Percy Jackson meets Arabian fairy tales in this stunning middle grade fantasy debut about a girl who becomes the guardian of Ali Baba’s legendary treasure.
A charmingly joyful, surprising story about love, acceptance, and self-expression from the acclaimed author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle . Fans of the musical “Kinky Boots” and Byron Lane’s Big Gay Wedding will have their hearts stolen by Becoming Ted !
What’s the weather like today? Let’s see! Award-winning author-illustrator Steve Light, a preschool teacher himself, draws on a morning routine beloved by many young children.
The Girl with the Magic Ponytails is a very charming picture book : with delicate, beautiful and colorful illustrations, it takes young readers on a journey to France to discover delicious pastries and art.I love how great painters are included in the book : the heroine visits Monet’s Giverny garden or picks sunflowers before meeting Vincent Van Gogh. Riley’s adventures are a simple introduction to art and French culture. #books#kidlit#bookstodon@bookstodon@mastodonbooks@books@queerscifi
Based on the true story of one ordinary woman who risked everything to reunite Jewish children with the true names they hadn't even realized they'd lost.
The Forgotten Names reminds the world of the impact that one person can have in the face of overwhelming odds.
Camp Prodigy is a heartwarming middle grade graphic novel about two nonbinary teenagers who find friendship and self-acceptance in a summer orchestra camp. This sweet story is an entertaining read, sharing strong themes such as mental health, self esteem and belonging.
After a near death experience, one woman creates her "reverse" bucket the things she wants to do after death.
From New York Times bestselling author Julia London comes an uplifting and heartwarming story of second chances and the power of finding out what makes life worth truly living.
Hockey is a funny game. Before the puck drop, my D said to me "You're going to see a lot of shots.". And it did look like the other team had 3, maybe 4, of the best players on the ice. But instead, we crushed them, 7-1, and the lone goal I gave up was a bouncer from the second line I should have had. We worked hard, but still, I would have never guessed. I wasn't even stressed too often. Funny how that works out sometimes.
So I am hoping for a quiet day #today. Work for a bit, then reward myself with an ice-cold gin & tonic this evening - #TGIFMFs! Go to bed early and read. I've been trying to close out some of my Currently Reading list and not doing a bad job of it. I'm back to reading Dickens' Pickwick Papers. Pretty amusing. I would like to read more classics. It's been a while. Found "Dark Earth" by Stott to be pretty boring. Maybe the most boring #book I've ever finished! @bookstodon@books
@jda@bookstodon@books You know more than me, having read the bio, but I understand that Dickens started as a police reporter and his early works: Sketches By Boz, Oliver Twist and Pickwick Papers, all benefit from some "reading between the lines" as he alluded to things he knew that he couldn't write straight out. Thomas summarizes long works like Mayhew's London Life, reports of vice committees and so on that illustrate the congested, abusive and creative London Dickens found so fascinating.
Let's aggregate the book sublemmys!
I’m thinking we should have a central post for all the book sublemmys so we can easily find them. The ones I’m aware of are:...