It’s been a whole year, to the day, since my first and last blog post.  I don’t know where the time went!  I’m looking forward to more time posting about great books from now on…..

I thought I’d start out my 2019 book blogging by featuring a Middle Grade favorite series – the “Mo & Dale Mystery” series by Sheila Turnage:  Three Times Lucky, The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of Getting Even, and The Law of Finders Keepers.  (Such great titles!)  I am re-reading this series by reading the books out loud to my 6^th Grader.  Actually, I’ll only be re-reading 3 of the books….the 4^th I’ll read for the first time.  Even though the last one in the series came out in September of 2018, I haven’t been able to get myself to read it, as I don’t want the world of Mo & Dale and Tupelo Landing to come to an end!

I started Three Times Lucky last night and was laughing out loud, with my eyes watering from laughter, only a few pages into the first chapter.  The first time I read the book, I remember trying to underline my favorite metaphors, similes, and sassy Mo comments, but I ended up underlining so much that each page seemed to be covered in ink.  At that point, I had to make a conscious decision to stop underlining and start focusing on just enjoying the wonderful personalities of the citizens of Tupelo Landing.  I also remember reading it on an airplane, laughing out loud despite strange looks from my fellow passengers.  These books are such fun reads!

I am looking forward to more laughs alongside Mo & Dale and friends!