The Book Thief companion post

I decided to make a second post for The Book Thief, as my review was taking on an extended life of it’s own and would have eventually grown beyond 3000 words.  Since a lot of what is in this post isn’t a review of the book itself, I thought it best to put the following in [...]

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Title:  The Book Thief Author:  Markus Zusak Paperback:  354 pages Publisher:  Transworld Publishers (div of Random House) Publish Date:  2005 ISBN:  9780552773898 Miscellaneous: Don’t forget to check out this review’s companion post. It includes info on The Book Thief‘s future as a movie, and several quotes from the book I wasn’t able to work into [...]

Friday Fill-Ins ~ Inka-Do Winka Sesame Tweeds

Oy Vey!  I’m so behind this week!  Here are my Friday Fill-Ins: 1. Why do we have to “suffer the little children to come?”  Why can’t we send them to boarding school? 2. Reading, obsessively checking my wishlist at BookMooch and going to bed at a decent hour are now habits. 3. I have a brain like an elephant [...]

Left-Handed Catch-Up

This past week has been a very busy one for me with dentist appointments, meeting with teachers and trying to get some housework done.  LOL… I just realized a few minutes ago that the reason this week’s Booking Through Thursday post already had 115 comments is that today is FRIDAY… dur. As a result of [...]

The Tutu Ballet by Sally O. Lee

Title:  The Tutu Ballet Author:  Sally O. Lee Illustrator:  Sally O. Lee Paperback:  36 pages Publisher:  BookSurge Publishing Publish Date:  2008 ISBN:  9781439209165 Ms. Berry had her hands full with this class. She tried very hard to get all her students to plie at the same time, or jump at the same time, but they [...]