I picked up a copy of Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines when I was at Book Expo America in New York City earlier in the summer. I must admit that I was intrigued with the book but I was afraid it was a copycat of The Hunger Games, so I didn’t feel compelled [...]
Ghost in the Machine by Patrick Carman is the follow up book to Skeleton Creek. I love this series because of it’s creativity . If you are not familiar with Skeleton Creek (which you can check out my review and details here), it’s a book which is told in two different formats. One is the [...]
Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr is Sara’s best book yet.
15-year-old Sam has always been defined as the pastor’s daughter. But not all is well behind closed doors. Citing the pressures of being a pastor’s wife, Sam’s mother is an alcoholic who after one too many DUI’s is now in treatment. But it’s not a [...]
What in the world is a behemoth? From Job 40:15 in the Bible, “Look at the land beast, Behemoth. I created him as well as you . . . “ In addition to an animal being described in the Bible it also means something large in size or power. It’s these two ideas that form [...]
I have been wanting to read a Sandra Dallas novel for a long time given the fact that a dozen of you have recommended her to me. And now I’ve had a chance to read her newest book, Prayers for Sale and, wow, what a talented author. It’s books like these that remind me why [...]
