Favorite Place to Read?

Where I live in Kentucky, it has been beautiful outside! One of my favorite things to do outside is...read! The birds chirping and the wind blowing your hair, as your transported into a different world, a world of stories!

Here is a picture my dad took of me reading outside last week! The book I am reading in the picture is "In Grandma's Attic"! I hope to do a book review of it soon! :)

Where is your favorite place to read? I would love to know! :)

Happy Reading,
Liz

Friday Book Review~Redwall

Hi Everyone! I am so sorry that I didn't post a Book Review last week, I went out shopping with my Grandma and got side-tracked! Here is this week's Book Review, and be sure to look out for another new post this week too! :)

Redwall by Brian Jacques

Matthias is a mouse that has arrived at Redwall Abbey in Mossflower Woods. Redwall Abbey is a peaceful place where all mice and badgers get along, and help others in need. That is, the Abbey is peaceful until Cluny the Scourge an evil rat, interrupts that peace. The infamous Warlord and his horde want Redwall Abbey to themselves, and threaten the dwellers of the Abbey.

Everyone at Redwall Abbey thinks that only the spirit of their founder, Martin the Warrior can help them. Determined to help the Abbey, Matthias and his friends Cornflower and Methuselah, go on a quest to find Martin's hidden sword and shield, which leads them to a huge adventure!

This is one of my favorite books and only the beginning to the Redwall series! It is so much fun to read, the author really brings you into the story too. The fighting gets a little bit extreme at points, so I reccommend this book to boys and girls 12 and up.

Happy Reading,
Liz

Friday Book Review~Heart of Fire

Yay, it is Friday! I am so happy it's Friday...here is a new book review for you all! :)

Heart of Fire written by Victoria Holmes

It is 1923 in Berkshire England, and Maddie Harman is living with her weathly grandparents at their estate called Sefton Park. Maddie has lived there ever since her parents died, and her brother Theo went off to war in Africa. Since him going off to war, she and her family have missed him terribly.

So, when the day comes that Theo arrives home, the family is relieved! Theo also brings a guest--a beautiful mare he's brought home from Africa. Maddie isn't much of a rider, but when Theo let's her name the horse, she falls in love with Firebird. She even risks going for a ride, and finds out that Firebird is a champion jumper. Maddie thinks that Firebird is fitting in perfectly at the estate. She isn't too sure about Theo though. He has been acting really strange, and Maddie wonders--could this be her brother at all?

This book is filled with mystery and adventure! Any horse lover will love this book! I recommend this book to boys and girls ages 10 and up! :)

Happy Reading,
Liz

It's My Birthday!

Today is my Birthday! I am turning 16!! For my birthday we are going out to eat and then are going to a bookstore! hehe :)

Since today is my birthday, I am taking the day off from posting a Book Review. Don't worry though! A brand-new book review on Heart of Fire will be up next week! Stay Tuned! :)

Have a great weekend!

Love,
Liz

(Be-lated) Friday Book Review~Journey to Freedom

Here is Friday's Book Review on Sunday! Sorry about it being be-lated, I had a busy weekend! I hope you enjoy this Book Review! :)

Journey to Freedom written by: Gilbert Morris


The Brown Rats are invading! Which spells trouble for the White-feet Mice colony. They have been living at peace, with the Royal Family ruling over, and now they don't know what to do. The Maker does though, and He has a plan. His plan includes a very ordinary mouse named Chip. Chip and his friends, which include other white-feet and a mole, call themselves the "Rag-Tags". The "Rag-Tags" along with the rest of the white-feet colony go to war against the Brown Rats and their chief the Dread Deliverer. Though, War isn't enough to keep the Dread Delivier and his horde from taking over! The White-feet have to do something they have never thought about doing before--flee to the West! It will take a lot of courage and trust in their Maker during their journey, and a lot of things will happen, but Chip knows that the Maker will keep his promises and lead them to the West.

This is such a great book with so much symbolism from the Bible! Published by the Christian book Company, Crossway Books, it talks about salvation and faith in a really neat way! I recommend this book to children 8 and up. It would be a great book for the whole family!

Happy Reading,
Liz

Friday Book Review~Understood Betsy

It is Friday yet again-the last Friday of February! I hope you enjoy this week's Book Review! :)

Understood Betsy written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Little 9-year-old Elizabeth Ann is an orphan living with her Great-Aunt Harriet and Aunt Frances. Elizabeth Ann is treated very carefully by her Aunts, because they want no harm to ever occur to her. Elizabeth Ann loves her Aunts, especially her Aunt Frances because she really understands her.

Ever since she was taken in by her Aunts, she has heard them discuss in whispers about "the horrible Putney cousins", but how was she to know that she would be living with "the horrible Putney cousins" when her Great Aunt Harriet gets a disease and needs to live in a warmer climate! When Elizabeth Ann arrives, she finds that the Putney cousins (her Aunt Harriet, Uncle Henry, and Aunt Ann), do have quaint ways. Aunt Ann is making her cook, pets can sleep in the house, and she has to do chores! She even has to go to school all by herself! With all of this, Elizabeth Ann learns indenpendence- that she can do things for herself, and she finds confindence too. Along with this confidence, Elizabeth Ann gets a new nickname-Betsy. Lots of adventures, Betsy has including going to the fair, starting a sewing circle, and making new friends at school! When the year is up, and Aunt Frances comes back to get her niece, Besty finds that she doesn't want to leave! Aunt Frances also finds a changed, Elizabeth Ann.

This was a very cute book, and I really enjoyed it! It is quite an old book, because it was first published by Henry Holt and Company in 1917! The author narrates the book, and it feels as if she is speaking straight to you! This would make a great read-aloud book for the family, since it is slow-paced and great for all ages! :)

Happy reading,
Liz

Friday Book Review~Diary of a Worm

This was one of  my favorite books when I was younger! I hope you like it too!

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
This is a diary by a little boy worm writing about all of his worm adventures. Having fun with his friend spider, going to a dance, scaring his sisters party guests, and getting caught eating his homework are only a few of his many adventures of being a worm. This is a truly funny and cute book that you must read! I would recommend this book for all ages, it would be a great read-aloud book for the whole family! :)

Happy reading,
Liz