Kids’ Corner: Story Writing Activity for Kids Via Education.Com @Education_Com

With school just around the corner, school lists are posted and back to school shopping is in full swing!  Are your children ready for the start of the school year?  Did you do anything to combat the dreaded “summer learning loss” with your kids this summer?

Today I have something a little different to share with all my fellow parents or educators of elementary school aged kids.   I am teaming up Education.com  to feature one of their learning activities to try out with the little people in your life…

Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/31 – 8/6/17 + Blogging Hiatus

Hello bookworms!

I know, I know.  Where have I been lately?!  I’ll make excuses explain everything in just a moment…

*Weekly Wrap-Up is a weekly post where I feature what posts were published on the blog for the past week, any bookish/blog happenings, what I recently finished reading, what I am currently reading, what I will be reading next, noteworthy posts around the bookish blogosphere, and any interesting bookish articles I came across.

August 2017 TBR

Hello bookworms!

If you remember back to my July TBR post, I took a little break from ARCs in July.  After a few ARC heavy months, I just needed a little break to read whatever I was in the mood to read.  It was delightful, BUT I am ready to start chipping away at my ARC stack again.  For August, I am planning on reading a few ARCs, but also squeeze in a few sequels from series I started last year.  I’m also super excited for my book club’s selection this month.

Let’s see what’s on the schedule for this month, shall we?

July 2017 Wrap-Up + Book Haul

Goodbye July, and hello August!

I cannot believe how quickly this summer is flying by.  One minute my kids are getting out of school for summer break, and the next I am gathering lists for back to school shopping!  July was a crazy month for me, but despite all the craziness I did manage to read 9 books & get a good amount of blogging done!  Yay for productivity!  My biggest news this month is that we bought a new house.  Unfortunately this isn’t a simple move… we are completely renovating the house over the next few months before we move in.  My husband flips homes for a living, and assures me that he can get this done in 2 months.  I’m not holding my breath lol  My goal is to move in before Christmas.  Please send me good vibes for my sanity throughout this process 🙂

Let’s see what I got accomplished in July, shall we?

Book Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Dividing readers into two categories: loved it or hated it, The Roanoke Girls may just be one of the biggest controversial & twisted books of 2017.

*Book Trigger/Content Warnings: suicide & sexual abuse.  This review will not go into either.