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Posting updates on the Green Glade Little Free Library, plus all sorts of nerdy, bookish goodness!

04/24/2024

Much-needed Spring refresh at our Little Free Library today! The following titles were put out just this morning. I hope there's something here you're excited to read/watch!

Non-fiction:
Road Trip USA
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder
Illinois Garderner's Guide

Mystery/Thriller:
A Death in Door County - Annelise Ryan
All the Dangerous Things - Stacy Willingham
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith

Women's Fiction/Romance:
Someone Else's Shoes - JoJo Moyes
Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood
One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Hello Stranger - Katherine Center

Children's:
Various

Middle Grade:
The Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor - Ally Carter
Wink - Rob Harrell
When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
Princess Academy - Shannon Hale

Young Adult:
Eliza and Her Monsters - Francesca Zappia

Movies:
Quantumania (Blu-ray)
Avengers (DVD)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (DVD)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Blu-ray)
Black Adam (Blu-ray)
How to Train Your Dragon (DVD)

07/15/2023

Let's talk books! We were out of town last weekend, but I want to say THANK YOU to some neighbors who dropped new books on our porch. We appreciate it! 🤗 I also picked up some new books at garage sales today, so I've rotated some of what's available now.

Here are just a few mentions:

FOR ADULTS -
📖All the Crooked Saints, by Maggie Stiefvater - a tall tale of sorts, described as "a gripping tale of darkness, miracles, and family."
📖The Rules of Magic, by Alice Hoffman - this is the prequel to Hoffman's wildly popular book (and movie!) Practical Magic. Described as a "fairy-tale promise with real-life struggle," I really enjoyed this one.
📖The Stolen Lady, by Laura Morelli - "a stunning historical novel about two women, separated by five hundred years, who each hide Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa—with unintended consequences." This one has more than 1,000 great reviews on Amazon!
📖The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan - the first book in the massive epic fantasy Wheel of Time book series, which has been made into an Amazon series.

Does your child have summer reading for school? We have these books right now, with the publishers' recommended grade levels:

📌Frindle, by Andrew Clements (grades 3-7)
📌A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (grades 6 and up)
📌Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale (grades 4-6)
📌The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo (grades 2-5)
📌Pay It Forward (Young Reader's Edition), by Catherine Ryan Hyde (grades 3-7)

Plus LOTS of picture books for little kids, and board books for our youngest readers!

Don't forget to check the black box on the side of the tall library box to see if we have any treats or trinkets out this week! 😁

06/28/2023

We need more space for books, but we need to keep them protected from unpredictable summer storms! So now when you swing by, check inside the brown box next to the library - we’re going to see if this works as a solution for now.

Also - check the black box on the side of the library this week! I just put out some cute acrylic pins with a little treat. 🥰

06/17/2023

I LOVE when I share favorite books in my and they go home with someone the same day. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do, dear neighbors!! 🥰📚❤️

06/10/2023

It’s garage sale season! What a great time to check out your local as you search for nearby treasure.

09/06/2022

Have you read Sara Novic’s amazing book True Biz? It’s one of my 5⭐️ reads for this year! Tender and eye-opening, True Biz pulls readers into the world of Deaf culture and communication through Charlie and her journey to find her place in both. Novic is holding this fabulous workshop with Random House for Deaf Awareness Month. For more info, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sara-novic-on-writing-for-the-deaf-community-our-allies-tickets-395538746037?aff=SaraNovic

09/02/2022

Did you know that tomorrow - Saturday, Sep 3rd - is the first ever National Cinema Day? AMC, Regal, and other theaters across the country are selling movie tickets for just $3/ea! And right now in our Little Free Library, we have some books that have been made into movies! Take a look and tell me - do you know which of these books has made it to the big (or little) screen?

08/29/2022

We’ve had some typical summer thunderstorms the past few days, but our Little Free Library is watertight and waiting for the clouds to pass. 😁📚🌧🌈

08/26/2022

August 26 is National Dog Day! Celebrate by stopping by our Little Free Library to grab this sweet book - Nellie Belle, by children’s author Mem Fox and illustrator Mike Austin. It’s sunny today, so the full wagon of children’s books (+ some goodies!) are out today, too. 🌞📚

08/24/2022

We have a few darling children’s books from Emma Dodd Illustration in our little library! Heartwarming text with beautiful illustrations. These are a favorite!

08/23/2022

Lots of buzz for this book, which comes out September 27th. For me, this was just a 3⭐️ read. Here’s why -

The first 1/2 of the book is _so_ slow. One synopsis mentions this story is about a past that just won't stay in the past, and I think that was part of the problem. Everyone in this book is stuck in a contemplative paralysis. All reflection, not much action. That’s difficult to invest in as a reader.

There is also a heavy, melodramatic fog over everything - the characters, the setting, the backstory that seems to consume everything. And for all the talk of magic, there’s a surprising lack of it until the very end.

Somewhere close to the middle, things do pick up. There is more dialogue, *slightly* more action, and pieces start to come together. Still, the heaviness of the book never quite lifts. I just wanted some air in this book! Something light, somewhere to breathe. I also wish the characters had been more defined or distinct. The book is written from several POVs, but they all end up sounding and feeling the same.

In terms of being an "atmospheric" book, it's definitely that. The island is a character of her own (even getting one chapter as POV!), so I count that as a success. And the ending is satisfactory (if not a bit hurried in its resolution). I'm not sorry I read this, but probably won't be shouting from the rooftops for others to read it, too.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

08/22/2022

Current online catalog of the books we have here at Green Glade Little Free Library:
📣📣https://www.libib.com/u/greengladelfl📣📣

Check this link to see what's currently in the box, what we'll put out in the wagon on nice days, and what we have waiting on our shelves. If you're local and see something you'd LOVE to have, send me a message and I'll set it aside for you!

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Wauconda, IL
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