Archive for November 2016
Children’s Book Review: Animal Planet Strange, Unusual, Gross, & Cool Animals By Charles Ghigna
STRANGE, UNUSUAL, GROSS, & COOL ANIMALS By: Charles Ghigna Published: October 11, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction Third graders were BEGGING me to read from this book last time I subbed in their classroom. This is a book every kid will be fascinated with. Animal Planet has brought the strangest and most interesting animals to…
Read MoreBook Review and Author Interview: Vengeance By Eric Prochaska
VENGEANCE By: Eric Prochaska Published: August 26, 2016 Publisher: Endeavour Press Fiction/Thriller Imagine finding out your brother died in an accident. You have to return to the place you swore you’d never go back to. Then, when you muster up the strength to face your family at the visitation you find out the accident the…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Pee Wee the Christmas Tree By George Wells
PEE WEE THE CHRISTMAS TREE By: George Wells Illustrated by: Denis Proulx Published: July 5, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction I’m participating in the blog tour for PEE WEE THE CHRISTMAS TREE with several other bloggers through Authoright.com. Be sure to visit the other stops on the tour for reviews and posts about PEE…
Read MoreAn Aha! Moment for My Reading Life
After my post a few weeks ago where I was being real about my reading life (see HERE), I received emails from some of you offering support and nods of agreement. I even received some advice about how to plan out time to read and make it a priority which I really appreciated. Then yesterday…
Read MoreBook Review: Behind Closed Doors By B.A. Paris
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS By: B.A. Paris Published: August 9, 2016 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction/Suspense/Thriller If you like books that make your skin crawl and give you the creeps, then this is the book for you. Jack and Grace Angel look like the perfect couple on the outside. He is a lawyer that champions abused…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: My First Book of Hockey By Sports Illustrated Kids
MY FIRST BOOK OF HOCKEY: A Rookie Book Mostly Everything Explained About the Game By: Sports Illustrated Kids Published: September 20, 2016 Publisher: Time Inc, Books Non-Fiction My cousin’s son and daughter live in Northern Minnesota where hockey is as big a deal as football is in our area. Families devote thousands of dollars to their…
Read MoreBooks that Came My Way in October 2016
I recently wrote about my reading struggles (HERE). I’ve been in a bit of a slump and haven’t been that excited about reading. But, it’s a new month and I’m planning to actually schedule reading into my day to see if that helps me work in more reading. I read 8 books last month, 4…
Read MoreBook Review: Small Great Things and Shine By Jodi Picoult
SMALL GREAT THINGS A Novel By: Jodi Picoult Published: October 11, 2016 Publisher: Fiction In 2012, best-selling author Jodi Picoult saw a news story about an African-American nurse who was asked be removed from the care of a certain baby due to a request by a white supremacist family. The nurse sued the hospital for discrimination…
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