Weekly Wrap-Up

This week’s wrap-up is for the week of May 29th – June 4th. I read a total of 10 books which brings my yearly total to 168 books. These books totaled 2,221 pages.

The House in the Pines By: Ana Reyes

I gave this book 3 stars. A young girl meets an older man. She can’t remember what happened in the forest. Seven years later she is trying to figure out what happened in those missed hours.

Orange: to you dear one By: Ichigo Takano

I gave this manga 4 stars. It is the final book in the Orange series. Friends send letters back to themselves to save another friend.

Bedtime for Batman By: Michael Dahl

I gave this picture book 4 stars. I read this book during one of the Storytime’s I did during the week. A little boy who is getting ready for bed and this is his nightly routine.

Superbat By: Matt Carr

I gave this picture 4 stars. Another book that I read for Storytime. This is about a bat who can’t sleep so he makes himself a hero costume. His friends tease him.

What Lies in the Woods By: Kate Alice Marshall

I gave this book 4 stars. When Naomi was 11, she was stabbed 17 times in the woods. She doesn’t remember much of this event.

Many years later Naomi’s friend is dead, and she needs to find out what happened to her. She doesn’t realize that this will bring up what happened when she was 11.

Bee By: Britta Teckentrup

I gave this picture book 4 stars. I read this book for another Storytime this week. this tells about a bee going out and finding flowers and how the pollen is spread.

Bee Dance By: Rick Chrustowski

I gave this picture book 4 stars. This was the last Storytime book for the week. this tells how bees communicate with each other.

The Sun and The Star By: Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

I gave this book 4 stars. I have a review for this book on the blog. Here is the link. https://debbiesreadingcorner.com/2023/06/04/the-sun-and-the-star-book-review/

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow By: Gabrielle Zevin

I gave this book 3 stars. This book was about game designers. Two of the designers have known each other for a while and something happened when they were younger to mess up the friendship.

Lessons in Chemistry By: Bonnie Garmus

I gave this book 3 stars. It is the 1960’s and women are struggling. It is still a man’s world in the working force. Elizabeth questions things and fights her way in the work force. She eventually becomes a cook on a TV show. and things start to change slowly.

Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think of them? I had a busy week with the summer reading program kicking off, but I was able to finish some books that I started, and I had two Storytimes. Even though my week was busy I had a blast with my reading and the summer reading kick off. Until next time, keep reading.