In Standing Still by Kelly Simmons, Claire trades in the life of a journalist for that of a stay-at-home mom. Late one night Claire hears a noise on the roof, goes upstairs and discovers an intruder in her daughters room trying to abduct her. Claire utters three words which would change her life forever, “Take [...]
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo is in the same magical vein as The Tale of Despereaux. Although the book doesn’t start out with the words “Once Upon a Time,” it certainly has that fairy tale feeling with the first line, “At the end of the century before last, in the market square of the [...]
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One of my favorite types of books to read are books that take place around World War II and the Holocaust. There will never be a drought of stories to tell from this horrific part of history. But I was shocked when I picked up Someone Named Eva [...]
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is a story of what’s and why’s. Why me? And what could I have done differently?
Clay comes home from school one day to find a package on his porch. Yay for packages! How exciting. It doesn’t say who it’s from, so he excitedly rips into it. Inside are thirteen [...]
That Went Well, Adventures in Caring for My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan is a beautiful and honest book which I couldn’t put down.
I wanted to read That Went Well for one simple reason: it takes place in my hometown and the author is local as well. Within the last month I have read three [...]
