Category Archives: Reviews
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New Book Review
Posted on February 1, 2011 by shellie in ReviewsThere’s a new book review for Kaydie by Penny Zeller posted on the book review page. Check it out, when you have a sec…
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The American Patriot’s Almanac (A Book Review)
Posted on January 4, 2011 by shellie in ReviewsWiliam J. Bennett and John Cribb have produced an amazing collection of patriotic articles that span from the Revolutionary war to the citizenship of Mother Theresa. From the development of Mt. Rushmore to the songs that led our forefathers toward independence. Three hundred and sixty-five days worth of American history divided into bite-sized chunks consumable [...]
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Letters To Alice by Lindsay Below
Posted on December 8, 2010 by shellie in ReviewsI had the distinct pleasure of reading a story now available online. Letters To Alice by author Lindsay Below is a short story about two sisters locked in separate basement rooms by their father. Their terror begins each year at the end of the school term and ends with the onset of school the next [...]
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Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury
Posted on November 18, 2010 by shellie in ReviewsUnlocked, the latest young adult novel by Karen Kingsbury, tells a gripping story about a school plagued with bullies, a girl longing for her mother’s involvement, and an autistic boy who emerges from the depths of his own mind. When a friendship born a decade before rekindles, Ella Reynolds discovers a caring heart within [...]
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Secrets Under the Midnight Sun–Book Review
Posted on November 5, 2010 by shellie in ReviewsFreddie O’Reilly, in Secrets Under the Midnight Sun, prays for the day her father will love her like every other father loves their kids. Until then she must endure his cold shoulder, thunderous voice, and cruel abuse. In the meantime she’s just trying to grow-up like most kids did in the 1967 Alaskan frontier. Leaning [...]
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Book Review: Out Live Your Life, by Max Lucado
Posted on October 25, 2010 by shellie in ReviewsAn inspiring book, make no mistake, Out Live Your Life, by Max Lucado is a wonderful read. But it should come with a cautionary note on the cover. Something along the lines of: “If you read this book, you may feel God’s Spirit stir within you, calling you to walk among the people He created [...]
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I QUIT! by Geri Scazzero
Posted on October 4, 2010 by shellie in ReviewsIf you have ever had a discontented tug at your heart, but resisted the urge to quit, I QUIT! by Geri Scazzero with her husband Peter Scazzero, is a must read. I had to giggle at the cover–a tapped-on sticky note with the words I QUIT! (in screaming caps, nonetheless) hangs from someone’s front door. [...]
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