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“He was not sure. Or at least there was no way for him to be sure. But he could not imagine that Lada would die alone and in secret. Or that she could be dead and he would not somehow know. Surely her death would be marked by something. A comet. A great hole opening in the earth. A tempest, a flood, a fire. A force such as Lada could not depart this world without leaving one last mark.”• -Kiersten White, Bright We Burn• • • I still haven’t finished Bright We Burn because I have been waiting for the audio from my library. I love the narrator! My signed book collection is growing despite me often being too lazy to attend local author visits. • • • Do you have any authors you would love to have sign your books? I would love to meet JK Rowling (me and 500 million over people) and have her sign my HP collection. • • • • • #bookstagram #signedbooks #bookphoto #bookphotography #booksandflowers #bookhoarder #bookhaul #bookish #bookworm #bookaholic #bookobsessed #bibliophile #yabooks #yareads #youngadultbooks #ireadya

"People will judge us by our name and our looks and my accent. They will think we are uneducated ranch hands; or migrant workers, or illegal immigrants. Or worse, drug dealers or other kinds of criminals. There are a multitude of stereotypes they will assign to us." He nailed Ben and me with eyes the color of El Dorado gold. "I expect my sons to prove them wrong every time." I made sure I rode tall in the saddle the rest of the way. I noticed Ben did, too. As did our father, of course. Caballeros all." • Del Toro Moo, Darby Karchut • • • I am sooooo behind on posting due to some family issues that came up. And I have to admit. This post had me intimidated. Why? Because all my favorite Bookstagrammers posted stunning pictures of this book for a giveaway last month. I do not have the talent or the tools to compete with their photos. However, one thing I DO have that they don’t is a pure PASSION for this book.• • Full of adventure, magic, talking horses, modern day knights, horrendous-looking, evil creatures, archaeological digs…. while lightly touching on the serious subjects of death of a loved one, being the odd one out, and prejudices against those we see as different, this fun, galloping adventure is told from the slightly humorous voice of 12-year-old Matt Del Toro.• • Why is this book SO important? Not only is it fabulously creative and fun but it represents such an under-served population in children's fantasy lit. Despite almost 18% of the 2017 US population identifying as Hispanic, only 2% of children't lit published in 2017 had Hispanic characters. 2%!!!! The Del Toro family members are proud heroes fighting off evil creatures with magical weapons and talking horses and NOT focusing on political issues or stereotypes. I still can't believe I could read a whole fantasy middle grade novel about a Hispanic family and enjoy the magic and not the politics. The MAGIC is what gives those intermediate and middle grade readers the passion for reading and, in turn, increases literacy. Studies show that Children fall in love with characters like themselves. • • Thank you @darbykarchut for a personalized finished copy that my family will treasure!

Ron: What do they think they're doing, keeping a thing like that locked up in a school? Hermione: You don't use your eyes, do you? Didn't you see what it was standing on? Ron: I wasn't looking at its feet! I was a bit preoccupied with its heads... or maybe you didn't notice? There were three! - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone movie • • • Fall and Christmas are my favorite times to reread (or relisten) Harry Potter. Fluffy the three-headed dog made my kids jump out of their seats when they watched the movie but my daughter still selected the Cerberus as her favorite animal in the mythical creatures book. • • • Do you have a favorite mythical creature? • • • • #fearyournoveloctober - Halloween favorite • • • • • #bookstagram #bookphoto #bookphotography #booksoutside #booksoutofdoors #potterhead #bookhoarder #bookworm #bookaholic #booknerd #bookish #bookobsessed #reread

“Each of the four Hogwarts houses has its own ghost. Slytherin boasts the Bloody Baron, who is covered in silver bloodstains. The least talkative of the house ghosts is the Grey Lady, who is long-haired and beautiful. Hufflepuff house is haunted by the Fat Friar, who was executed because senior churchmen grew suspicious of his ability to cure the pox merely by poking peasants with a stick, and his ill-advised habit of pulling rabbits out of the communion cup. Though a genial character in general, the Fat Friar still resents the fact that he was never made a cardinal. Gryffindor house is home to Nearly Headless Nick, who in life was Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. Something of a snob, and a less accomplished wizard than he believed, Sir Nicholas lounged around the court of Henry VII in life, until his foolish attempt to beautify a lady-in-waiting by magic caused the unfortunate woman to sprout tusks. Sir Nicholas was stripped of his wand and inexpertly executed, leaving his head hanging off by a single flap of skin and sinew. He retains a feeling of inadequacy with regard to truly headless ghosts. Another notable Hogwarts ghost is Moaning Myrtle, who haunts an unpopular girls’ toilet. Myrtle was a student at Hogwarts when she died, and she chose to return to school in perpetuity, with the short-term aim of haunting her arch-rival and bully, Olive Hornby. As the decades have rolled by, Myrtle has made a name for herself as the most miserable ghost in school, usually to be found lurking inside one of the toilets and filling the tiled space with her moans and howls.”• -JK Rowling, Hogwarts Ghosts, Pottermore • • • Just a little #hogwartsghosts history for your Wednesday. • 👻 👻 Adorable ghost notebooks are from @litjoycrate. 👻 👻 👻 #bookreadhappyhour - Atmospheric reads • • #fearyournoveloctober - ghosts • • #octbookstagram18 - world you would live in • • #octinbooks18 - #waitingonwednesday - Illustrated Goblet of Fire where are you???? • • #lilfallfeels18 - 👻 📚 • • • • #bookstagram #bookphoto #funko #funkopop #moaningmyrtle #nearlyheadlessnick #harrypotterfunko #litjoycrate #harrypotter #potterhead #potterheadforlife #ghosts #booknerd #bookhoarder

“She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.”• -Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows• • • It is release day for the finale book in one of my favorite fantasy series ever. I don’t have my copy of Kingdom of Ash yet and will wait a little while (desperately trying to avoid spoilers) because I’m currently rereading the whole series via audiobook and am only starting this book 4. • • • Do you reread series before the finale comes out? • • • • #geekyglowreadsfall - Kingdom of Ash • • #octbookstagram18 - Epic Battle - some of my favorite battles are in these series. • • #hauntedbookstagram - Kingdoms and Queendoms - these are all of my favorites books with royalty from 2018. • • #allthebooksoct18 - character you’d dress up as- if I had the figure for it I’d love to be badass Aelin • • #bookreadhappyhour - warrior women - The Throne of Glass series is full of them! • • • • • • #bookstagram #bookstack #queenofshadows #bookobsessed #bookdragon #bookphoto #bookaholic #bookhoarder #yabooks #yalit #yareads #youngadultbooks #whatimreading #currentlyreading

“If I have done anything, even a little, to help small children enjoy honest, simple pleasures, I have done a bit of good.”• -Beatrix Potter • • • This is by far the most beautifully illustrated version of Beatrix Potter stories that I’ve seen. Extra points because it is in Spanish! • • • Do you have any bilingual books? • • • • • • • #childrensbook #kidlit #picturebook #beatrixpotter #peterrabbit #booksoutofdoors #kidsbooks #bookstagram #bookphoto #bookworm #bookobsessed #bookaholic #bookdragon #libros #librosparaniños #librosjuveniles #librosinfantiles

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