Friday Quick Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy…

  Hunger Games - RueThe first two weeks of school are always the hardest both for teachers and students.  When teachers reunited in the fall there is the usually catching up conversations and then if you are really lucky you have a chance in between meetings and desperately trying to plan the first couple of …

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And Then Her Wig Fell Off – A Review

Review of Then Her Wig Fell Off: Sometimes We Just Need to Laugh By Will Bevis Available through Amazon for $1.99 This e-book delivers on its promise to make you laugh. Not just a chuckle, but a full body down to your toes laugh that heals the bit of our soul that life wears down. …

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Straight Shot: A Review

Review of Straight Shot By K.W. Jeter Available thru Amazon via my A-Store As a recovering Catholic, this book struck a cord on the very first page.  A young women, Marcia, also a recovering Catholic, has been tasked by her estranged father with assisting his passage to the next life on November 2nd, All Soul's …

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One Name: Two Fates

Review of The Other West Moore By Wes Moore Available through Amazon Since the day that NPR aired a story on this book it has been on my reading list.  It was one of the first books that I added to my current reading list on Goodreads. Then I purchased my kindle and material reading …

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Anita Blake: A Character Review

There was a meme running around the internet listing things that fans have learned from Anita Blake.  You could even buy a t-shirt with the list.  Recently, I started to read the series again from the beginning to the latest book, Kiss the Dead, and realized how much I had learned from the books as well as …

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The Last Unicorn the Graphic Novel

Since 1968, this story has been capturing hearts and minds. My heart was taken prisoner in the late eighties when it appeared on TV and like many children I didn't realize there was a book.   Sad, but true.. now there is a graphic novel to call me back to this enchanting tale. It adds rich details …

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This teacher left me speechless…

Check out this terrific new blog from another author.  I know my students love his work and hope that one day I can get a fabulous review like this for my own own.  Rock on, Mr. Medina.. Rock on. This teacher left me speechless....

His Devil … the Devil within

Review of His Devil By Erick Lynd This short story delighted me and disappointed me. I wanted more.  A fast paced story that will tug at your heart strings as a young boy deals with the abandonment of his family by his father.  It is easy to step into the boy's shoes as he works …

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Once Upon A Time: Reborn (A Review)

Review of Murder of Crows by Edward Medina Available for the Kindle at Amazon.com Once upon a time has been reborn and re-engineered to perfection with the latest offering of Edward Medina. Murder of Crows is a classic waiting for the rest of the world to realize it.  There is a lyrical quality to Medina’s …

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