I just found out there are two more books, to this series, so stay tuned for more details from those!!! I listened to these, and they were pretty awesome. Audiobooks are lifesavers when you drive a lot.
I seriously cannot believe that I had not heard about these books!!! Thanks to one of my fellow teacher librarians for recommending it to me (Ms. Bracht)! I became hooked from the beginning, because not only am I an Alice in Wonderland fan, but the excitement and constant WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT, kept pulling me in! Alyssa is taken on such a wild adventure not just in the human world, but also in Wonderland a place that she believed was only in stories. However, those whispers and her moth friend, Morpheus kept her close to the land of Wonderland in her dreams. Even as she begins her journey to believing in who she is she still is torn between the love she denies for Morpheus and the love she has for her "human" boyfriend. Roller coaster of emotions and the decision of what to do with her life. Does she become the Red Queen of Wonderland or does she stay in the mortal world? Can she have both lives all rolled up into one or will she end up breaking the hearts of so many?
I just found out there are two more books, to this series, so stay tuned for more details from those!!! I listened to these, and they were pretty awesome. Audiobooks are lifesavers when you drive a lot.
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WOW!!! This series kept me on the edge of my seat through the entire journey that Jacob Portman took. Jacob always wanted to explore and go on adventures that were based off of his grandfather's stories, little did he know that those stories were very real! He use to believe, but then something happened and he doubted his grandfather. Then an unexpected adventure took place and it was just one thing after another. Jacob went into his first loop and met so many "children" and they all had such peculiar characteristics. We start with a girl who can start fire with her bare hands to an invisible boy, but that isn't where it ends! Jacob continues on a journey to rescue Miss Peregrine and continues to become more attached to this new world and meet so many new peculiar people, children, and animals. Jacob becomes so attached that he would risk everything to save it. I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I did, well done Mr. Ransom Riggs!
www.amazon.com/Miss-Peregrines-Peculiar-Children-Boxed/dp/1594749469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1527715607&sr=1-1&keywords=miss+peregrine%27s+home+for+peculiar+children+box+set WOW!!! This book has taken me back in time and made me think about WHAT IF?!?!? Mari Mancusi does a phenomenal job of taking you from now to the medieval times! I would give this book 5 stars, because of how engaging it is. Once I started reading about the quests that these young people had to go through, I could not put it down! I cannot wait until book 2 is available! www.amazon.com/Camelot-Code-Book-Future-Fiction-ebook/dp/B07BBWCKRS ***Not too much of the story to give much away, but here is a little bit of a sneak peak*** Sofia and Stu are two best friends that love to play a video game called Camelot Code, which takes them back in time to King Arthur. They love to escape from the real world and into this magical world. Stu always WISHED to be apart of the video game, and to be someone that people noticed, he never imagined that he would have to BECOME King Arthur in order to help save history from re-writing itself. Arthur takes a trip to the future trying to fix a problem that Guinevere caused, loosing the scabbard. Arthur and Guinevere are also best friends, and dream of being so much more. In our history we know their story, and once Arthur begins to learn more and more about what happens to him, it is up to Sofia to help him get back to his time period and become the King he is suppose to be, save her best friend Stu from being burned at the stake, as well as trying to save Guinevere. t.co/utVCOM7K8J This was such an adorable story and I was glad that my daughter and I could read it together. Being able to talk about kindness with her was easier and made it entertaining. My daughter loves Seasame Street, and she was able to see all of her favorite characters and of course she loved that Elmo was the main character. Kindness is something important to talk to with our children, and this is an amazing story to share.
The Itchy Book!Elephant and Piggy are now on a journey to share amazing books with us, and they do just that with this one!!! The Itchy Book by Levyen Pham is adorable and takes us on a fun day with dinosaurs. These dinosaurs see a sign that tells them that Dinosaurs do not scratch, and because of this they are all trying to stop themselves from scratching an itch. Even the toughest and scariest dinosaur wants to scratch and itch and needs help, but they keep telling each other to be strong! How long can they stand this no itching?!?
