Reading Roundup
Here you'll find Mom's and Son's latest reads and what we each liked best.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Son: My reading roundup picks are: Dragon Ball, Tomie, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, A Whole 'Nother Story, and literally every manga. It would take too long if I listed why I liked them all so instead I'll just say most of them where tense and funny, and Tomie was creepy. Signing out sarge!
Monday, April 6, 2026
Son: I very much enjoyed Attack on Titan, all the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure books, and Tokyo Ghoul. I enjoyed Attack on Titan because it was tense, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure because it was tense and funny, and Tokyo Ghoul because it was creepy.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Mom: Even if it weren't the only book I finished this week, The Midnight Library would be a top pick because it gave me a new perspective on regrets and the impact of a single life on others in unseen ways.
Son: Ha Ha you only finished one book, that's sad! As a matter of fact I choose every single book I read this week! They were all so good I can't pick only one I need to pick them all!
Monday, March 9, 2026
Mom: With two new books in two of my three favorite cozy mystery series, I have to pick both Murder at an Irish Session and The Tattered Cover as my top picks this week. After I finished each, I missed the characters and the excitement of the the mysteries as they unfolded.
Books: Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams
Murder at an Irish Session by Carlene O'Connor
Son: My favorite books in this roundup are The Running Man and Soichi, because The Running Man was tense and Soichi was creepy and funny.
Books: Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
The Running Man by Stephen King
Soichi by Junji Ito
Calliope Callisto Clark and the Search for Wisdom by Claudia Mills
Are Spider Webs Stronger than Steel? by Olivia Watson
Plankton by Ruth Owen
Son: My favorite book was Hide and Seeker because it was very creepy and entertaining.
Books: Tardigrades by Ruth Owen
Get Some Fancy Book Learnin' by Matt Groening
The Big Shrink by FGTeeV
Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon
A Case of Bird Problems by Rachel Elliott
The Midnight Mystery by Betty Ren Wright
Mom: I'm going to take Son's approach and pick them all! I had never read The Bluest Eye before, and with all my coursework related to challenged and banned books, I wanted to finally read it. It was painful and powerful, and I couldn't look away. Grave Flowers was much lighter - a teen fantasy - and had lots of twists. The world creation was original, and the plot kept me up past midnight. And The Third Realm was so satisfying to finally read. The way the different storylines came together in this third installment in a series I've been following for years now was absolutely FANTASTIC!
Monday, February 16, 20206
Son (books on right):
My favorite books are Planet Tad and Solutions and Other problems- I am a robot.
Monday, February 2, 2026
Mom (books on right): T has me on a teen thrillers kick. I've been devouring them like a starving man. My favorites from this batch are Under the Surface and Catch Your Death. UtS is about teens lost in the catacombs under Paris and being chased by killer cultists - great characters, very atmospheric, absolute suspense. CYD is a snowed-in murder mystery that is perfect to read when the snow is piling up outside - exquisitely crafted and with a complex cast who is not what they seem. Oh, and there are secret passages!
Son (books on left): By far my #1 pick of this so called "roundup" is The Reappearance of Rachel Price I choose it because it is very funny and plotty-twisty. Also I forced ma to read it and she really liked- so why didn't she pick it? Is there a two book limit? I don't care about the system I'm gonna pick all the books and nobody can do anything! I've gone mad with power! MWHA HA HA HA HA!!!!
Monday, January 19, 2026
Son: By far Sheets was the best book of this so called 'roundup'.Pick of the Week
Here, you'll find T's favorite book from the past week, what it's about, and why he picked it.
Thursday, November 5, 2020 
The BFG
and
The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond
The BFG
BFG speaks weirdly, and Sophie gets stolen by the BFG. He shows her who's gonna eat her if they ever catch her. It's good. [I picked it] because I think it's really, really funny.
Last Kids on Earth
Last kids on Earth meet a monster, defeat a villain, save a best friends, and have a big party. [I picked it] because it's battling monsters.
Thursday, October 29, 2020 
An American Tail
T's Pick is Fievel
I like it. I like how his family finds him.
