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  • In the Belly of the Bloodhound

    At last I return to sea-faring adventures of one impulsive Jacky Faber. Last seen fleeing the Great Battle at Traflgar with a pricy bounty on her head, Jacky escapes back to Boston, leaving her beloved Jaimy Fletcher behind. While she intially plans to be a girl and continue her learning at the Lawson Peabody School…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 12, 2022
    Reviews
    #adventure, #bloodyjack, #harcourtchildrensbooks, #historicalfiction, #inthebellyofthebloodhound, #lameyer, #nauticalfiction
  • Art Books

    Aren’t art books great. You get more insight to some of your favorite shows or movies, see background art in full lush color, creator commentary, insight to production ideas and unseen art. It’s amazing to see how much thought and detail that goes into production. Obviously art books are objective since they usually cater to…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 9, 2022
    Book Suggestions
    #artbooks, #artoftheanimatedseries, #avatarthelastairbender, #bryankonietzko, #darkhorsecomics, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #disneyvillains:delightfullyevil, #jendarcy, #kennethplume, #michaeldimartino, #rachelreads&reviews, #theartofducktales
  • The Mad Girls of New York Review

    Since interviewing Maya Rodale, I’ve been eager to get my hands on her historical fiction novel on one of the U.S.’s most famous roving reporter in one of her most famous pieces-“Ten Days in a Madhouse” and finally the library has come through! And you can see the heart of the story in the dedication…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 8, 2022
    Reviews
    #historicalfiction, #mayarodale, #nelliebly, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #themadgirlsofnewyork
  • Princess Academy Review

    I am on a roll here with yet another childhood staple (and Newbery Honor winner) I missed when I was young. I’ll admit I skipped it because I thought it was yet another Cinderella adaptation. Those are everywhere! But I was wrong and I’m glad I finally did read this. Hale’s wholly original tale takes…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 7, 2022
    Reviews
    #bloomsbury, #fantasy, #middlegrade, #princessacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #shannonhale
  • Thoughts on Canterwood Crest

    So after rereading the entire Canterwood Crest series for the first time in like 7 years, my biggest thoughts from it are….

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 6, 2022
    Book Suggestions
    #canterwoodcrest, #jessicaburkart, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster
  • Book Highlight: The Tale of Despereaux

    I finally read this Kate DiCamillo classic. I admit I vaguely knew the story since I had the graphic novel adaptation of the movie but we all know movie’s take artistic liberties so I was interested to see what changed and what stayed the same. While I found the narrator addressing the readers a bit…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 5, 2022
    Book/Author Highlight
    #animals, #candlewickpress, #candlewickpublishing, #fantasy, #katedicamillo, #lowergrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #thetaleofdespereaux, #timothybasilering
  • Golden Age Biographies

    So I already wrote a post about how I enjoy TCM books (and the channel in general) so of course, it inspired me to read biographies of some of Hollywood’s brightest stars. No reviews here since it’s been a while since I read them but here are some good biographies to begin with that give…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 4, 2022
    Book Suggestions
    #audreyhepburn, #avagardner, #barbaralemming, #biography, #brando'ssmile, #crownpublishing, #crownpublishinggroup, #donaldspoto, #elizabeth, #elizabethtaylor, #enchantment, #frank:thevoice, #franksinatra, #geraldclarke, #gethappy, #goldenage, #hollywood, #jameskaplan, #jrandytaraborrelli, #judygarland, #leeserver, #macmillan, #marilynmonroe, #marlonbrando, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #susanlmizruchi, #tcm, #w.wnortonpublishing
  • Thoughts on new American Girl cover

    So American Girl is releasing a new historical girl from the 1920s! Woo, I love that mainly because I love the 20s so it’ll be good for kids to have a new, admittedly more entertaining way to learn about the Harlem Renissance rather than just school books and lectures. However, I do have one cavet…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 3, 2022
    Book Suggestions, Uncategorized
    #americangirl, #beforever, #claudie, #historymysteries, #lowergrade, #mysteryofthedarktower, #rachelreads&reviews
  • What’s this book?: Update

    I posted a few months ago about a book series that I simply could not get remember the name of and was driving me crazy. No one from the internet void answered but my local library helped. That lower school edutainment series was America’s National Mysteries Series by Carole Marsh. Boasting Real Kids, Real Places,…

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 2, 2022
    Book Suggestions
    #america'snationalmysteries, #carolemarsh, #lowergrade, #rachelreads&reviews
  • Thoughts on Shadowhunter Anthologies

    I’ve already discussed my thoughts on the Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy anthology so now I go onto The Magnus Bane Chronicles and Ghosts of the Shadowmarket.

    rachelbeerwoman

    September 1, 2022
    Book Suggestions
    #cassandraclare, #fantasy, #ghostsoftheshadowmarket, #hollyblack, #kellylink, #maureenjohnson, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarahreesbrennan, #simon&schuster, #supernatural, #themagnusbanechronicles, #theshadowhunterchronicles, #YA
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