This week, we return to the Scholastic Bookfair to check out the classic Bunnicula, the story of a loyal family dog Harold who suspects the new family pet rabbit has a sinister secret... A nostalgic dive into the story behind the story and an exploration of the plot of this children's classic. Contains spoilers. This …
Continue reading Return To The Bookfair – Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe (1979)
On the 13th October, 1972, a plane going from Uruguay to Chile carrying a rugby team crashed in the Andes, leaving the survivors to try to survive for weeks, unsure if anyone was or could come to rescue them. Intense cold, hunger, thirst and despair gripped the team, as they resorted to eating the dead …
The Preston family live a privileged life in 1970's Thailand when their young son suddenly goes missing. Returning to America, their lives shattered, they try to go on, assuming Phillip is gone forever. But in 2019, he comes back. Is it him? And if it is, why did he never try to contact his family? …
Continue reading What Could Be Saved by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz
I have had this shirt since high school! My best friend and I used to go into the local vintage store, which had all these cool things, and I fell in love with it, and had to have it. I have to admit, there are a lot of things about 70s fashions that I love, …
Continue reading OOTD: Vintage 70s Print Shirt and Autumn Leaf Makeup.
I could not put this book down. I read it in two sittings. I'm not the kind of person who reads loads of true crime or serial killer stories, perhaps for the obvious reason that they are so tragic and sad, and also quite terrifying. So why is this book different? Robert Graysmith was a …
The story of a relationship between an unnamed 17 year old girl and the President of the Orphans gang in New York, a relationship marred by murder, violence and drug abuse. The young narrator has heard all about McKay, the dangerous but gorgeous man who runs the Orphans. Every girl has heard of him. After …
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