Why I Picked It Up: To be honest, I thought I was getting an historical mystery. ย I LOVE a good historical mystery! ย But, the thing about history is that it is made up of stories, and so while it wasn’t what I expected, I loved it! Why I Finished It: ย Mr. Sheinkin has done what […]
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Book Review: How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous, by Georgia Bragg
Why I Picked it Up The first time I saw this book it was glaring at me at Barnes and Noble. ย The usually unexciting historical nonfiction side had this brightly colored book with a huge skeleton on the front. ย I have been told a few times that I have a “dark side” and this book […]
Book Review: Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen
Why I picked it up I loved readingย Hootย with my fifth graders and I came across theย book trailerย for Chomp onย YouTube. Both of these together meant that I had to at least take a closer look. ย After reading the teaser on the back, I knew it was a must read. Why I finished Just like all of […]
