Tag: book review
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A Book To Read For Sarcasm Month: “Frat Girl” By Kiley Roache
“Frat Girl” by Kiley Roache is a chick-lit book about a rebel. Cassie Miller is a girl who has aspirations to go off to her dream college in California. In order to do that, she needs to get a scholarship. The one she’s applied for needs her to propose a research project that relates to ... -
The Censoring Conundrum: Should An Author-Mom Control What Her Ten-Year-Old Reads?
Freedom of Speech versus protecting young minds. That’s the picture of the censorship issue in modern American culture. My daughter, code name Bam, claims the title “ravenous reader” just like her mother, sweeping through several novels each week, despite being active in local theater productions, school functions, and farm family chores. She huddles under the ... -
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate – Book Review
Author – Applegate Illustrator – Santoso Publisher – Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC ISBN – 3 2222 08940 4232 Pages – 225 Released – September 26, 2017 Format – hardback, Kindle, paperback, library binding, audible audiobook I borrowed a copy of this book from the free library. Katherine Applegate’s ... -
“Hate List,” My Thoughts
* This article contains spoilers of the book Hate List. Hate List by Jennifer Brown, a very interesting book, is about a girl named Valerie who falls in love with a boy named Nick. A different point of your typical high school romance between two outcasts, the rather cliché sounding plot takes a dark turn. ... -
“Great On The Job” By Jodi Glickman, Communication Skills For Career Satisfaction
Have you ever wondered where things went horribly wrong when updating your boss on a project or asking for time off? Maybe, if you had read Jodi Glickman’s, “Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say It. The Secrets of Getting Ahead,” things would have gone better. As the title suggests, “Great on ... -
“Columbine: A Survivor’s Story”: My Thoughts
I recently purchased a book titled, Columbine: A Survivor’s Story. I am not ashamed to admit that I have studied in the case at length and was quite intrigued. When I began reading the book, I noticed it was very much written from the viewpoint of an adolescent. It starts off talking about the author’s ... -
How Do You Review One Man’s Emotional Journey?
Those that know me know I am picky about the poetry I find worthy of being read. I know Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost are considered great poets by most academics of poetry, but for me, they just don’t click. But, with Luke Savage’s My Life, My Death, the words come so smooth and the ... -
Book Review: 13 Ways to Midnight by Rue Volley
Author Rue Volley recently released book one for the “13 Ways to Midnight” series and to say this book is just another YA read, couldn’t be farther from the truth. This read is in the genre of YA, but can be enjoyed by the most seasoned reader. Volley puts forth a light that you can ...
