I’ve mentioned my collection of book flags before. Here are a bunch I found at our local Daiso store. Cute and useful!

I’ve mentioned my collection of book flags before. Here are a bunch I found at our local Daiso store. Cute and useful!

Jovan Johns. He’s not one of the three brothers in the race. He’s their second cousin (their dad’s uncle’s grandson) and Zane’s best (and only) friend. Musical and bookish, Jovan bears a strong resemblance to the rest of the Johns family.

May soft winds touch you. May gentle seas carry you. May the sun and stars find you smiling.”
—ACROSS THE LINE: A GANIX JOHNS ADVENTURE

Bargain Books. Here’s a recent stack of thrift store book buys, all in shades of yellow and green. (It’s incredibly dangerous to have a Goodwill Bookstore in driving distance.)

For your Bookshelf. Nothing encourages kids to read and reread a series like having copies on your home bookshelves. The award-winning Byways Books are available as both paperbacks and hardcover library editions. (Contact CJ via email if you’re interested in ordering author-signed copies.)

This person was the embodiment of all the stories he’d ever heard about this race of foreign conquerors—skin like bronze, draped in jewels, and armed to the teeth.”
—MEADOWSWEET by C. J. Milbrandt


Princess Celie. This lower middlegrade series has a fairy tale feel and a sentient castle. I fell in love on Tuesday … and have since collected every other day of the week currently in print (up through #5, Saturdays at Sea).
