Book Review: Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson
BROWN GIRL DREAMING By: Jacqueline Woodson Published: August 28, 2014 Publisher: Nancy Paulson Books Nonfiction/Memoir/Poetry When you see a book full of these stickers on the cover, you know it must be something great. I snagged it during our school’s Scholastic Book Sale this fall and figured I could read it and so could our…
Read More Book Review: Welcome Home, Bernard Socks By Paul Magrs
WELCOME HOME, BERNARD SOCKS By: Paul Magrs Published: December 23, 2015 Publisher: Obverse Books Memoir In December of 2014, I introduced you to THE STORY OF FESTER CAT. See my review, HERE. Paul Magrs wrote of how Fester Cat came into his and his partner, Jeremy’s lives. He shared of the uncanny way that Fester…
Read More Book Review: The 13th Gift By Joanne Huist Smith
THE 13TH GIFT A True Story of a Christmas Miracle By: Joanne Huist Smith Published: October 28, 2014 Publisher: Harmony Nonfiction/Memoir I won this book last year through Bookreporter.com, but since it arrived after Christmas, I decided to save it to read this Christmas. I like reading at least one Christmas story over the holidays…
Read More Book Review: Below the Water Line By Lisa Karlin
BELOW THE WATER LINE Getting Out, Going Back and Moving Forward in the Decade After Hurricane Katrina By: Lisa Karlin Published: July 3, 2015 Publisher: Centennial Publishers Non-Fiction/Memoir I’m participating in the PUMP UP YOUR BOOK tour for BELOW THE WATER LINE. To see other stops on the Book Tour including reviews and author interviews,…
Read More Book Review: And the Good News Is… By Dana Perino
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS… Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side By: Dana Perino Published: April 21, 2015 Publisher: Twelve Non-Fiction Dana Perino is far from her Wyoming roots, but not far from the values of hard work and respect that she learned growing up. Life really took off for her when she began…
Read More Books That Came My Way in July 2015
I haven’t accepted many books this summer because I’m trying to catch up on all the great books I received this spring. Plus I took a blogging and reviewing break to focus on family. I read three books on my vacation and am about done with two more. So there will be reviews coming. School…
Read More Book Review: Out from the Underworld By Heather Siegel
OUT FROM THE UNDERWORLD By: Heather Siegel Published: April 30, 2015 Publisher: Greenpoint Press Non-Fiction/Memoir I’m participating with a book review of OUT FROM THE UNDERWORLD in the iRead Book Tours. To visit other stops on the tour and enter to win a copy of OUT FROM THE UNDERWORLD, click HERE. Heather takes us into…
Read More Books That Came My Way in April
I had a super busy mailbox this month. There are so many great books coming out in May as well as this summer, I don’t know how I am going to keep up with all of them. I am certainly looking forward to sitting on my porch and reading all these amazing books. As always,…
Read More Book Review and Author Interview: Triumph Over Destiny By Peladija Woodson-Diers
TRIUMPH OVER DESTINY By: Peladija Woodson-Diers Published: December 2, 2014 Publisher: Peladija Woodson-Diers Non-Fiction/Biography Sunday my review and author interview of TRIUMPH OVER DESTINY were featured in the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s “Sunday Insights and Books” section. To see it there, click HERE. The following is my full review and interview with the author. She has…
Read More Books That Came My Way In January 2015
I’m happy to say that my reading in January was about what I had expected. I stayed on track and reviewed all the books I was hoping to during that month. I started two books that I had been wanting to read for my own enjoyment and even finished one of them. Deadlines required me…
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