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About Melina

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As a four time participant and the time Cannonball Read failure, I stand before you ready to kick ass, read books and somehow keep my children clean and sign their homework books daily (well that's never going to happen, so let's hope I can at least read 52 books this year). Teacher of 160 seniors, mom of 3 kids/ two dogs, and wife to one pretty great husband. I need a nap and some Calgon (substitute Calgon with rum) so that I can rinse and repeat this insanity on a daily basis.

Melina's Reviews:

I Want a Robot Friend Too Now

January 6, 2016 by Melina 1 Comment

Little Robot is a graphic novel (with very few words) that I saw a few months ago reviewed somewhere and I thought that it might be just the thing for my five year old who can’t bear to sit still while we read at night.  Instead, he and his three year old sister dance, fight, mosh , dress the dogs and well… do just about anything else (other than listen) while my seven year old and I glare at them from the top of book. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: ben hatke, friendship, Graphic Novel, kids, Little Robot, picture book, robots

When I’m Missing My Dad, I Read This

January 5, 2016 by Melina 6 Comments

Everything about my dad was big.  Even without an arm, leg and three fingers (Vietnam injuries), he rode a motorcycle (modified of course), was part of a biker gang, had curse words tattooed on his arm(! that went over well in private school, believe me!!!) and everyone who has ever met him has had a story about him.  He was an imposing man, with a giant beard and a very loud voice (also probably due to becoming a bit hard of hearing in Vietnam).  He […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Big Fish, CBR8, Dad, Daniel Wallace, loss, Love, Melina

Hungry Like the Coyote

January 5, 2016 by Melina Leave a Comment

Three months have passed since all of the adults have disappeared and the kids are struggling in the FAYZ (Fallout Alley Youth Zone).  Everyone is starving through previous mismanagement of food and due to other creature evolution.  Let’s just say farming has just gotten a little bit more dangerous.  Tensions are building because Sam, doesn’t have the ability to solve everyone’s problems and is just as frustrated as everyone else because no one else seems to be coming up with any solutions to the numerous […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CB8, Fiction, Melina, Michael Grant, SciFi, yalit

And Poof! They Were Gone

January 4, 2016 by Melina 2 Comments

Book Bub loves to sell dystopian fiction at a discount price and therefore, I read a lot of dystopian literature when I’m too lazy to go to the library and/or hack into my mom’s Kindle account (note: I’m not actually hacking, she gives me permission, but it feels cooler when I say the word hack).  This book caught my attention though because Stephen King mentioned this series on twitter several times (and not in a “the publishing company gave me money for this blurb kind […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: CBR8, dystopian fiction, Melina, Michael Grant, science fiction, YA lit

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