Children’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 More An 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 More Book 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 More Children’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 More Books 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 More Book 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…
Read More My Reading Life – Being Real
I have been blogging for nearly nine years now. I didn’t intend for my blog to focus mostly on reading, but that is how it has turned out. I’m glad that is the direction it has gone because it has lead me to meet people that I would have never met otherwise. It has directed…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Star Wars Poster-A-Page: Creatures, Ships, & Droids By Walt Disney Company
STAR WARS: CREATURES, SHIPS & DROIDS Poster-A-Page By: Walt Disney Company Published: October 25, 2016 Publisher: Time Inc. Books Non-Fiction The Star Wars fan in your house or on your Christmas gift list must have this book. This book features all the favorite characters from the Star Wars movies including the ships that make the…
Read More Enjoy the Beauty of Your Day
We have been fortunate to have one of our most beautiful Octobers that I can remember in awhile. The weather has been warm and sunny and hardly any rain and cold to speak of until yesterday. October is my favorite month of the year. I love watching the changing of the leaves and the crispness…
Read More Book Review: Working Stiff By Judy Melinek and T.J. Mitchell
WORKING STIFF Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner By: Judy Melinek, M.D. and T.J. Mitchell Published: August 12, 2014 Publisher: Scribner Non-Fiction For some reason, I am fascinated by medical memoirs. This one is kind of on the other end of medical…more in the morgue, but still an interesting look…
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