Showing posts with label What books are talking to you?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What books are talking to you?. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Picks of the Week

Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement-Set in rural Mexico, girls are faced with a choice: forgo their womanhood or become prey of the ruling drug cartels.

Why Do We Fight? Conflict, War, and Peace by Niki Walker-Conflict is an ever present component of society. Why Do We Fight? helps kids understand conflict and how best to deal with it.

What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Picks of the Week

Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow-The second installment of Jarrow's deadly disease trilogy chronicles Mary Mallon, the infamous Typhoid Mary.

Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd- Kidd prompts students to notice the graphic design in the signs they see everyday.


What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week

Lucky Us by Amy Bloom-- "My father's wife died. My mother said we should drive down to his place and see what might be in it for us," begins this historical fiction tale of 1940s America.

What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week

NIL by Lynne Matson-Charley has exactly 365 days to escape the mysterious island of Nil. Will she survive?

What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week

Firstborn by Lorie Ann Grover--I cannot wait to begin this compelling story tackling gendercide.
Copy compliments of the Firstborn Book Launch Party

What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week

The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson- The cover promises a compelling tale of a royal Middle Eastern family seeking refuge in the U.S. 

What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week:

Gringolandia by Lynn Miller-Lachmann - This novel focuses on a Chilean family torn apart by politics and the strength it takes to repair the family relationship once a member has suffered irreparable harm.

Book Trailer

What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to you?

Ah, the first Book Talk Tuesday of the new year. I'm so excited! 

Pick of the Week

Stolen Nights (Vampire Queen #2) by Rebecca Maizel - Now that Lenah has made the ultimate sacrifice, was her intention enough?

So, what books are talking to you on this frigid Tuesday?

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer - I cannot wait to meet Cress, plus find out what's in store for Cinder, Scarlet, and the crew.  

*Advance Reader's Copy Blog Contest Winner
Release Date: February 4, 2014


What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Pick of the Week: 

Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer - Book two of The Lunar Chronicles is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a splash of Cinderella, as Cinder is intertwined throughout the story line. I won an advance copy of Cress, but cannot move on to the third installment until I've read the second. Fear of missing any tiny detail, forces me to read a book series in order.


So, what books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

The inaugural Book Talk Tuesday kicked off with a nonfiction pick. I decided to continue in that vein and add a historical fiction read as well. 


Picks of the Week

Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Conner by Larry Dane Brimner -  Black & White delves into the civil unrest of the 1950's and '60's in Birmingham, AL. 

Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears (Sisters in Time #10) by Veda Boyd Jones - I ran across this book a few months back, while perusing the book section in a local thrift store. The Sisters in Time Series is geared towards ages 8-12.


What books are talking to you this week?

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Book Talk Tuesday: What Books Are Talking to You?

Book Talk Tuesday is designed to showcase your reading pick(s) of the week. If you are anything like me, sometimes you need to fully digest those weekend reads before moving on to another book. So, feel free to share that finished book that hasn't quite let you go. Most books highlighted for BTT will be reviewed. If I review a highlighted book, it will be posted no later than Sunday of each week.  

Pick of the Week

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington - Washington's autobiography fills two book gaps that I'm seeking to close: nonfiction and the slave narratives.  
  
What books are talking to you this week? Let's get reading, talking, and discussing!

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*Though I decided not to write a review, here's a few photos of my annotated copy. 
Several underlined sentences and marked passages grace the pages.

Three more post-it notes are at the top of the pages.