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!

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

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

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

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

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

September 2020 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway

Welcome to the September monthly link-up for the 2020 Book Blog Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight! Thanks to all of you for sharing your awesome posts! We are all in dire need of a life respite, and your lovely discussions are just the key! The winner of our July discussion challenge giveaway was Louise @ Monstrumology. She got to pick a book by […]

Posted September 1, 2020 in Book Blog Discussion Challenge, Giveaways (Ended) / 7 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 8/30/20

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! The kids started e-learning this week. The process is actually going fine, though they did have to restructure things because they […]

Posted August 30, 2020 in Sunday Post / 20 Comments

August 2020 Monthly 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 July giveaway ends soon, so head over there for your last chance to enter! This is the link-up AND giveaway for our August 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 […]

Posted August 28, 2020 in Giveaways (Ended), Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up / 4 Comments

Sunday Post: Book Pre-order Campaigns & Giveaways Galore – 8/23/20

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): We brought my daughter Jade to college! It’s official—she’s there. She’s majoring in AI, with plans to get a master’s in Data Science. I’m […]

Posted August 23, 2020 in Sunday Post / 17 Comments