Category Archives: Book Review

It’s Monday! What are you reading? Dana Levy’s new book

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Joanne Toft

“This Would Make a Good Story Someday” a perfect line many of us writers have used over and over again as we think about events in our lives.  Well, Dana Alison Levy followed up on it and wrote a humorous … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? Laurel Snyder

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Joanne Toft

I have not been reading a great deal of children’s books this summer. I have been feeding the adult side of my reading life. I have spent time with Terry Tempest Williams – The Hour of Land and When Women … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you Reading? middle grade fiction

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Joanne Toft

I have returned to reading middle great fiction. I love reading books at this level. I think because it is where I did most of my teaching and know this age of children so well. I also love the leap … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? books in a series

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Joanne Toft

A while ago some one asked me it I liked books that were in a series and my response was not really. I told them I like reading new and different books, exploring new writing and ways of thinking. After … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? a mystery and Shakespeare

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Joanne Toft

A few weekends ago I was chatting with my niece who is homeschooling her two kids. The older one is an avid reader of  non fiction and at times you feel you are talking to a small adult. These two … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? middle grade fiction

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Joanne Toft

Two girls, a little dog and ashes – all traveling in the middle of the night create a story that is hard to let go of. Sarah Dooley’s new book Ashes to Asheville pulled me in to the lives of … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? Adult/YA

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Joanne Toft

(A post written awhile ago and never posted.  An odd thing to do – thought I would send it out today.) I still puzzle over the line between Adult fiction and YA fiction or teen fiction. Here is what Book … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? Jason Reynolds books

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Joanne Toft

My e-reader is full of books from the library. I am reading more adult books than children’s books right now. They are much longer so I have been reading furiously to stay ahead. Then mid week a roaring head cold hit … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! Ok it is really Tuesday What are you reading? Nature books and more

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Joanne Toft

This break was going to be a chance to catch up on middle grade fictions books but I am knee deep in adult reading. Reading about the environment.  I guess it follows the theme of my last book review, The Wolf … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What are you reading? fiction with a historical lean

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Joanne Toft

I love historical fiction. It is great to enjoy a good story and learn just a bit about history along the way. For me history makes more sense when I read about it through the lives of the people who … Continue reading →

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