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  OMG! I think I found my true favorite Sharon Creech book of all time! Bloomability is now at the number two spot. The Wanderer is about thirteen year old Sophie, who goes on a sailing trip with her two cousins and three uncles across the Atlantic Ocean to meet her grandfather, Bompie, in England. They make a lot of pit stops along the way to get their boat fixed and to pick up more supplies. Sophie and her cousins also learn a lot along the way: about sailing, stories about each other, their uncles, and Bompie, and other random things like juggling. But the trip is not a smooth one! Sailing out onto the ocean blue isn't as whimsical as Sophie thought it would be, and they run into a lot of problems. Luckily, she has her family and they always support one another.  The story is actually told in alternating points of view of Sophie and one of her cousins named Cody. We learn that Sophie is actually hiding a mysterious past that she doesn't really want to talk about, and Cod...

  The first time I did this tag was last year! Here's the post if you missed it. This is a new version with updated questions. Like last time, @books.below.stars over on Instagram tagged me in this. And as usual, I don't tag anyone, so feel free to go ahead and do this tag! 1. heather (popular book you love) The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz 2. movies (book with an adaptation) The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 3. alley rose (book that made you cry this year) Willa of Dark Hallow by Robert Beatty 4. people watching (book you can relate to) Speak Up! By Rebecca Burgess 5. memories (non-bookish item on your shelf) A mini Funko pop of Nico Robin 6. never ending song (longest book you own) Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson 7. fainted love (fave book from this year so far) So many! A Little Princess, Bloomability, Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything, A Sign of Affection (series), Call the Name of the Night (series), The Dos and Donuts of Love, Mon...

  Well, I haven't done one of these in a while!  Here is Part 1 and Part 2 in case you missed them!  Do you like any of these books, too? 1. A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger 2. Flip the Script by Lyla Lee 3. The Bone series by Jeff Smith 4. Legends and Lattes and the prequel Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree 5. Sleeping Around by Morgan Vega 6. Witch Hat Atelier manga series by Kamome Shirahama 7. Bloomability by Sharon Creech 8. Book Lovers by Emily Henry 9. PS I Like You by Kasie West 10. Garlic and the Witch and it's sequel Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen 11.  The Lady Janies series by Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton, and Jodi Meadows 12. A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

  Welcome back to my Favorite Authors series! Today it's all about Sharon Creech. The first book I read from Sharon Creech was Absolutely Normal Chaos , way back when I was in middle school. This book blew me away!  I didn't read another Sharon Creech book until I read probably her most popular book Walk Two Moons a few years ago. The book was good, but the ending was so sad! Still one of the saddest endings I ever read for a book.  I then decided to read more of her books. The next one I read was Ruby Holler. Then I read Chasing Redbird . Then I read Bloomability . I really liked all of them! Especially Bloomability .  Fun fact! Walk Two Moons, Bloomability, Chasing Redbird , and Absolutely Normal Chaos all take place in the same universe.  Unfortunately, I then read The Great Unexpected , and I DNF it. I also DNF'd Replay .  Luckily, I read The Unfinished Angel and Granny Torelli Makes Soup after that, and liked both of them!  Wanna know som...

  Welcome to Part 8 of my favorite series to do on my blog!  Part 1-7 can be viewed here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 I hope you add some of these to your TBR! Or I hope you've already read some of them. 1. Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier -a noblewoman named Dona St. Columb has grown disillusioned with her high-class lifestyle and decides to escape to the countryside. While there, she meets a handsome French pirate and his crew. She decides to join his crew and go on a little pirate adventure, which causes some drama back home.  2.  The Big Adventures of Majoko manga series by Tomomi Mizuna- a cute and magical slice of life manga series about a witch named Majoko and her new human friend named Nana. I should note that this series is mostly out of print now and copies are hard to find, and the few you do find on Amazon and eBay are usually very expensive. Although some of the volumes are somewhat reasonably priced on thriftbooks.com. I was ...

I first saw this over on the YouTube channel of Merphy Napier (her video here ) and thought it looked cool! Here are my answers for it. This tag was created by Leandra the TBR zero, and her video can be watched here .  Feel free to do this tag if you see it! 1. Thankfulness: What 2024 has given me thus far So many new friends/followers! Thanks y'all! 2. Relaxation: The most relaxing book The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego 3. Hydration: A book that I needed A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Bloomability by Sharon Creech 4. Nourishment: A book that energized me The Legend of Shadow High by Shannon and Deal Hale, and If You'll Have Me by Eunnie 5. Familiarity: An author I've returned to LM Montgomery and Kate DiCamillo. 6. Healthy risk: Outside of my comfort zone read/new-to-me author Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans 7. Reflection: Changes in my reading taste I've been reading less nonfiction and more manga. 8. De...

  My new favorite book from Sharon Creech ! Bloomability is about Dinnie, a girl who grew up moving around from state to state in the United States because her father keeps finding a new job frequently. Then one day when she's 13, her aunt and uncle come and take her to stay with them in Switzerland for a a while. That's because Dinnie's uncle became the headmaster of a new international school in the Italian-speaking part of the country, and they want to give Dinnie the opportunity to go there. Dinnie is initally unhappy about this, but as she starts meeting and befriending so many interesting other students at her new school and gets to learn more about Switzerland and the rest of the world, she grows to love the experience. I don't know what else to say about this book because it had all of the magic of a typical Sharon Creech book: a relatable protagonist, a coming of age story, learning the hard way people aren't always what they seem, and difficult topics han...