Ok, this might be overly ambitious but I was wondering what the blogging world thought was the best novel of 2009. We’re told every year what the good books are by these committees and panels of judges when they award the Booker and the Pulitzer and the Orange Prize and the Newbery etc. But what [...]
Author Archive > Lahni
Book Review: Stones into Schools
Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with books, not bombs in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson
Many people have read Three Cups of Tea and are familiar with Mortenson’s mission to build schools in Pakistan. In this book Mortenson continues to build schools in Pakistan (with some new challenges) and begins to to build schools in [...]
Weekly Geeks
This weeks topic:
Tell your readers what is it about “an” author that you are most passionate about, that have you coming back for more from them, following their every blog post – literally blackmailing people to read their books?
Who are some of your all time favourite authors?
And what is it about them that makes you [...]
Book Review: Left to Tell
Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza
Read for: Global Reading Challenge
Wow, was this one ever intense! Immaculée was a university student who had travelled home for easter in 1994 when the Rwandan genocide began. As a Tutsi, she and her entire family were in danger. She managed to make it to a neighbour’s house where he [...]
Weekly Geeks
Ok, so it’s been forever since I’ve participated in Weekly Geeks, but this week has a fun topic – comments!
Do you have a commenting policy? For example:
*Do reply to all comments? If you do, how do you do it? Email? On the blog?
*Do you use moderation?
*How do you handle trolls? Flaming?
*How much do you tolerate [...]
The Reason
I meant to post about my new little baby but it slipped my mind until I read another blogger who’s just had a baby.
Here she is – the reason I took such a long blogging break:
Book Review: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly- Newbery Honour Book 2010
So, I’ve decided to read all the Newbery Honour books since I’ve already read the winner. I want to know if I agree with their choice!
I chose to read this one first because of the cover. Isn’t it fun? Anyway, Calpurnia Tate is a [...]
Book Review: When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Wow, I loved this book! It was such a quick easy read (probably because I’m not the target audience). I can see why it won the Newbery Medal this year. I haven’t read the rest of the honour books yet so I can’t say for sure that it was [...]
Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Read for: Banned Books Challenge
I’ve been meaning to read this book for a very long time. It’s been sitting on my night stand (where I keep my TBR in the next month pile) since September because I planned to read it for Banned Books Week. But I just never [...]
Book Review: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Read for: Canadian Book Challenge 3, What’s in a Name? 3 Challenge
I loved this book! I don’t know how I haven’t heard of it sooner, I know people have been blogging about it because I just read a bunch of reviews, but somehow I’ve missed [...]
