The Island of Lost Children by Kim Batchelor

The Island of Lost Children Re-imagining the story of Peter and Wendy by Kim Batchelor     Genre: Middle Grade / Fairy Tale / Fantasy Publisher: Luna y Miel Publishing Date of Publication: November 9, 2013 Number of Pages: 188   Scroll down for Giveaway! Peter is still the boy who doesn’t grow up. Wendy […]

Legend of the Forest Beast by Don M. Winn

SIR KAYE THE BOY KNIGHT BOOK 3   Legend of the Forest Beast by     Don M. Winn Genre: Children’s / Chapter Book / Medieval Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Date of Publication: July 8, 2016 Number of Pages: 178   Scroll down for Giveaway!   The beloved tutor Alchir has vanished! And a […]

Ratpunzel by Ursula Vernon

The best one yet!!  I love Ratpunzel!!  Clever, cute and so creative! Hamster Princess is a Rockstar! Save Save Save

Spindle by Shonna Slayton

A different take on the Sleeping Beauty tale with a unique twist. I love retellings and adaptions but most of all I love when the story takes a mind and life of its own, and that is the kind of book Spindle is. Filled with historical facts and politics of the era, this book was […]

Two Towers by Jewell Parker Rhodes

WOW. This book was amazing. This book hit home for me because my son is in the 5th grade and came home on September 11, 2016 and wanted to talk about what happened that day.  He told me how his teacher covered it in great detail and showed them footage of the day.  He told […]

Poppy Mayberry, The Monday by Jennie K. Brown

Poppy Mayberry, The Monday by Jennie K. Brown Publication Date: September 13, 2016 Publisher: Tantrum Books What if your teacher could read your mind just because she was born on a Thursday? Or the kid next to you in class could turn back the clock just because he was a ‘Wednesday”? In the quirky town […]

The Perilous Journey Of The Much Too Spontaneous Girl by Leigh Statham

The Perilous Journey Of The Much Too Spontaneous Girl (The Perilous Journey of the Not So Innocuous Girl #2) by Leigh Statham Publication Date:  September 20, 2016 Publisher:  Month9Books Lady Marguerite Vadnay and her trusty automaton, Outil, have settled into life in New France rather well. Marguerite is top of the class at flight school […]

Michael Reviews: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

An amazing, action-packed story of thrills, humor and a page or two of romance.  A great tale following Carter and Sadie Kane as they embark on the mission of their lives. You will learn a lot about Egyptian Mythology, which is not an everyday topic to write about.  You will get amazingly attached to the […]

AUTHOR GUEST POST! Laura Marx Fitzgerald 25 Random Facts!

We are so excited to have Laura Marx Fitzgerald on our blog today!  Michael and I both loved   Under the Egg!  So much in fact that it is one of the first books we set on our Margie’s Must Reads Traveling Books Trail! We dropped it off at a Starbucks in McAllen, Texas and since […]

Michael Reviews The Smoking Mirror by David Bowles

This is the best book I’ve ever read! I like the Mexican history, folklore and mythology throughout the book. The book also brings out sympathy, fear, joy and sadness in you, which is a thing not a lot of authors can do. The writing is very descriptive. Johnny is my personal favorite character for his […]