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Put that clicker down and read the book before the movie! We got hallmark channel movies that we based on books! OMG! The Jingle Bells Bride by Scarlet Wilson Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses by Jenny Hale The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans Northern Lights of Christmas by  Teri Read more

The Arabian Nights Le Morte D’Arthur by Thomas MaloryAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollThrough the Looking Glass by Lewis Five Children and It by E. NesbitOzma of Oz by L. Frank BaumMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Read more

NOTHING can come close to this series. I read them a few years ago in my 30s and still loved these books. Even though you will never come close to the magic of Harry Potter books here are some recommendations of other books that you may enjoy. Oprah Magazine Recommends Read more

1.       Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 2.       1984 – George Orwell 3.       The Lord Of The Rings trilogy – JRR Tolkien 4.       War And Peace – Leo Tolstoy 5.       Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy  6.       The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle 7.       To Kill A Read more

Order of Goosebumps Books Welcome to Dead House     Stay Out of the Basement     Monster Blood     Say Cheese and Die!     The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb     Let’s Get Invisible     Night of the Living Dummy     The Girl Who Read more

Halloween is always a good time to break out my Poe tales! My favorite tale is “The Black Cat.” I used to be freaked out by that story! Happy reading, Book Nerds! Poems: PoetryO, Tempora! O, Mores! (Never published in Poe’s lifetime)TamerlaneSongImitationA DreamThe LakeSpirits of the DeadEvening StarDreamsStanzas The Happiest Read more

Fantasy novels are everywhere! I am going to break down some fantasy genres. Fantasy is a genre of novels that features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world. Some may be in real world settings whereas others in new universes. Some of the subgenres of Read more

As Halloween gets closer, I thought it would be a good idea to start thinking about the genre of horror. Today it is paranormal/ghosts. hopefully you will enjoy these BOOs— I mean Books! Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (Graphic Novel) City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab The Turn of the Shrew Read more

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieCaptain Underpants (series) by Dav PilkeyThirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherLooking for Alaska by John GreenGeorge by Alex GinoAnd Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter ParnellDrama by Raina TelgemeierFifty Shades of Grey by E. L. JamesInternet Girls (series) by Lauren MyracleThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Kite Runner by Read more

Books with an elderly protagonist are typically great! I read a few on the list, and would like to read a few other ones. But here is a list of books with older protagonists and characters. The Switch by by Beth O-Leary A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman News Read more

I did a post recently about post-apocalyptic books. The link is here! This post will be all about zombies! Yes, you heard that right! I am not a fan of horror novels, but I love zombie fiction! Here are some great novels to pick up! World War of Z by Read more

City of BonesCity of AshesCity of Glass City of Fallen AngelsCity of Lost SoulsCity of Heavenly FireThe Bane ChroniclesTales from the Shadowhunter Academy The Shadowhunter’s Codex Happy reading, Book Nerds!

After reading “Rabbit Proof Fence,” I saw there was a movie adaption. I was shocked and rented it immediately afterward. This got me thinking about a lot of surprising book/movie adaptions that I had over the years! Here are some of the ones that I was shocked to see were Read more