A friend recently reminded me that sometimes we just need a good laugh to solve our trouble. It doesn't always work, but a laugh can make a horrible day just a little bit better. I've read a few books recently that fall into this pattern and I'm excited to talk about them this week! Here's … Continue reading This Week: August 18th
Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Lake Ojibwe is in turmoil. There’s a pipeline protest going on nearby that has turned violent and involves the courts. Teenaged native girls keep going missing, but they don’t matter much to the outside world. When Cork … Continue reading Spirit Crossing
This is not what Cameron had planned for the summer. He put his professional soccer life behind him, taken the invitation from an old friend to hide away in her small North Carolina town, and gotten conned into coaching the local girl’s recreational soccer club. He’s surrounded by young girls who can’t figure out how … Continue reading The Long Game
It all started with an overheard conversation. No, really - Native American "code talkers" were developed in WWI when a group of Choctaw men were overheard talking in their native tongue. The Choctaw Nation had been forced to learn English, but Americans had sparsely learned their language or that of the many other Native Languages … Continue reading Navajo Code Talkers’ Day
Ashlyn Greer has always known she’s different than most people…she can feel emotions through books, and not just by reading them. Ashlyn can touch a text and become connected to the person who last held the book. She knows it will make her sound crazy if she tells anyone, but she is drawn to book, … Continue reading The Echo of Old Books
My favorite places in the world are libraries and bookstores. The adventures and ideas that surround you on those pages is just amazing to me! When I was little, I always wanted to be Belle in Beast's library - reading for days and days and still nor running out of new books! My all-time favorite … Continue reading This Week: August 11th
I first heard Cassandra Good’s name earlier last year as she released First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America, exploring the first American president’s family. That was just the latest of Good’s accomplishments in the field of American History though – she’s taught at several renown universities (currently Marymount University), released articles … Continue reading America’s Founding Women
The Big Apple has always been a refugee’s safe haven and a melting pot of cultures. The 1920’s saw the city full of immigrants from Eastern Europe, the ongoing Harlem Renaissance, and the white upper-class – all bringing their own culture, bias, and fears with them. What should have been an opportunity to learn from … Continue reading Ragtime
The summer break seems shorter and shorter every year! Kids where we are will be going back to school in the next 2 week - when do yours go back? With the yellow busses and backpacks full of papers becoming routine again, I thought it would be fitting for Back to School to be our … Continue reading August Theme: Back to School
If you met Jenny Lawson at the grocery store, you’d think she’s just another mom trying to keep her family in motion. What you might not notice is the battle going on inside her. According to her biography on Wikipedia and what she’s shared in her writing, Lawson lives with “rheumatoidarthritis, depression, anxiety, avoidant personality … Continue reading Furiously Happy
