The Weekend Comma

  Hello everyone! It's that time of year, when the feel of winter and festivities are in the air! And also, the time the cold rises and the days grow short. So in this comma, I'm going to give you some tips and tricks to embrace those things about winter and let you enjoy the season! Let's dig into it! Environment: Use that light! What better way to have warmth than by filling your home with a warm yellow light? Buy lamps that suit your home needs, and suit your mental needs. You could also use fuzzy mats or blankets to keep you cozy and warm. Also make sure to adjust your thermostat! It's getting colder every day! But even as you do this, you might still be chilly. So why not get some furry house slippers to keep your feet warm? You can find them as low a cost as $5 - $9! Wellness: Missing the great outdoors? Don't worry, I've got some future hobbies for you! You could read books of adventure or relaxation, like the books I've posted in this blog so far! Do...

  My copy of Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean, edited by Kirsty Murray, Payal Dhar, and Anita Roy. Welcome to your newest comma, readers! Today we are going to talk about the inspiring and strengthening book, Eat the Sky and Drink the Ocean. This book mostly focuses on empowering women and girls, but all genders can read this book. Indian and Australian authors collaborate together to make this book, filled with fictional short stories about Indian and Australian women and girls.  I won't keep you waiting for too long, though. Let's get into it! A girl goes missing in a cooking show. A woman who walks through the ocean to know her own name. Little Red Riding Hood grows up to fend off a human wolf. 20 Indian and Australian award-winning authors come together to create this masterpiece in the form of a book. Graphics in some, text in others. But meaning in all. These science fiction and fantasy short stories will make the reader take another look at the world and see it in a new lig...

 Hey everyone! All of you may be aware that an amazing holiday is coming up, and that holiday is... Thanksgiving! You need the perfect book and movies to amp you up and get into the holiday spirit. Let's help you find that book and movie, so perfect that you want to talk about it at the table while eating your special dinner with your happy family. So today, instead of just one book review, I'm going to give you 2 book reviews AND 1 movie review! Who knows, maybe your dream book or movie is in this little comma... Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed (book): This book is about a 12 year old girl named Amal, who wants to be a teacher when she grows up. She works hard, but fate falls into motion. As the eldest sister, she has to stay home from school and take care of her 3 siblings. But she soon tires of this, and goes to the market one morning. But even that can go wrong. She causes a scene and ends up as servant in the mansion of a Khan. Struggling and unhappy, Amal tries her best to fi...

  My copy of A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga Hello! Perfect day to read your new comma, isn't it? Today seems like a good time to snuggle up with a good book and relax after the week's happenings. This is a heartwarming, beautiful story about a rover who wasn't supposed to adapt human feelings, but that wasn't the case... you must be intrigued, as I am, and I already read this book! Let's start our little introduction to this novel. Resilience, a Mars Rover, wasn't expected to get human feelings. He was expected to go to Mars, then come back. But unexpected things happen. While he was being built by the NASA scientists, he developed them naturally. But he was launched into space soon enough, and was accompanied by his drone buddy, Fly. With millions of computers and humans tracking him, he roved on Mars. But challenges occurred, some of them leading to the rover going into... silence. Will Resilience have the courage and strength to survive on Mars? I want ...

  My copy of The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith Say hello to your new comma! This week we are going to talk about The Million Dollar Race, a competitive but funny novel for all those who cherish friends and family, but also love the passion of sports. I know you all are probably excited to get started, so I won't keep you waiting! The Million Dollar Race is a novel about a boy named Grant Falloon, a boy who's really good at track. He's so good, he's close to beating the world record time for his age group. One day, Babblemoney Sneaker Company launches an international competition to find who the fastest kid runner in the world is, and guess who signing up? Grant. But it's not that easy with his family. He soon finds out the hard way that his family didn't get him a legal birth certificate. He can't represent the United States in the race. But if he really wants to compete, then the only option is... to create his own country.  If you feel like you...

My copy of Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Megan Mee Nutter Welcome to your new comma! Today we are going to talk about a funny but heart melting book named Squished, by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter. Where are all the graphic novel fans? This one’s for y’all!  Squished is a graphic novel about a girl named Avery Lee, who is squished by her 6 siblings every day, when all she wants is to be by herself and paint. But when her older brother, Theo, gets his own room, and her baby brother, Max, has to move in to the room she already shares with her sister, she gets upset. She tries many ways to get a room, but nothing works. And it doesn’t help that her best friend was going to someone else to gossip with, Max won’t sleep at night, and she had to work on her project for the art fair. So when her parents decide they might move to Oregon, things get even harder. Does this summary interest you? Because it interests me a lot! Did you know that I’ve read this book 7 times? It...