Review: Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden

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Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I loved finding out more about this author’s life! What an interesting character she had! I love that she had such an independent spirit in a time when women didn’t enjoy much freedom. “I do what I want” seems to have been her motto.
She wrote about 60 novels and over a hundred short stories, but most of them are out of print these days. I love her books, and I’m always searching for those obscure out-of-print editions. Continue reading →

Review: The Trespassers

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The Trespassers
The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I love this author’s writing style! Every book of hers that I’ve read has been delightful but also… different, weird, indescribable. This one is a sweet story about two siblings who find a playroom in an old mansion, and then things take a dark turn. Continue reading →

Book Review: By the Grace of Todd

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By the Grace of Todd
By the Grace of Todd by Louise Galveston
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

What a cute book! I love the premise about tiny people being spawned on a gym sock! On the surface, this is your typical story of a middle-school kid trying to avoid bullies, wishing he could be one of the “cool kids”, and ultimately learning about friendship and how to stand up for himself.

But the addition of those tiny people makes it so unique and fun, especially once the little Toddlians start watching TV and reading the encyclopedia! Their out-of-place references to pop culture, John Wayne movies, Shakespeare, and Winston Churchill had me laughing in every chapter! It’s the details that make this story special! Continue reading →

Book giveaway Haul

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These are the books that I won in three different giveaways!
https://www.youtube.com/user/RayKayBooks
Louise Galveston Interview: http://youtu.be/hgx3uvGrXjs
John David Anderson Interview: http://youtu.be/LaM346e83zU
http://rachel-carter.com/books
http://www.johndavidanderson.org/side…
By the Grace of Todd book trailer: http://youtu.be/IgWC2wuQkuc
http://bythegraceoftodd.com/