I did it again. I fell in love with another children’s book series. Over the years my love for children’s series hasn’t been a surprise to those who know me….
Review: Deluge by Daniel Diehl – Another Look at a Childhood Tale
I love my role as a Sunday School teacher in my local church. The kids are a lot of fun to be around and their imaginations never cease to amaze…
Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth – True Bravery is Being Who You Are
I’m going to let you know one of my secret guilty pleasures – The Secret Life of the American Teenager. I discovered it by accident one day when I was…
Review: Dragon Defender by J.A. Blackburn – Greatness comes in all packages
Do you remember the nerdy kid from your class? Most likely a boy who loves to spend more time with rocks, bugs or robots than other kids and he always…
Review: Oleander Girl by Chitra Divakaruni – Unique in every way
What is lurking in your ancestral background? Where does your dark eyes come from? Your high cheekbones? Or your long legs? I’ve been filling out a lot of applications over…
Review: Love & Haight by Tracey Madeley – A social experiment in youth
Do you remember what it was like when you were 18 years old? Just graduated from high school and on my way to college, I’m afraid I was a little…
Things We Set on Fire by Deborah Reed – Sisters to the end
Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States and the holiday for me brings back lots of memories and traditions. Sitting in front of the TV watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving…
Killing Kennedy – 50 Years of Conspiracies and Truth
Here in the U.S., you’ll often hear people say “Where were you when… happened?” I can remember exactly where I was on 9/11/01 when the twin towers went down. I…
Book Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins – It’s only just begun
You ever feel like you’ve just won the battle only to face a war? I feel that way about this blog sometimes. As much as I’ve been able to accomplish…
Review: Goodbye Emily by Michael Murphy – Going back in order to move forward
Do you remember your high school days? Maybe you were a jock and hung out with other athletes at your school. Maybe you were artsy and spent your study halls…