meg reads and reads

Title: The Boy Who Painted the World Author: Melody J. Bremen I've been trying to add more Middle Grade and Young Adult books to my To Be Read pile, not only to appeal to more types of readers, but also to get an idea of what younger people are reading. I have a twelve-year-old stepdaughter, and I would love for her to have as much joy in reading as I do. This book is one of the most heartwarming books I have ever read. It is at times devastating, always endearing, and just an all around great read. It's a little bittersweet for me, because I finished reading it in the emergency room this evening with my three-year-old, who broke his leg today. I shed tears over this book and over my son and over lost kids everywhere who hopefully will one day find a home and their place in society. The only thing keeping this from being a five-star review is some minor editing issues I noticed while reading, but that does not keep me from yelling from the rooftops for everyone, young...

Title: The Storyteller's Secret Author: Sejal Badani Wow. I just finished reading this book, and I really have no words. But it's my job to provide them, so I'm going to do my best. Occasionally, I come across a book that speaks to me so intimately that I feel like I've been punched in the gut or that someone has their hand around my heart and is just squeezing it as hard as they can. This is one of those books. I got this book through Amazon First Reads  a few months ago, and to be completely honest, had I had any notion of what the subject matter of the book was, I might have chosen a different book. I'm so  glad I didn't. After reading the first chapter or so, it was just so much for me to handle that I had to put it down for a little while before coming back to it. But this book was worth every single ugly cry it got out of me (and it got several). The book is perfect. I don't say that often, but it is. Five out of five stars from me, but I r...