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I read Shackled by Candy J. Cooper for my March 2026 Genre Book Club! Our genre of the month was true crime, something I used to read a lot but not so much anymore.
I wanted to pick a true crime novel that was not blood and guts. I chose well!
YA Narrative NonfictionIt’s Spring Break!!! I thought I would devote all this extra downtime to working on MrsReaderPants, but nope! I’ve been spoiling myself with frothy coffee, romance novels, and well…cleaning and taking my dog to the vet, LOL. At least our weather here in North Texas is cool and beautiful! It’s been a very needed break for us all, to be sure.
My personal break means t...
Last Friday, I attended my first event for librarians and teachers since 2014, and it was so much fun!
At the North Texas Teen Book Festival, I ran into five librarian friends that I also haven’t seen since at least 2014. I also hung out with some new reader friends from my new school district. And I got to hear from some of my favorite YA and MG authors, including...
Welcome to March! We had a very busy weekend with an ER visit and a dog with a very serious medical issue (who needs a lot of attention at the moment). There were several more picture books I wanted to spotlight this week but didn’t get to, so I will work those into other Spotlights over the next few weeks.
Picture books look really, really great this week!
...My review for Room to Breathe by Kasie West is going to be mixed. While I like the premise and the protagonist (Indy), I did not like most of the other characters. I found myself wishing the story had been about Indy finding a new friend group and love interest. These people are jerks who do not deserve to have Indy as a friend.
Because I get specific abou...