Bookmark

Love this bookmark by British Library....it depicts an illustration from The Nursery Alice by Sir John Tenniel called "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party".

On Screen: We Bought a Zoo

 This 2011 movie is based on the memoirs of Benjamin Lee, who after the death of his wife, bought a 30 acre zoo in Dartmoor in Devon, England. It's an absolutely beautiful feel-good movie. Highly recommended for a family viewing.

My August Purchases

1) Sense and Sensibility
2) Moondial
3) Nightbird
4) Circus Mirandus
5) The Dreamsnatcher
6) The Mark of the Dragonfly
7) Gretel and the Dark
8) The Copernicus Legacy (The Serpent's Curse)
9) The Time of the Fireflies
10) The Kiss of Deception
11) Through the Woods

August New Releases

Middle Grade+Adventure+Mystery

YA Fantasy+Steampunk+Fairy Tales

Urban Fantasy+Steampunk

Epic Fantasy+Dystopia

Historical Fiction+Romance

My July Purchases

1) The Night Garden
2) The Murder at Rosamund's Gate
3) The Storycatcher
4) Garden Spells
5) The Invisible Library
6) The Girl Who Walked On Air
7) The Miniaturist
8) The Girl who Circumnavigated...

Book of the Month

Butterfly Palace

When Lilly Donaldson arrives at the Cutlers' famed Butterfly Mansion in 1899, the massive house and unfamiliar duties threaten to overwhelm her. Victorian Austin is lavish, highly political, and intimidating, but with the help of the other servants, Lilly resolves to prove herself to her new employers. Then, while serving at an elegant dinner party, Lilly recognizes one distinguished guest as Andrew, the love of her life, who abandoned her without a word back home. He seems to have assumed a new identity and refuses to acknowledge her, leaving her confused and reeling. Before Lilly can absorb this unwelcome news, she's attacked. Could it be the sinister Servant Girl Killer who has been terrorizing Austin? Or is it someone after something more personal--someone from her past? Does she dare trust Andrew to help or is he part of the danger threatening to draw Lilly into its vortex?

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Quote of the Month

Review: The Invention of Wings

My first Sue Monk Kidd book...and what an amazing book! It was full of thrill and kept me glued till the last page. The novel is set in a historical American town Charleston in South Carolina with its slave-trade roots.
I'm so glad to find out Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films has bought the rights to the novel....can't wait for the movie.

On Screen: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

Just finished watching the 7 part series on BBC. I'm glad I didn't read the book...some books are just better on screen.

Jonathan Strange

Arabella

July Book Releases

YA+Sci-fi+Historical Fiction

Middle Grade+British Historical Fiction+Fantasy

YA Fantasy+Historical Fiction

Middle Grade+Mystery+Thriller

Classics+Historical Fiction