Title: Bridge of Clay Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Knopf Copyright Date: 2018 As the semester came to a close my freshmen students presented a book they read throughout the year thus far. I read alongside my students several days a week and so I kicked off the presentations with one of my own. This book review isContinue reading “The Bridge of Clay: A Book Review”
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Fearless Writing: Write What You Love
“Now here we are, this attractive idea and me, going somewhere together, and it doesn’t matter at all that I don’t know the destination, because I’m already someplace I want to be.” (Kenower 49) The most successful writers are those who love the stories they write. They don’t write to someone else’s standards or forContinue reading “Fearless Writing: Write What You Love”
Books I Read in 2018
I’ve had so many reading adventures to share with you from 2018. I traveled back to Hogwarts, solved the murder of a teen in detention, witnessed the prejudices against minorities, fought countless types of mental illness, united a broken family, visited postwar Europe to save a child, and restored my faith in the human race.Continue reading “Books I Read in 2018”
Fearless Writing: A Writer’s Worst Fear
A couple of years ago I did a chapter-by-chapter review of several different books on writing. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott is still one of my very favorite writing books. It’s been a while, but nine months after giving birth I am starting to feel like myself and ready to get back in theContinue reading “Fearless Writing: A Writer’s Worst Fear”
Every Day: A Book Review
Title: Every Day Author: David Levithan Publisher: Ember Copyright Date: 2012 For as long as A can remember he’s woken up every morning in a different body. He’s almost always in Maryland, but that’s his only constant. When he opens his eyes in the morning he must examine the body that will be his host until midnight.Continue reading “Every Day: A Book Review”
The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Book Review
Title: The First Phone Call From Heaven Author: Mitch Albom Publisher: Harper Copyright Date: 2013 The city of Coldwater became host to a phenomenon. For weeks, members of their community received phone calls from their deceased relatives. Katharine was the first to admit at church that she spoke regularly to her sister who had died a coupleContinue reading “The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Book Review”
One Was Lost: A Book Review
Title: One Was Lost Author: Natalie D. Richards Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Copyright Date: 2016 When Sera pictured her senior field trip she never imagined that she may never make it home. Her school required her to choose a service project and a weekend in the woods away from Lucas seemed like a perfect choice…until he showed up. AContinue reading “One Was Lost: A Book Review”
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Book Review
Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Author: J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic Inc) Copyright Date: 2016 I finally ticked a book off of my to-read list in Goodreads that I’ve put off for two years! Being a fan of the Harry Potter series and also being married toContinue reading “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Book Review”
Turtles All the Way Down: Book Review
Title: Turtles All The Way Down Author: John Green Publisher: Dutton Books Copyright Date: 2017 “You remember your first love because they show you, prove to you, that you can love and be loved, that nothing in this world is deserved except for love, that love is both how you become a person, and why.” (Green 283)Continue reading “Turtles All the Way Down: Book Review”
Lesson From an Aspiring Author: ONE Question
You may be wondering where I’ve run off to. My posting schedule has been on hiatus and it’s been weeks since I last talked writing with you. Don’t fear–I haven’t given up on my blog and its readers, however, it has been a struggle to balance blogging with intensive personal projects. Since the last timeContinue reading “Lesson From an Aspiring Author: ONE Question”
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