Oh My Books!

In this unique nonfiction picture book, the main character is a bicycle that starts its life like so many bicycles in North America, being owned and ridden by a young boy. The boy, Leo, treasures his bicycle so much he gives it a name -- Big Red. But eventually Leo outgrows Big Red, and this is where the bicycle's story takes a turn from the everyday, because Leo decides to donate it to an organization that ships bicycles to Africa. Big Red is sent to Burkina Faso, in West Africa, where it finds a home with Alisetta, who uses it to gain quicker access to her family's sorghum field and to the market. Then, over time, it finds its way to a young woman named Haridata, who has a new purpose for the bicycle -- renamed Le Grand Rouge -- delivering medications and bringing sick people to the hospital. This book makes an excellent choice for cultural studies classes; author Jude Isabella has provided several terrific suggestions in the back of the book for projects large and sm...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart? Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life. She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach—go anywhere without her parents’ relentless worrying. But Emmy’s parents can’t seem to let her grow up—not since the day Oliver disappeared. Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart. He’d thought, all these years, that his dad was the good guy. He never knew that it was his father who kidnapped him and kept him on the run. Discovering it, and finding himself returned to his old hometown, all at once, has his heart racing and his thoughts...

Bookmark Monday is a weekly meme created at  Guiltless Reading , where you can show all your pretty bookmarks...or bookmarks you want to have! If you want to join, just  go here . Hi guys!! I'm back from Bogota and had an amazing time! I spend most of my time at La Candelaria, which is at the historical downtown of the city and also a very bohemian place full of students. That is why I found these cool bookmarks from www.puntagraphic.com . I couldn't say where because honestly I was just walking and found them on a little shop that didn't have a name (or I didn't see it). If you are interested, you can see some of my pics from Bogota at instagram @magabygc and my travel blog www.yahorapadonde.com

I wanted to see this movie because first, I'm a fan of Juanes, a Colombian singer who sings the song 'Juntos' (Together) for this movie, but also because it's based on the real history of a group of young men, sons of immigrants (mostly Mexicans), living in a small and poor town called McFarland, and I wanted to see how Disney showed their lives. The story begins with coach White, who only could find a job at this poor town very different from what he and his family wants. But instead they found a community that even with their cultural differences, welcome and befriends them. I liked that even when it was a Disney movie, it shows without being excessively dramatic, the real life of these kids trying to participate in a community where basically they didn't have chances to progress. It's based on a real story, which always makes it more interesting to me. The movie has some changes. but it doesn't change the ending and it makes you think: Would...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: Between Us and the Moon by Rebecca Maizel A luminous young adult novel that evokes Judy Blume’s Forever for a new generation. Ever since Sarah was born, she’s lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Scarlett. But this summer on Cape Cod, she’s determined to finally grow up. Then she meets gorgeous college boy Andrew. He sees her as the girl she wants to be. A girl who’s older than she is. A girl like Scarlett. Before she knows what’s happened, one little lie has transformed into something real. And by the end of August, she might have to choose between falling in love, and finding herself. Fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins are destined to fall for this story about how life and love are impossible to predict. Expected publication: June 30th 2015 by Harper Teen Add it to Goodreads ...

Bookmark Monday is a weekly meme created at Guiltless Reading , where you can show all your pretty bookmarks...or bookmarks you want to have! If you want to join, just go here . I bought this bookmark at a little magical bookstore called 'abaco libros y cafe' last year at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It's very simple, but I loved the flowers, and as it says the tag, all of the flowers are native from that country. Isn't it beautiful? I'm actually going back to Colombia tomorrow!! I know, crazy, right?! But this time to Bogota. It will be for a couple of days, so maybe I'll be a little bit inactive, but I'm pretty sure I'll find new bookmarks :) If you are interested, you can follow my travel at instagram @magabygc , my travel blog  and also snapchat: magabygc. Have you been at Bogota? I'm pretty sure I'll spend my days at free museums and drinking Juan Valdez hehe. Have a great week!

The Maze Runner  is based on the books written by James Dashner. I haven't read any of the books, I know they were really popular, but I wasn't interested. I wasn't sure about the movie either, but I really liked it! I watched it at home and usually at home I get distracted, but not with this movie. The story was mostly new to me, I knew a group of boys were trapped inside a maze, but that was it. So I really enjoyed the development of the movie. Why are they there? Who put them there? It kind of reminded me to another movie, Cube, which scared me a lot, and also to Lords of the flies. It's a movie full of action, everything happens fasts. The maze is dangerous, but I think more dangerous was having all of those boys trapped inside and fighting for dominance. Personally, I'd have been one of the people that wanted to find an exit, even if that meant getting lost at the maze. I think what I liked more were the surprises, eventually finding out why wer...