Book Review and Interview: Prohibition in Eastern Iowa By Linda Betsinger McCann
PROHIBITION IN EASTERN IOWA By: Linda Betsinger McCann Published: June 2014 Publisher: The Iowan Books Non-Fiction When Linda McCann would visit cemeteries, she realized she had stories to share while telling her granddaughter about their ancestors. In her research, she realized her family was a descendant of the founder of Shellrock. No one in her…
Read More Books That Came My Way in August 2016
Where did August go? I feel like every night for the past month, I fell into bed and wondered where the day had gone. Most nights I went to bed feeling frustrated because I didn’t get the things done that I wanted to accomplish that day. These same thoughts go along with my reading as…
Read More Book Review and GIVEAWAY: A Gift of Love By Tony Cointreau
A GIFT OF LOVE Lessons Learned from My Work and Friendship with Mother Teresa By: Tony Cointreau Published: September 6, 2016 Publisher: Prospecta Press Non-Fiction Mother Teresa – source In honor of Mother Teresa’s canonization on Sunday, it’s the perfect time for me to tell you about one of her many ministries that were so…
Read More Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me and Lived In Colonial America and The American West
IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…COLONIAL AMERICA By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Sarah Wright Published: April 28, 2016 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction Roman has expanded her IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN… series from cultures and countries to eras of time. This take-off from her original series is much more detailed…
Read More Book Review: The New Trail of Tears By Naomi Schaefer Riley
THE NEW TRAIL OF TEARS How Washington is Destroying American Indians By: Naomi Schaefer Riley Published: July 26, 2016 Publisher: Encounter Books Non-Fiction Naomi Schaefer Riley is a Harvard graduate in English and Government and a regular columnist for the New York Post where her writings focus on higher education, religion, philanthropy, and culture. Her…
Read More Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Weird But True! Sports
WEIRD BUT TRUE! SPORTS 300 Wacky Facts about Awesome Athletics Published: May 17, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction Our kids LOVED these books when they were younger. I can also attest that these are the most beat up well-loved books in the elementary classrooms I teach in. Kids love looking for the weirdest, most…
Read More Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me and Lived in…Brazil By Carole P. Roman
IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN….BRAZIL A Child’s Introduction to Culture Around the World By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Kelsea Wierenga Published: July 7, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction With all the excitement of the 2016 Olympics, your children may be asking about the country of Brazil. Roman’s book, like her others…
Read More Book Review: Being Mortal By Atul Gawande
BEING MORTAL Medicine and What Matters in the End By: Atul Gawande Published: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Metropolitan Books Non-Fiction I learned a lot about dying during my time working in Hospice. I saw families so overcome with grief that I wasn’t sure how they could go on. But, I also saw relief in some…
Read More Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Everything Sports and Funny Fill-In
EVERYTHING SPORTS All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make you Jump! By: Eric Zweig with Shalise Manza Young Published: March 8, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction With the 2016 Rio Olympics starting this evening, there is a lot of excitement in the air about sports. Watching the Olympics is a great way to…
Read More Books that Came My Way in July 2016
I’ve been catching up on my reading this month, reading four adult books and five children’s books just this month. Not bad since I also have most of my house under construction and am living in complete disarray. Just when I think I can set aside some time to read, something comes up and my…
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