The Lunar Chronicles was such an adventure. Being able to follow this story from different view points for each book, was pretty amazing. I personally love series that give different point of views for each new book.
Cinder, Cress, Scarlet, and Winter all have different goals in life, and all live very different lives. We go from Earth to Luna, we hear about the talk of war, to multiple murders that were faked, overthrowing a Queen to put the rightful Queen back on her thrown. All of these things happen, and yet none of these girls ask for any of it. They are looking for freedom, a lost grandmother, a prince, or a happily ever after and they get so much more than they bargained for. The Lunar Chronicles was such a fun series to read, it kept me entertained and wanting for more! www.amazon.com/Lunar-Chronicles-Boxed-Set-Scarlet/dp/1250113229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527715136&sr=8-1&keywords=the+lunar+chronicles+boxed+set This summer I have gone on a Rick Riordan binge!!! I have done audio books of all of his series (the ones that are available) and I am so wowed by this wonderful series! I cannot believe how sucked into these books that I became, I felt like I was apart of these stories and the characters were friends of mine. I cried, laughed, and screamed throughout the entire series. I hope you all can escape from the real world and take a glimpse into the world of Mythology!
When one of my friends and coworker recommended this series, I thought okay she is super excited because Mr. Schu gave her one of the books. Can I just say that after reading the first book of The Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi i cannot stop! I picked up the first book and read it in 30 minutes!!! I was hooked from the tragic incident that happens at the beginning of the story (what better way to start off a book than with a tragedy oh but not just one...TWO)! Navin and Emily have been taken into another world, and mainly because Emily has now become a Stonekeeper, what does this mean? (Read the book, I am not going to spoil all the good parts.) I was sucked into Emily and Navin's adventures that are now taking them to try and save their mother along with a world that they know nothing about. They will have many trials along the way, and many who will want to stop them from completing their mission.
Of course Mr. Schu taught me about smelling books, and since this was a NEW book I decided to take a smell and it was a pretty great smelling book! I should have known from the scent of the pages of how good of a book it was going to be. All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria JamiesonNot only does Victoria Jamieson have an amazing name (my name is Victoria too), but she is beyond talented when it comes to her stories! She starts out this spectacular journey with Imogene starting middle school! We all know that middle school can be hard, but Imogene has been home schooled her precious years and to top it off has a family that works the Florida Renaissance Faire. Imogene is also known as Impy among her Faire-mily and is beginning her journey as a squire.
Imogene doesn't really understand how to fit into middle school, but when you start to think back did any of us know how to fit in? This book is an amazing journey that will make you cry, when remembering hard journeys you might have faced in school and struggles with finding who you really are in school and out. To me Imogene is facing so many struggles at once. She doesn't realize how "different" she is from the other kids, but the biggest part is she doesn't realize that it is OKAY to be different. Impy is more concerned about what others think, until she makes some very bad choices, and has to live like a HERMIT to get some clarity. A part of me feels like sometimes we need to isolate ourselves to truly understand who we are. Impy was lucky enough to understand this in Middle School. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did, and since I have the advance reading copy, I cannot wait to see the FINISHED WORK! September cannot come soon enough. This book right here took me on a journey in the world of Louis Armstrong! What an outstanding way to write a book, through the eyes of his instrument! Yes, this book is told from the point of view of Louis' famous instrument. We are able to see the good and the bad that Louis experienced throughout his life. We are able to see that musicians do not always come from WEALTH, PUT TOGETHER FAMILIES, or LOVE. For Louis, his story is so inspiring...he had dedication, will power, and a heart full of love. I cannot wait for my students to read this book for our Name that Book Club. |
AuthorMy name is Victoria Benitez, I have been in education for going on 9 years. I am very passionate about reading and decided to become a librarian. Archives
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