“She likes to read fantasy,” said the reader’s parent. Exciting! Someone has come looking for more books to read. A wise educator or librarian knows that they do not have enough information to make a real recommendation at this point. Fantasy is a broad genre. The reader could mean they like many things. In the […]
Some months ago, my children did not know Bluebeard. I told them the tale, making it as spooky as possible. Dinner-time talk is a struggle. None of my children can reliably respond to “how was your day?” in a convivial manner. Before our heroine opened the forbidden door, I paused dramatically. Around the table, six […]
Last week, I covered some recommended audiobooks for short car rides. My local library (JMRL) requires 500 minutes to earn one book and 500 minutes to earn a second book. Maybe 500 minutes feels totally out of reach to you. That’s a little over eight hours of reading or listening. If you think of it […]
by Tamsyn Muir Format: Audiobook Primary Doorways: Plot, Setting Genre: High Fantasy Read for: Characters you like so much you’re sad to be parted from them by the book ending. Note: 3rd in a series. Not a standalone. Tamsyn Muir’s Nona the Ninth is the third book of four in the Locked Tomb series. Knowing […]
Rachel Vogus' Habits and Hobbies 