Open on my shelf today:
A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow
Marvel Tsum Tsum Takeover by Jacob Chabot
The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson
Total read in March: 29
Friday, March 18, 2022
March 18 check-in
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Pick 6: humor
This winter has been a bit rough, so we're all looking for a pick-me-up. What better way to lighten the mood than a funny book? Here are 6 new funny books published in the past 6 months.
6 new humor books:
- Orcs in Space by Mike Tanner
- Glorious Wrestling Alliance by Josh Hicks
- The Heist Age by Doug Paleo
- How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen
- Blue, Barry, and Pancakes by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson
- Housecat Trouble by Mason Dickerson
March 17 check-in
Open on my shelf today:
Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
Marvel Tsum Tsum Takeover by Jacob Chabot
The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson
Total read in March: 28
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Listen with me
I've been listening to more serious books recently so I'm looking forward to something a bit lighter. A kid's mystery set in school, this has the potential to be a lot of fun.
March 16 check-in
Open on my shelf today:
Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
Giant-Size LIttle Marvel by Skottie Young
The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson
Total read in March: 27
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Book review - Mountain Runaways
Author: Pam Withers
Genre: realistic fiction
Similar books: I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
Far North by Will Hobbs
Rating:
delivers what it promises
Summary (provided by publisher): First a Canadian Rockies avalanche kills their parents. Then Children’s Services threatens to separate them. That’s when the three Gunnarsson kids decide to run away into the mountains and fend for themselves until the oldest turns eighteen and becomes their legal guardian. Not many would dare. But Jon, Korka, and Aron’s parents ran a survival school.
Turns out their plan is full of holes. When food and equipment go missing and illness and injury strike, things get scary. They’re even less prepared for encounters with dangerous animals and a sketchy woods dweller. On top of that, grief, cold, hunger, and sibling infighting threaten to tear them apart, while the search parties are closing in on them. Do Jon, Korka, and Aron really have what it takes to survive?
My opinion: This book is a pretty solid example of the survival story. We get a trio of kids matching wits with nature, using the knowledge their parents gave them to keep themselves alive. Their personality differences provide the bulk of the conflict. Most of the plot complications are the result of random bad luck. There are some unique details but the plot goes a lot of the places we would expect. The plot is simple and focused largely on practicalities rather than any character development, but it remains a fairly exciting read.
Advanced Reader Copy provided by NetGalley
March 15 check-in
Open on my shelf today:
Air by Monica Roe
Ms. Marvel: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson
Total read in March: 27
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