Fablehaven

So this series has become as beloved as Harry Potter in our home. I have been reading it to my six year old for the past 6 months. (that's about how long it takes to read to my six year old at 5 pages a night) This series is about a boy and girl who go to visit their grandparents. Once they arrive they discover their grandparents are the caretakers of a magic preserve with all types of creatures. They work with their grandparents to save the preserve and the world from the release of the demon prison. Each book is a new adventure that bulids into the main 5 novel story.
I have loved this series it is pretty clean, we edit some of the deaths. But for the most part is wonderful.

The winter of our disconnect

THis is one of my all time favorite resources. This story is a true story about a mother who pulls the plug on all screens in her home, as a research project for this book. She then studies and documents so much research on technology in our homes and how it affects our children. It is truly fascinating I read it all with a highlighter. I want to look and read all the studies that she quotes from. I think this should be a must read for parents. It was an eye opener for me, and we are a home with no cable and limited screen times. This would be a great book for book clubs.

Paranormalcy

Just finished this book. There is no series to wait for. Hurrah! Very cute book. The main character catches paranormal's for a company because she can see through their glamour. Only after something starts killing paranormal's does she start to question what she has been doing and who she is. It also doesn't hurt that she falls in love with a paranormal. I really liked this book it is a fast read, and a great story. She also manages to keep it pretty clean and lighthearted.

Once a Witch/ Always a Witch

I just read this short series. It was really cute, and both books were out. Which is a big plus in my world of trying to remember what I have and haven't read. This story is about a family that has special talents (witches). All except one who has no talent at all. She grows up as an outsider in her family and longs to leave and be normal. Only when she does leave she realizes that not only in she talented, but she is the only one who can save her family from destruction. Really cute story, even a cute side love story. Very clean, non satanic witch story. I really enjoyed both.

Way Behind

So I didn't stop reading, I just procrastinated my blogging and now I am so far behind that I don't know if I will ever catch up. So I will blog what I remember and then try to stay on top of it.

Matched

So this is my new favorite book of the month. If you are a fan of The Giver, you will love this story. It almost feels like it could be another part of the city in The Giver. This story is about a girl who lives in a time where cities are controlled, chance and choice have been removed. Even who they love is a pre-arranged choice. Except she want to make her own choices. She wants to pick her job, her location, and who she will love. But the Society will try to stop her every way they can. I finished it tonight and I am so sad I can't get the sequel "Crossed" until tomorrow at the library. It is a must read, it is also very clean and though provoking.

The Beyonders

This Author wrote one of my favorite children's series Fablehaven, so I had to try out his new book. This book starts out really slow. I had no idea what it was about, so that didn;t help. I didn't really get into it until it was about half over. The story is about a boy who gets sucked into another dimension of sorts, where evil reigns and heroes have been blotted out. He then chooses to be a hero and fight the evil instead of returning home. Great action scenes, not much romance, very creative. There are of course more books not yet out so you may want to wait a bit. I think it is a perfect novel for a 12 year old boy.