The Book Search

This week I'm reviewing mystery books for Young Adults.  I was able to read some brand new ones (advance readers copies!) from Netgalley.  This week my website also went live-YAY!!!  In case you didn't know, it allows you to search for books based on title or level, but this one also lets you search by the skill you want to teach.  Here's the web address in case you're interested...   www.thebooksearch.net  On to the books...  So it was a big week for mysteries for me.  Nothing remotely mysterious here on the home front... I must be craving some danger...  Anyway, I got it in spades with the books I chose. The first one is the latest in a series about an English girl named Flavia DeLuce.  It's somewhat historical fiction although I never really figured out exactly when the stories take place, they are in the late Victorian period because Flavia pushes a lot of boundaries.  She is wonderful character who loves science and asking qu...

I've been doing some work on the app (it needs some upgrading, primping and fluffing).  In a conversation I had with my app designer, Billy, we thought it would be great to move the app to the web.  It SEEMED like something I could do myself and yet it wasn't.  So I hired a web designer, re-did most of the data entry (ok so that part got a little ugly) but now the file is available on line.  And for the moment, it's free.  So check it out!  Click HERE to get to the web page. And if you think there's something I need to change, PLEASE email me!  I'm currently working to try to make it even better!  Also, the Booksearch is now on Facebook, so make sure you like us there so you can get the latest updates!.   Like us on Facebook !