Month: September 2020

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/27/20

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/27/20

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): Painting trim and banisters. Last week I mentioned that we replaced doors and trim upstairs in the hallway. Now, I had to paint it. Scott […]

Posted September 27, 2020 in Sunday Post / 16 Comments
September 2020 Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up & Giveaway

September 2020 Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up & Giveaway

The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up is hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. The August giveaway ends soon, so head over there for your last chance to enter! This is the link-up AND giveaway for our September wrap-up posts. If you don’t already know about the Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up, read the information below: Every month, at the end of the month, we’ll put up a monthly wrap-up link-up post […]

Posted September 25, 2020 in Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 8 Comments
I’m a 2020 Round One Cybils Awards Judge! Plus, Quick Reviews of Last Year’s MG Speculative Fiction Finalists

I’m a 2020 Round One Cybils Awards Judge! Plus, Quick Reviews of Last Year’s MG Speculative Fiction Finalists

I really enjoyed being a round-two judge for the Cybils Awards. The process for picking a winner was WAY harder than I expected it to be, but it was also great to have in-depth discussions about each of the finalists. I was surprised how many of the books I absolutely loved! This year, I said I’d be willing to be either a round-one or round-two judge, and I was chosen for round one for the […]

Posted September 23, 2020 in Cybils, Reviews / 8 Comments
Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/20/20

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/20/20

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): I worked on my Sunday Post earlier this week, so I’m actually getting it up on Sunday. Imagine that! Here’s what I’ve been up […]

Posted September 20, 2020 in Sunday Post / 24 Comments
My Successful Sneak Attack Using Fiction. Let’s Discuss

My Successful Sneak Attack Using Fiction. Let’s Discuss

Sometimes talking with your kids about an important subject is hard. Depending on the kid, a conversation might be brushed off or misunderstood. This was the case with my youngest when it came to having conversations about the fact that his sister is transgender. My youngest was the last one in the family to consistently use proper pronouns and call his sister Jade—it’s not like he was willfully rebelling. Noah has a cognitive disability that […]

Posted September 18, 2020 in Let's Discuss / 30 Comments
My Life in the Fish Tank: Giveaway of a Book I Loved!

My Life in the Fish Tank: Giveaway of a Book I Loved!

Hey, guys! Today I’m featuring a Book Blast for My Life in the Fish Tank. I posted my review last week, so go check that out by clicking the link on the book title (spoiler: I loved this book!) and then hop back here to enter to win a copy of your very own!! Grade Level : 4 – 8 ISBN-10 : 1534432337 ISBN-13 : 978-1534432338 Hardcover : 320 pages Publisher : Aladdin (September 15, […]

Posted September 16, 2020 in Giveaways (Ended) / 0 Comments
Sunday (Monday) Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/13/20

Sunday (Monday) Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/13/20

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): Once again, I’m not getting my Sunday Post up until Monday. We were crazy busy this weekend, and I just didn’t have the energy […]

Posted September 14, 2020 in Sunday Post / 16 Comments
Bite-Sized Reviews of My Life in the Fish Tank; Girl, Serpent, Thorn; Flamer; and Graceling

Bite-Sized Reviews of My Life in the Fish Tank; Girl, Serpent, Thorn; Flamer; and Graceling

  I’ve got four reviews for you today: two YA fantasies, a MG contemporary, and a YA historical graphic novel. I hope these bite-sized reviews will be enough to feed your fiction addiction! A compelling story about grief and mental health, My Life in the Fish Tank examines how secrecy and shame can be the root of pain. When Zinnia’s brother is in an accident, her whole life changes, not because he’s hurt but because […]

Posted September 8, 2020 in Reviews / 11 Comments
Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/6/20

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 9/6/20

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. This past week on FYFA (and in my life): School has started! Elearning is going decently well–not ideal, of course, but it’s working. Danielle has also started swim, and she had her first […]

Posted September 6, 2020 in Sunday Post / 13 Comments
August 2020 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

August 2020 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch

My Goings On in August: Here’s what I accomplished in August: Not much blogging. As you’ve probably noticed, most weeks I’m only managing two posts—my Sunday Post and one other. And the Sunday Posts are mostly only making it up because I really hate the idea of missing someone’s birthday or blogoversary. Seriously, it’s the only thing keeping me posting, so I guess it’s good I include it! We brought my oldest to college! Jade […]

Posted September 2, 2020 in Best of the Bunch, Monthly Recap / 39 Comments