SLICES! That's what's been filling my reading life. And this little gem: I read it, flipped back to the first page and read the first chapter aloud to my daughters. They turned off Disney Channel and snuggled under a quilt and began reading it together. About 20 pages in, Hannah said, "We need to read… Continue reading Book Stack: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

YA Books this week: Of the three, THE ONE THAT I WANT by Jennifer Echols was my favorite. Echols is a master at creating characters that stick with you. Characters that you feel like you've met. Characters that keep you reading into the wee hours of the night. This book is currently available as an… Continue reading The Book Stack

The challenge this Christmas vacation was to see how many books we could read as a family. We lost track of the picture books, but below are some that we read more than once this break, as well as the chapter books. Hannah's Reads: MEET KAYA, American Girl Doll; DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, Jeff… Continue reading The Book Stack

Dear America The Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart: Cannons at Dawn by Kristiana Gregory (Scholastic, 2011) is in Hannah's book stack. It takes place during the Revolutionary War, which is one of Hannah's favorite time periods. "This is the best book I've ever read," Hannah said one night (after bedtime) when she came trotting… Continue reading From the Book Stack

One of the features I've been wanting to add is something called From the Book Stack, highlighting the stacks of books around my house. One of the reasons I've wanted to do this is because we have a lot of different kinds of readers around our house, so I thought it would be a great… Continue reading From the Book Stack

As I'm getting ready to say hello to a new school year, I've been thinking about books I would love to share with students early in the year. The rest of the week I'll be sharing some new titles I've come across recently. Tonight I'd like to share two books about friendship with sweet twists.… Continue reading Friendship Books