Last summer, my wife and I were traveling through Asheville, North Carolina, so of course we had to stop at the famous Malaprop’s bookstore, where I came across Sisterhood of Sleuths. I recognized the author as my former student at St. Mary’s College of California, Jennifer Chambliss Bertman. Jenn was a wonderful writer at St…. Read more »
Book Reviews
Books I Recommend: MY ANTARCTICA by G. Neri
I’ve always been fascinated with remote places. When I’m procrastinating at my desk, I sometimes bring up Google Maps and zoom in on cold, distant islands, dense jungles, or vast deserts, trying to imagine the landscape and the lives of the few who live there. For a while, I wrote a social media post each… Read more »
Books I Recommend: THE CURSE ON SPECTACLE KEY by Chantel Acevedo
I learned of The Curse on Spectacle Key just as I was finishing the manuscript of Wonders of Shadow Key. I heard about it the way I hear about a lot of good books—from my wife. My wife is a media specialist (a.k.a. school librarian, a.k.a. Book Lady, a.k.a. Mrs. Library Teacher) at an… Read more »
Books I Recommend: MAYBE THERE ARE WITCHES by Jude Atwood
Every once in a while, I’ll post a short book review here. Mostly middle grade books, but maybe some others, too. I’m going to begin with Maybe There Are Witches, a novel for middle graders by Jude Atwood. The short review: it’s good; get it and read it—especially if you like creepy stories! The slightly… Read more »
