Reading/Listening while waiting in line in my car to pick up my kids.
All tagged Harry Potter
Summertime Reads
Which book are you looking to dive into first this summer?
New Year, New Books
Every New Year’s Day, my Lola (grandma) would hold a raffle.
The Wand
I have a hard time letting things go. In my heart.
So it may come as no surprise to you that I’m still mourning Little Lion’s wand.
Happy Birthday, Harry Potter!
My Bookworm girls always come back to Harry Potter. We discuss what we’ve learned the most from the HP series and JK Rowling.
Doctor Bookworm Tries All the Houses, Again
Doctor Bookworm Tries All the Hogwarts Houses
Bookworm Family SHIPS
The Bookworm family shares their favorite ‘ships from fiction.
First Pages: Crimes of Grindewald
“Scene 1: EXT NEW YORK, AMERICAN MINISTRY OF MAGIC—1927—NIGHT
AERIAL of New York and MACUSA building.]
Scene 2: INT MACUSA BASEMENT, BARE, BLACK-WALLED ROOM, NIGHT
The long-haired, bearded GRINDEWALD sits motionless, partially fixed to a chair. The air shimmers, charged with spells.
ABERNATHY peers in at GRINDEWALD from the corridor.
A baby chupacabra—part lizard, part homunculus, a blood-sucking creature of the Americas—is chained to GRINDEWALD’S chair. “
~ The Crimes of Grindewald by J.K. Rowling
Banned Books Week 2018
Books are still being banned in the U.S. in 2018. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why.
Harry Potter Read-Along Part 3
Part 3 of our Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone read-along. Trivia questions included!
Harry Potter Read-Along Part 2
Here is Part Two of our discussion of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for our summer read-along. Please note that because I’ve posted this late, I’ve extended the deadline to our summer contest giveaway to Sept 10 at midnight PST.
Happy Birthday, Harry: Part One of our Harry Potter Read-Along
I'm FINALLY reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone! Finally! I admit that I had started and stopped it many times, not because of poor writing, but because it starts slowly for someone who has already seen the films. But the whole reason I picked this book for our summer read-along is because I wanted to get through the first book so I can get to all the rest.
And I'm glad I did. The world building is fantastic right from the get-go.
An EPIC Epic Read-along for the Dog Days of Summer
Come join us on our EPIC summer read-along! It’s a classic and I have never read it.
That’s right! As you may have guessed from the picture, we are reading and discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Read it with us for the first or fiftieth time.
There are prize involved as well!
Hufflepuff Letterman Jacket Upcycling
My mom has slowly been giving me things from my childhood room over the years. I have no idea what to do with my spelling and academic trophies, but I did know that when she handed over my letterman jacket from varsity cheer, I was reluctant to donate it.
Then I had an immediate epiphany. Though I went to an all-girls school, I cheered for the all-boys school counterpart....and their colors were HUFFLEPUFF HOUSE COLORS. Well, I happen to know a very loyal Hufflepuff in my house, Little Lion!
First Pages: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
First Lines: In the years I've participated in National Novel Writing Month in the past, I was part of a large group of women writers who would send messages of encouragement during the month. One of the first posts was inevitably "First Lines" in which we would share the first lines of the novel we were working on. I thought it would be fun to dissect and discover the First Lines/First Pages of some of the best YA/middle grade novels.
The first? Harry Potter, of course.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mini Me Bookworm reviews the screenplay of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling.