeses PB Cups or Reese‘s Pieces
3. Anything with glitter
4. Yes to supernatural!
5. Yes to witches!
6. Black cat

Welp. Moving to Iceland I guess.

This book, courtesy of @sweetpealsd , is funny, tragic and thought-provoking. Nothing in it is short of believable. Make sure you read the authors note at the end. Coincidentally, it is also Reese Witherspoon‘s October Book Club pick! Headed your way, @JenlovesJT47 ! #LMPBC #GroupQ

This.

And away it goes! #HalloweenHorrorSwap

Finished this one pretty quickly. In keeping with my wizard/supernatural bent as of late. A graphic novel retelling of the first in the series about a Chicagoland wizard just trying to make a living and STAY living!

This is so eloquently written. A lush mystery with amazing descriptions of North Carolina‘s marshlands. I‘ve never really wanted to visit a marsh until I read this book, which makes it seem better than a trip anywhere else. Being from the south, I get a lot of what goes on in this story. I fell in love with Kya and was so surprised at the ending. Very good. #reesewitherspoonbookclub #strongfemalelead

Here it comes @Avanders !! #hgpbc #jaws @bookish_wookish @Whodunit85

Got it! Will start reading it today. I‘m so intrigued by your pick @sweetpealsd !
#LMPBC #GroupQ @mklong @JenlovesJT47

My 32nd read of the year. For fans of Jim Butcher, the graphic novels can‘t be beat. I always find myself getting more into supernatural type books as fall approaches. This graphic novel did not disappoint.

I read this book with my nine-year-old. She‘s an avid reader, so perhaps past the picture book stage (do we ever really pass that stage??) but this is written in prose and I just love it. The illustrations are amazing, too. A great read that teaches us that money isn‘t what makes us truly rich.

Here it comes, @JenlovesJT47 ! I hope you like my pick for this round...

@mklong @sweetpealsd

#LMPBC #GroupQ