The intro to Be Empowered! Eat Chocolate with Breakfast tells why Jan Bethancourt wrote this book: This collection of original sayings began as email messages to my daughter, Sarah, during her years of college. I encouraged her to believe in herself, to stare hardships in the eye, and to know that kindness is not only…
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The 10 p.m. Question
The 10 p.m. Question by Kate De Goldi features 12-year-old Frankie Parsons. Each night he lies awake in bed, worrying. By 10 p.m., he’s usually searched out his mom to ply her for answers or to simply receive some comfort. But other then having an overactive worrying imagination, he’s a perfectly normal kid. He and…
The Girl Who Was on Fire, Hunger Games movie edition (with Giveaway)
Four out of the ten books on the Amazon Best Sellers list are Hunger Games books. The original book has been in the top 100 for 500 days. I assume it dropped off at some point, but the 2nd and 3rd in the series have been on for around 800 and 700 respectively, which is…
On Reading: Brain Candy
Candy tastes good, right? Especially — at least to me — some sort of peanut butter, chocolate, perhaps caramel combination. It’s delicious, truly, but a diet consisting solely of candy wouldn’t be very satisfying in the long term. For me, variety is good — both food wise and in my literary pursuits. I love reading…
Big Miracle: Books on Screen (Saving the Whales)
“Well-written and interesting non-fiction” should be a genre in itself. Non-fiction is one of those things that attracts those who are interested in whatever topic (finance, baseball, or history), but great non-fiction transcends genre and pulls in readers who might be only mildly interested in a certain topic, or perhaps never even thought they’d read…
Water Balloon
As is fitting for a coming-of-age story, Marley‘s life is turning upside down. Her parents are separated, her best friends are totally involved in drama camp and making new friends, and she has to stay in her dad’s new small not-home apartment for the summer while her mom goes to help take care of her…
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown is a disturbing look at Jim Jones, an effort to tell the story of his rise to cult leader and descent into drug-addicted, ego-driven insanity. But it’s not a one-note story. Those who fell under his spell are not painted as simple-minded…
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