Spring Break Over...Back to the Real World

Well I have to say, I got spoiled last week. I have hated waking up every morning this week. Also, I read everyday during spring break, and haven't read at all this week.....  :(
I finished one of my books (Unforgivable). I also worked on 2 children's books (the DeGoat books) and started lessons for my kindergartners and 1st graders.
I'll review Unforgivable tonight and then post the reviews on the children's books later.

Unforgivable by Laura Griffin
This is the third novel in the Tracer series. Originally I didn't catch this was a series, so I started with this book. I will go back and read and review the other two books at a later date.
I give this book a 10 out of 10 rating. I could not put it down! If you enjoy on the edge of your seat thrillers this is a great one.

The story begins when Mia Voss, a DNA expert working at a clinic, encounters a carjacker. She later learns it was not just a random attack when there are more threats that continue to cripple her. She begins to work with Detective Ric Santos, who as been assigned to her case.
Ric and Mia have chemistry, but there is a mistrust from Mia ever sense Ric seemed to disappear after a previous case they worked on together.
From Ric, when he shows up to look into a carjacking he is not prepared to run into Mia, the one person who got under his skin once before and those feelings seem to return immediately when he sees her. But she is looking for a serious relationship, and he is not.
As both characters work through their dangerous sparks as they encounter a more hazardous tasks as they piece together the evidence from several horrible murders. Mia places her own life on the line to prove the theory the murders are all related and committed by the same man.
Ric tries to tell himself he's just doing his job by putting Mia in protective custody during the investigation but deep down he knows its way too personal. If anything happened to Mia it would hurt him much more than the last time they met. He will do anything to keep Mia safe, even if it means risking his own life to protect her. 
This is a classic romantic suspense novel. It in middle of a great romance story are clues that lead to a great crime story. I love romance suspense and the author does not disappoint me with this one. I am usually good about figuring out the clues and I can usually know the villain before its reveled. I have to say the one kept me completely in the dark all the way though.
The author also introduces the secondary characters, the ones who will be the next story in this series, I enjoyed getting to meet them as well and looking forward to reading their story.
I highly recommend Unforgivable and the entire Tracer Series.  

Spring Break Reading

So today marks the beginning of spring break. I am in need of this spring break more than anything, although I did bring "work" home to complete some of my projects and get ahead over the break. I know that sounds very ambitious, lets see how much I actually get done :)
Above all I do plan to do lots of reading over the break. Being a librarian does not necessarily mean you have time to read, in fact I think that since becoming a librarian I have read less....sad I know.
But I plan to catch up this week.
I have 3 novels I'm ready to start, along with some children's books I recently got. So here is my list for the week:
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Unforgivable by Laura Graffin
The Confession by John Grisham 

I just bought 2 more children's books by Diane DeGroat (No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks and Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books)- I can't wait to read those and develop a library lesson for my kindergartners.

So I plan to have a very relaxing book filled week....stay tuned for the reviews!

I'll leave you with a review of the children's book The Pigeon Finds A Hotdog by Mo Willems:
After reading the first pigeon book I was very excited to pick this one up. These stories captivate children of all ages with the pigeon's antics.

Publisher’s synopsis: When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But . . . then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird? In this hilarious follow-up to Caldecott Honor winning Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Mo Willems has created another avian adventure that encourages children to share even their most prized processed foods.

The book opens showing us a pigeon who wants to greedily eat his hot dog. Then along comes a duckling who with is never-ending questions about hot dogs could drive anyone mad. At first the pigeon satisfies his questions but as he continues the pigeon gets aggravated and begins to think the duckling has an alternative reason for asking so much. In the end, the clever duckling does get his way AND half the hot dog.   
I love any book I can be dramatic with when I share with my students. This one is great. This book keeps me and everyone I read it to laughing all the way to the end. Although I don't think it tops the previous pigeon books (Don't let the Pigeon drive the Bus and Don't let the Pigeon Stay Up Late) it is defiantly a favorite.  The best part of this book is that you can unleash all your inner sarcasm that is just waiting to come forth as you read the pigeons words. I can't wait to read this one to my classes. We may just have a "pigeon" day and read all of them!


Until the next book...

The start of the Book Project

So I love BOOKS.
All kinds, children's, fiction, biographies, novels, e-books, etc.  I would rather be reading a good book than doing anything else. That's probably the main reason I am a librarian. I enjoy going to work everyday surrounded by books, working with books, and working with my elementary kids in the library. One of my greatest joys is when I arrive at school and a kindergartner asks, "Ms. Lisa are we having story time today???" I get this question EVERY day, although I can only answer "Yes" once a week :)
I have always wanted to review books. (I am also opinionated) I guess I kinda do this already. I get questions all the time... "Have you read this one?" "What did you think about it?" But I wanted to take that a step further. I decided to try my hand at blogging my book reviews. That's the "book project".
I decided to begin just reviewing some of my favorite children's books, books I use in the library, and novels I have read recently. I plan to get involved with some blogging for books sites eventually.
So...if you have a book and you want to know what I think about it let me know:) I would LOVE to give my opinion.
Enjoy my book reviews!