It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a weekly blog hop hosted by Kellee and Ricki of Unleashing Readers. The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
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One week left until spring break! Yesterday started a new calendar week with straight-line winds and a huge storm that caused much damage and power outages in our area. It’s amazing that more people weren’t hurt or killed in the 15-20 minute incident that blew through around 4:15 pm. Today the storm is over, but the bitter cold has returned. So much for an early spring. Our power was restored, thankfully, around 2:30 pm, so tonight I can type on my desktop again, enjoying the wi-fi while my husband and dog relax and watch a movie. The laundry is in the washer and the phone is charging. Now I can tell you about my week of reading.
Physical books: The Pinchers and the Curse of the Egyptian Cat by Anders Sparring, illustrated by Per Gustavsson (Gecko Press, 2025). Jon Scieszka called this little mystery “Goofy, good fun, criminally good.” I agree! The characters are the Pinchers, a family of thieves, except for Theo Pincher, who cannot lie and doesn’t like stealing. Tables are turned when Theo and his sister, Ellen (named Criminellen, Ellen for short) “shop” (read, “shopLIFT”) items at Pique’s Boutique and accidentally break a statue of Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess. When Nic (Mom) finds out, she’s sure that breaking the cat has terrible consequences for the family due to an old curse. This book is intriguing and fun to read – meant for elementary students, but silly enough for their teachers and parents to read and enjoy, too. Published by Gecko Press, this Swedish title is sure to please families of thieves and upstanding citizens, alike.
Libro.fm: I’m slowly listening to Rebellion 1776, the newest title by Laurie Halse Anderson (who I have missed!). I’m loving this one; there’s so much action in the first two chapters already. Elsbeth, age 13, seeks employment to avoid the orphanage during the forced evacuation of Loyalists from Boston in 1776. She cannot find her father and she is thrust upon the streets, looking for him while trying to survive as she tends to a wealthy family with smallpox victims (she had smallpox as a small child, so she’s immune now). War has begun, yet smallpox causes as many deaths as the battles. If you’re a fan of the Seeds of America trilogy, you MUST add this one to your list of historical fiction that matters.
NetGalley: I’m almost finished with Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner. It’s gripping and makes you think and want to change the world.
It’s Monday! What are YOU reading?
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