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Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #10

May 13, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

Hi everybody! Welcome to our Kids Book Review Library Haul post! This is where I give you quick and snappy reviews of our favorites from our weekly library haul. We read a LOT of children’s books from the library, so I don’t bother reviewing all the…

BOOK REVIEW: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

May 11, 2015 Reading Life No Comments

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BOOK REVIEW: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johanson

May 8, 2015 Uncategorized 1 Comment

Book: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johanson Genre: Fantasy, YA (maybe? Not sure.) Do you want to talk about a kick-ass female main character? Kelsea Raleigh Glynn is that character. She’s a princess, and has been in hiding for her safety ever since she was a baby, but…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #9

May 6, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

This week, just for kicks, I thought we’d change it up a little and focus on the nonfiction children’s books we’ve found. I’ve been trying to be more intentional about adding nonfiction to Sophia’s reading pile as we move into the age of “preschool”. Granted, any reading at all is…

BOOK REVIEW: Infamous Scribblers by Eric Burns

May 4, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments

Book: Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism by Eric Burns Genre: Nonfiction, American History American Scribblers is an in depth look at the early days of politics and journalism, and their extremely co-dependent relationship in the earliest days of The United States. Old newspapers…

10 Ways to Find More Reading Time

May 1, 2015 Kids Book Reviews No Comments

Is your stack of books to read beginning to resemble the leaning tower of Pisa? Mine absolutely does. Virtually and literally, I might add. Just take a look at my Goodreads profile if you don’t believe me. 500 books to read? Don’t mind if I do! Do I continue to…

BOOK REVIEW: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd

May 1, 2015 Reading Life 1 Comment

Book: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd Genre: YA, scifi, steampunk Juliette Moreau has been living on her own in London since her father left her in a flurry of scandal and her mother died shortly thereafter. When she finds out that he is alive, she will go to any…

Welcome to We Peas Read

May 1, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments

Welcome to our launch of the official We Peas Read review website! Thanks for stopping by! We have several posts for today, including a review of The Madman’s Daughter and a list of 10 best ways for a busy parent to make time for reading! We hope you’ll follow along with…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #8

April 22, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

#1. Hannah’s Night by Komoko Sakai Hannah wakes up one night to find her sister, mother, and father are all asleep. She wanders through the house, takes a pee, helps herself to a snack, looks at the moon, and plays with her big sister’s toys before she falls asleep again…

BOOK REVIEW: American Spring by Walter R. Borneman

April 20, 2015 Reading Life No Comments

Book: American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman Genre: Historical Nonfiction Most Americans are familiar with the general idea of the events that led to the American Revolution, at least from their poetic, though not strictly factual presentation by Henry Longfellow. Listen, my children, and…