Nice book

I wanted to read this book ahead of the movie coming out to streaming platforms. This book was made even better by Mark Bramhall's narration. The story of how these boys, who came from simple working families, pushed through all skepticism and doubts pushing their way to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. At a time when many rowing teams were sons of lawyers, doctors and senators, these boys were not the ones with the training facilities and high caliber schools at their disposal. They rose above and worked extra jobs during summers to afford to enroll in school each year to be able to get another shot at being part of something even bigger than they even realized at the time. Please be sure to read through the epilogue as well. It gives you a deeper understanding of the time period and how poignant this particular Olympics was.

Muy lindo!!

This book popped into a recommended list after reading after The Haunting of Alejandra, so I had really high hopes. Unfortunately, it just fell flat. I found it hard to follow the two parallel stories of the curandera(s) in the story. The characters were so similar, that it was difficult to differentiate what story belonged to who.

Wonderful way to teach feelings through colors and fun! The Color Monster is perfect for helping toddlers understand emotions in a simple, visual way. My toddler loves monsters, so this book really clicked! We even drew our own monsters and colored them based on different feelings—it turned into a fun craft and learning activity. It’s also been great for early writing practice—my child enjoyed labeling feelings like happy, sad, and angry. A creative, engaging way to build emotional awareness and writing skills!

Nice book

The Missing Princess of Celestia is a great coming-of-age YA fantasy book filled with adventure, love, sacrifice, heartache, and more. The book leaves you hooked and asking questions in just the first few chapters. It begs you to read more to discover what happens to these kids and whether or not the main character decides to save her birth planet.

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I love to read memoirs of comedians. Tina Fey did not disappoint, though be ready for her comedic styling throughout the book. It seems almost like she is moving from topic to topic like someone seeing a squirrel run past. Though with her snippets/chapters being short it worked for me, as it did not seem like topics were droning on for too long. Knowing more about her behind the scenes struggle to be picked for scenes because of her look not being so easily manipulated, was interesting to say the least. She's right, we imagine she was in more scenes (probably because I loved her characters) than she really was. Her stories of Monica Lewinksy and Sarah Palin were funny to hear about! Ultimately a nice change to the novels I've been reading.

I have been waiting to read this one ever since I read part one, Lobizona. Part 2 did not disappoint! Again this book takes you into a fantasy world where there are humans and the unknown world of Werewolves and Witches. The main character is not like the others. She is a hybrid of human and werewolf. What sets her apart further is that she is the only known female to ever be born a werewolf. The story weaves the struggles of being an illegal in the human world and an illegal in the Septimo world. Her character has not found her pack/family in either. She has to hide in the human world with her human mother and still in the Septimo world she remains hidden because she is a hybrid. She finally finds her place amongst a group of friends and Covenant that are trying to make change in their world. As their catalyst she tells her truth, but is it worth the price she will have to pay? This is written in a Spanish-Harry Potter-esc kind of way that had me fully engaged the whole way through! I know by the author's interviews that this was written as only a two book story, but I really feel there could be a third book as there is still more to the story that I long to know.