Thursday, October 22, 2020 
T's Pick of the Week is The Nibelungenlied, which he's been reading with his dad for a while.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Auf die Plätze, Fertig, Rettung!
Published by Phoenix International (https://pikidsmedia.com/de/)
Es ist Paw Patrol. It's about rescues. "Auf die Plätze, Fertig, Rettung!" Because es ist ein lieblings-Bücher. Es ist ein Soundbuch, und ich liebe Soundbücher!
T picked Paw Patrol: Ready, Set, Rescue! in German. He surprised me by telling me about it partly in German, as you see. T's dad and I are really pleased with how comfortable he has been speaking German lately, and I credit his German media intake. If Paw Patrol is in German, well, he'd best learn German, right? He selected this book as his Pick of the Week because he enjoyed the sounds in it.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
The Poisoned Apple: A Fractured Fairy Tale
By Anne Lamblet
It's about the princess eating a poisoned apple, but the witch eating it. And the witch is so dumb. [I picked it] because the witch was super dumb.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
By Max Brallier
Illustrated by Douglas Holgate
Thursday, September 24, 2020
I have two picks.
Highlights
I like spooky stuff, especially dino bones. I saw dino bones in the Highlights, and I also learned about some dinosaurs in Highlights.
Armored Dinosaurs
It involves Anky a little bit, and I also watched the movie, so that's why I liked it. It is about different dinos. It tells you about their time period and other stuff you need to know about dinos.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
The Scary Book
Well, it's not necessarily about anything. It's just scary. I can't tell you about it well, but I can copy one of the lines. "This crab pinches. There's so much more." "Wolves have sharp teeth. That's no fairy tale." [I picked it] because it's scary. Well, the part with the wolf and bat are kinda scary. Mainly it's good. Mainly it's all good. It has a few parts of it that are bad.
Thursday, September 10, 2020 
I have three favorites.
My Father's Dragon
By Ruth Stiles Gannett
It's about a boy rescuing a dragon. It's fun.
Armored Dinosaurs
It tells you about dinosaurs. I got it in a Happy Meal.
Small Parts
By Aled Lewis
It's about the life of minifigures. It's about the life of LEGO guys, and it shows you different ideas you could build. It's good. I like it because it's LEGO.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
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Scooby-Doo! Where are you?
Comics published 2015
What are they about?
They're about Scooby-Doo mysteries.
Why did you pick them?
Because they're Scooby-Doo and I like Scooby-Doo because Scooby-Doo is spooky and I like spooky.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
By Jordan Wheeler
Illustrated by Christopher Auchter
Published by Theytus Books, 2009
What's it about?
Taking a walk, and also a fly, and also a dive, and also a ride.
Why did you pick it?
It's a funny book because you can see Chuck's butt.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
By Bruce Coville, 2010 (out of print)
If I had a Unicorn
Written by Gabby Dawnay
Illustrated by Alex Barrow
Expected publication: September 15, 2020
I have two picks of the week today: If I had a Unicorn and The Last Hunt. Those are my two ones. Because we worked very hard reading Unicorn Chronicles and because I think the poo thing in If I had a Unicorn is very funny.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
5-Minute Spooky Stories
Published by Disney Press, 2014
Description:
It's a good book. It has different spooky stories in it and it's Disney.
Why did you pick it?
Because I like its stories. I like a few stories. #1 is Wreck-It Ralph and Vanelope Haunted House, #2 is Tangled, #3 is Ghost Light, and #4 is Monsters, Inc.. And last of all is Fishy Terror.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Willoughbys By Lois Lowry
Published in 2008
What is it about?
It's about kids getting rid of their parents, and their parents freezing into ice cubes.
Why did you pick it?
Because it was just such a good book. I liked their nanny and how she scared the visitors off.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
You Might Find Yourself
By Tai Snaith
Expected publication: September 8, 2020 from Thames and Hudson
What is it about?
The story I chose is not really about anything. It doesn't really have any story to it.
Why did you pick it?
Because I like the illustrations.
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