Steve Jobs is a fantastic biography by Walter Isaacson. He explores the growth of the personal computer industry (and of course the MP3 music player industry, cell phones, tablets and everything that Apple has had a part in) in a way that is interesting and completely readable. I have to make it a 5-Star Read,…
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On Reading: The Casa Del Mar, a Readers’ Hotel
Vacation (or “business” travel in this case**) is a big opportunity for me to get reading done. Quiet mornings in the hotel or afternoon breaks are a great time to cuddle up with a book. The Casa Del Mar hotel in Santa Monica really blew me away. It was so warm and cozy. The furniture…
How to be a Best Friend Forever
Five Best Friendship Rules to Live By adapted from How to Be a Best Friend Forever
Issues-driven Historical Fiction for Kids
I learn history best through fiction. I love experiencing the effects of history on people’s lives through fictional characters’ lives. Any time I read something or watch something that deals with Civil Rights (or the lack thereof during our nation’s history), I’m changed. I am grateful for how far we’ve come, but I also am…
Read YOUR guest post here: Books On Screen
With so many “books on screen” coming out or recently released, I’d love to feature them. We run the Books on Screen column on Thursdays when we have one, and it is one of the two spots** that we have open for guest posts. If you’ve seen the movie, you can review it for us….
Crossed, Review and Giveaway
Crossed is the 2nd book in the Matched series, a YA dystopian series. You can read my review of Matched to find out about the dystopian world that Ally Condie has created. Crossed is a little bleaker since it’s set in the Outer Provinces where Ky and Cassia have been sent. I don’t usually feel…
Kids’ Picks, January 10
My 7-year-old is detoxing from his computer/Wii binging that I allowed during our Christmas break from school. Yes, he read (mostly Calvin and Hobbes), but I’ve weaned him off unlimited electronics time, and I’m back to encouraging “real” books for him that meet his school reading requirement, and I’m gently nudging my 13-year-old to choose…
Cybils shortlists and worthy “also-rans”
The Cybils finalist lists are out! Check out the site for the top picks in categories from young adult, to picture books, to poetry and more. Dawn and I were thrilled to be invited back to serve as Cybils round I judges this year, her in fiction picture books and me in middle grade fiction….
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