Dear Edward, by Ann Napolitano, would not be a book I would recommend to anyone who is afraid of flying. This book is about twelve-year-old Edward, who is the sole survivor of a plane crash that took his mother, father, and Read more
When October comes around, I think about Halloween. Every year, my husband and I have enjoyed taking our granddaughters to pick out costumes at the Halloween Store. Sometimes it’s only helping them construct the character costume they want to be. Read more
A Cleft In The World by Elizabeth Sumner: I picked up this book because I admired the marketing Elizabeth does for her books. I found I really enjoyed the story of French Professor Georgie Bricker. Due to her agoraphobia, Georgie has Read more
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover: This is my second book by Colleen and I love her writing style, though I understand many don’t. What makes her books stand out for me is how much character interiority she shares with the Read more
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave: This is a suspenseful, heart-gripping story about a woman who, after she finally finding the love of her life, her husband disappears. Following his last request, she must do whatever she Read more
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin was on my radar because it was a bestseller. I found that at the heart of this story was a friendship that started between the two main characters, Sam Masur and Sadie Read more
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus: Set in the 1960s, our protagonist, Elizabeth Zott, is a woman who challenges the status quo of women in the workplace. Elizabeth is determined to make her mark in the world as a scientist. Read more
Living Through a Transition “Life is a story of transitions… you are always leaving one chapter behind while moving to the next.” ~ Anonymous When I took my first community college writing class eight years ago, I was looking for Read more
What are the events that steal your confidence? We all have those times when our confidence is shaken. Those times we might wonder if we are worthy of reaching our goals, that we deserve respect, or that we can recover Read more
Being of a certain age, it’s time to reinvent myself. My immediate family is small; we were blessed with one child. I enjoyed being a mother the whole way through. That is also true for being a grandparent. However, as Read more
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