About, Review Policy, & Contact

About Mrs. O’Dell …

I am a high school English teacher  just outside of Richmond, Virginia. This blog started as an example for my advanced tenth grade students’ personal reading blogs but has expanded as a way to share my reading with students, family and friends alike!

Please read my students’ blogs as well to see their reviews of books!

Review Policy & Contact Information ….

I review any and all books that I read for the first time in the hopes that my friends and family — but mostly my students — will find books that they, too, are interested in reading!

I do not review books that I am reading for a second, third, or twentieth time.

While I teach 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students  and adore quality young adult literature, I do not review only YA lit. I review anything that people aged 14-80 might enjoy. Still, reading and review preference is given to books whose authors will entertain questions from my students. 

I happily accept ARCs for review! Feel free to contact me at admin (at) mrsodellreads.com.  Also contact me directly if you would like any of my student bloggers to review your book!