2024 Reading Challenge: January Wrap-up

January lasted a long time, but I’m still a little taken aback that it’s already February. I might as well tell you that my reading goal for the past few years has been to finish one book a week. That means 52 books in a year. I didn’t quite reach this mark last year. IContinue reading “2024 Reading Challenge: January Wrap-up”

Book Review: The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck

If you’re one of those who love to read about the good old days (it doesn’t matter the decade – as long as it’s not in this millennium), especially if they’re recounted with great wit and humor, then you’ll find The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts to be an utter delight. The bookContinue reading “Book Review: The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck”

Book Review: The Penderwicks #1 by Jeanne Birdsall

The first book of the The Penderwicks Series by Jeanne Birdsall is set in summer. It was published in 2005, which, in my mind, is pretty recent, so I consider this a new book since most of the books of this kind that I read are usually at least 40 years old. The Penderwicks: AContinue reading “Book Review: The Penderwicks #1 by Jeanne Birdsall”