Secret Keepers | 
Wait, how did the Windowsill of Optimism get so full??? ? So I "have" to read every book from the skinny Mystery by Moonlight to the left by the end of the month. The rest are all just bonus books. So that's doable, right?? My pace should definitely pick up when I am done reading Time Traveler's Guide to Regency Britain - only a chapter a day of that one but the chapters are huuuuge. However, there are only 12 of them, so there's that haha ⬇️
#BookReport this week - checked off three small books last weekend, and then read the next Temeraire book throughout most of the week. I started the tagged book yesterday and am quite enjoying it. However, I just couldn't get into Willow Frost and finally decided to send it back to the library. I'm just not feeling depressing historical fiction right now 😂 February added to my chapter-a-day reads, including The Time Traveler's Guide to Regency ⬇
This just appeared in my library's online catalogue so borrowed the audio and the physical to follow along!
A cup of coffee, a cookie and light read... Sitting at the hair dresser... 🙂
“And then it was gone, as if it had never happened, as if Reuben had done nothing.”
I enjoy the front cover and how each window of the lighthouse has a different silhouette in them. Plus the waves of the ocean look as if they are swallowing the lighthouse.
pickThe Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart published in 2016 is a journey. The antique watch takes many twists and turns that I think children would enjoy.
pickThis was delightful. I wish it had been a series and it wasn't quite as lovely twisty-turny as The Mysterious Benedict Society- but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
If you like this genre and you liked TMBS you'll enjoy this one. If you haven't read TMBS what is wrong with you? What are you waiting for? Go read it!
My bookshelves are my pride and joy, I spend hours reorganizing them and sticking on all my favourite Polaroids and movie stubs. This is my favourite bookshelf because it's next to my cozy reading nook ☺️ #shelfie #reading #readingnook #tbr
@DebinHawaii this passage immediately made me think of you and all your wonderful book and recipe pairings. It seemed like something that might resonate with you.
If you ever decide you want to read this middle grade book- please make Cullen Skink with it haha! 💙✨
✨Thank you to everyone that commented with book suggestions for me yesterday! You're all wonderful & I 💙 you to pieces! I ordered quite a few recommendations tonight! I was walking around my B&N today, noticing how terrible they are at keeping their backlist stocked, when I saw this beauty & knew immediately what I was reading in the mean time! I loved his previous series and sometimes middle grade fantasy is like hot tea(or cocoa) for the soul✨
I have no words to adequately express how incredible this book was. Good job Trenton Lee Stewart. I applaud you.
pickSuch a fun and delightful read! Absolutely loved the Mysterious Benedict Society books and this was a continuation of his quirky penmanship and creative storytelling. As always, the whimsical illustrations throughout just enhanced the story further.
Loving this book! Greatly enjoyed his first series! And the illustrations are always so fun and whimsical!
Happy birthday to me! Celebrating with coffee, a rhubarb danish, and a new book at my favorite bakery.
Thank you for the #lighthouses prompt @RealLifeReading ?
Reminded me that I really wanted to read this one. I loved his last series "The Mysterious Benedict Society". Somehow this one just got pushed down the list in my Kindle. ??♀️ #middlegrade #kidlit
pickReuben's solitary life of urban exploration gets a lot more complicated when he finds an old pocket watch with surprising properties. Suddenly government agents are looking for him, a family of lighthouse keepers are the only ones with answers, and Reuben realizes that his newfound watch comes with great responsibility—and danger.
With a typical TLS trail of clues, this is one that kid detectives, and adults who wish they were, would enjoy.
Green tea in my favorite tea mug, and two excellent escape routes. 😍 Saturday is all booked.
pickI completely fell in love with this book. There wasn't a stone left unturned; every detail falls into place in the most unexpected ways. The characters were remarkably real, and while they were vastly different, they fit together in the quirkiest of ways. Not only did I feel as if I knew these characters, but I also felt known by them. Trenton Lee Stewart, I thank you for this message. It was beautifully written, and one I needed to hear.
" 'Yes indeed,' he said. 'Things are getting brighter, aren't they young Pedley?'
'Yes, sir,' said Reuben, still grinning. 'Yes, sir. I think they are.' "
"And with that, he let go of his very last secret, the one he'd been trying to keep from himself. He let go of the thing he had wanted with all his heart to hold on to."
"It was as if she were being rewarded for having resolved to do the right thing, no matter the cost. It was a very strange and good feeling, she thought, as she picked up the phone. To feel happy despite being afraid."
"From the boat the shoals were invisible--as was almost everything else beneath the water's surface. The ocean was the greatest secret keeper of all. Some of its secrets, like the hidden shoals, could be discovered, but most would never be known. Thousands upon thousands might be revealed, yet there would always be more that remained hidden. The ocean was probably the most mysterious thing in the world, Reuben thought, except for a person."
"If you weren't afraid, what might you do *now*?"
This seems like a good one to hold on to -- what could you do, or *should* you do, if you refuse to let fear hold you back?
I bought these for my son for Christmas but I sort of want to steal them for myself.
Listening to this is making my Costco trip much more entertaining!
Little did I know and much to my delight, Trenton Lee Stewart has released another book and look at that cover! I love me a pretty cover and this one is pretty spectacular.
A third of the way through the new middle grade mystery by Trenton Lee Stewart & having trouble putting it down (even with the world's cutest cat trying to get my attention).
pickAs a rabid MBS fan, I ate this one up. Trenton Lee Stewart at his best. I love Rueben and his mother, along with their coping mechanisms, and I'd move in with the Meyers if I could.
@Cinfhen 2y