How to Read on a Budget: Borrow Ebooks!
I have a wonderful problem: my kids read books faster than I can find new ones for them to devour. Last week, we spent an hour in the bookstore, browsing new t...
Category: How to encourage reading
What Is Steampunk, Anyway?
Before we left on vacation, my son wanted to download a new book to his Kindle. Like a good Word Nerd Mama, I read the description first. (See my post on The ...
Why You Should Read Liar and Spy
A few weeks ago, I posted the nominees and winners of the Children’s Choice Book Awards for 2013. Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead made the Fifth To Sixth G...
Great Reading Quotes #2
From the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and founded one of the finest institutions of higher learning (and my alma mater): “I cannot...
Great Reading Quotes #1
I love college campuses, don’t you? A word nerd can find so much inspiration. When I was picking my son up from “Camp Invention” at Radford U...
What Makes a Great Beach Read?
Today I embark on my annual trip to Lake Pleasant in the Adirondacks. Here’s to reconnecting with good friends, no cooking for a week, and plenty of activ...