Ember, a wolf shifter, is ready to tell Max, a bear shifter, that they are mates when she overhears him tell his friends that he does not like fat women. Devastated she leaves. On Christmas day her brother who is also her alpha locks her in a cabin with Max where they need to work things out. Once they overcome their pride and egos, they do work it out.

I liked this book. I loved Ember. I could identify with her. I liked that the story is told from her point-of-view. Max is a little too smug and needs the uncertainty that Ember brings into his life. It took a while, but they did begin communicating which led to a satisfying ending.

What I love about reading non-fiction? It opens up the pandora box to even more non-fiction that you can read about a certain topic:

All of the Mitford Sisters are fascinating, but I really want to know more about Unity Valkyrie Mitford, conceived in Swastika, Canada. 

She [Nancy] had given a smart little party there for Evelyn Gardner when the latter became engaged to Evelyn Waugh ("who writes, I believe, very well") in 1928. After the two Evelyns were married, the complication of their names was resolved by the simple expedient of of referring to them as He-Evelyn and She-Evelyn.

LoL. That´s horrible!

I can´t remember which Mitford Sister gets mentioned in Tilar Mazzeo´s "The Hotel on Place Vendome", probably Diana, but this really inspired me to pick this biography about the Mitford sisters up next. And I´m really in the mood to read a (hopefully) good piece of non-fiction. 

Molly Lou Melon is a quirky little girl. When Molly Lou Melon felt sad about her unique characteristics, her Grandmother always gave her words of advice to be herself and to stand tall. When she moved away and started a new school, a boy kept bullying her about her appearance but Molly Lou Melon held onto the words of her Grandmother and did not let his mean words get in her way. She kept being herself. 

With this book, students could complete a graphic organizer that shows the difference of outside and inside traits. They could also write about how they "stand tall" and draw a picture to go along with it. 

Lexile: 560L