The Dragon of Doom (Moongobble and Me #1) by Bruce Coville Description: Edward is bored with life in the little town of Pigbone. Then Moongobble the Magician and his faithful toad, Urk, move into the cottage on the hill. Soon Edward has a job helping Moongobble. And Moongobble needs a lot …
I ran across a couple new-to-me words this week. bosky– having an abundance of bushes, shrubs, or trees. “A big white swan full of little children approached my bench, then turned around a bosky islet covered with ducks and paddled back under the dark arch of the bridge.” (pg. 137, The …
The Mystery of the Black Raven (Boxcar Children Special #12) created by Gertrude Chandler Warner Description: The Boxcar Children are traveling to Skagway, Alaska, for the annual Four-Rock Miners’ reunion. They’re looking forward to a week of sightseeing and even panning for gold. But before the fun can begin, the soapstone …
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from…that way people can have some …
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about award winning books… Do you feel compelled to read prize-winning (Giller/Booker/Pulitzer etc) books? Why, or why not? Is there, perhaps, one particular award that you favour? (courtesy of MizB) No, I don’t search out prize-winning books, in general. I am in a book goup …
Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I always love it when there’s a package waiting for me when I get home from work. This week there was one for Amber, too, and one I think David might like. Dead If I Do by Tate Hallaway I won …