I read the The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith after it was recommended by Sara Zarr. Plus, Smith lives in Salt Lake City. Double bonus! I’m always up for reading books by my local authors.
Set in a small town in Utah, The Way He Lived is the exploration of how the death [...]
Jennie Nash wrote a guest post back in October on the Maw Books Blog when I reviewed her book the Last Beach Bungalow and I’m very excited to welcome her back for a wonderful author interview for her new book The Only True Genius in the Family. Do go read the book review. The discussion [...]
I loved this book. I really, really did. The Only True Genius in the Family by Jennie Nash was the perfect read for me. I liked Jennie’s The Last Beach Bungalow (my book review) but The Only True Genius in the Family far surpassed it. I read this book in just two or three sittings. [...]
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, is a 1974 Newbery Medal winner. Set in 1840, 13 year old Jessie Bollier lives a simple but relatively safe childhood. He plays his fife down on the docks in New Orleans for a few pennies which helps supports his mother and sister. Sometimes, out of idle curiosity, he [...]
In the past few months we have witnessed a major historical event in the United States with the election and inauguration of the 44th president Barack Obama. In celebration of Black History Month how could I not review at least one book about President Obama? I’ve been reading a lot of books about slavery and [...]
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