23 Books {A Bottomless Book Bag}

This summer, I read 10 books that earned four or more stars!  Since I was on vacation over the summer, I did not keep up with writing blog p...

4 Stars | E. L. Shen | 2021 | Realistic Fiction | Grades 4-6  | 272pages  | 4 1/2 Hours Audio     I read this book while I was watching the ...

4 Stars | Nina Hamza | 2021 | Realistic Fiction | Grades 3-7   | 320 pages  | 7  Hours Audio   I preordered this book when I heard it was wr...

4 Stars | Kate Messner | 2020| Mystery | Grades 4-6 | 4.6 Reading Level | 240 pages | 5 Hours Audio I was fascinated with the idea of eating...

  It is July first and time to take a look at my favorite 5 star reads for the first half of the year.  I have been reading a lot of adult f...

  5 Stars | Kirby Larson | Historical Fiction | 2013 | Grade 6 and Up | 240 pages | 4.6 reading level | 6 hours listening time When Hattie B...

  5 Stars | Matt Haig | 2020 | Fantasy Fiction | 304 pages | 9 Hours Audio   I was not sure if I was going to like this book but it turned o...

I got a few new books from a recent Christian Book haul from christianbooks.com and I binge read the following over the weekend.  I loved th...

3.5 Stars | Heather Vogel Frederick | Mystery | Grades 4-8 | 5th Grade Reading Level | Around 350 pages This is a cozy mystery series for mi...

  4 Stars |Julia Billet | 2020| Graphic Novel | Grades 3-7| 3.7 Reading Level | 176 pages This graphic novel is based on a true story about ...

Amy Lynn Green | Historical Fiction | 2020 | 416 pages | 12 1/2 hours listening time This book is written by a Minnesota author and is also ...

  The Lion of Mars | Jennifer L. Holm | Science Fiction | 2021 | Science Fiction | Grades 3-7 | 4.0 Reading Level | 272 pages | 5 hours 45 m...

When You Trap A Tiger  | Tae Keller | 2020 | Fantasy | Grade 3-7 | 4.1 Reading Level | 304 pages | 7 1/2 hours listening time Lilly and her ...

  Furthermore | Tahereh Mafi | Fantasy | 5.5 Reading Level | Grade 4-7 | 8 hours listening time This is a very whimsical and charming fantas...

  Book #2 | Winter (1 year after book #1 which takes place in October) Boxing Day Murder at the Curling Tournament Three Pines is more famil...

 4 Stars | Varian Johnson | Graphic Novel | 2020 | Grades 3-7 | 256 pages | 2.9 reading level This book has been on so many 2020 book lists ...

3 Stars | Becky Wade | Christian Romance | 2017 | 384 pages | 2018 Christy Book Award Nora Bradford runs and owns a historical village in he...

  4 Stars | Black Crouch | 2019 | Science Fiction /Thriller | 336 pages I needed to read something different and I picked this time travel t...

4 Stars | Colleen AF Venable | 2021| Graphic Novel | Grades 3-7| 3.0 Reading Level | 224 pages  This is a great graphic novel about friendsh...

  4 Stars | Margi Preus | 2020 | Historical/Animal Fiction | Grade 2-5 | 4.7 Reading Level| 176 pages | 2 1/4 hours listening time I wanted ...

Lori Nelson Spielman | Contemporary Fiction | 2020 | 4 Stars I loved this story. I felt like I went on vacation to Italy! Since we haven...

  The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh | Candace Fleming | 2020 | Biography This is  a fascinating account of the life of Charles Lindberg...

  The Winter  Soldier | Daniel Mason | 2018 | Historical Fiction  This is a World War 1 story about a medical student who enlists in the war...

  Still Life | Louise Penny | Mystery Series ( Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series  | 2008 This is a smart cozy mystery with lots of Frenc...

  CHECK OUT THE BOOKS I READ THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY! A Long Road on a Short Day by Gary E Schmidt & Elizabeth Stickney | 2020 | RL:...