Ambre is the caretaker of the Reshelving Alexandria Community on Facebook. Amanda is Ambre’s real life friend and together we are lead reviewers and curators of the RA Literary Catalogue. We enjoy discussing books and life together. We love to share stories in all their forms because stories have the power to form and change hearts and minds. Listen as we share our favorite reads from 2021!
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Books reviewed in this episode:
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Rectangle Time by Pamela Paul, illustrated by Becky Cameron
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Give and Take by Elly Swartz
The King’s Trial by M. L. Farb
Books mentioned or briefly covered:
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson (the book Ambre only recalls the title of from when her dad read it aloud at the dinner table)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
Bodie and Brock Thoene’s historical fiction series
Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig by Kate McMullan (Ambre incorrectly referred to Fluffy as Freddie in this episode- how could she‽ Of course it’s Fluffy!)
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Go Dog, Go! by P. D. Eastman
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter
Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
Much Ado About Baseball by Rajani LaRocca
Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Heartless Hette: Hearth and Bard Tales by M.L. Farb
Fourth Sister: Hearth and Bard Tales by M.L. Farb
001 Ambre and Amanda share their favorite books from 2021