Category Archives: Book Reviews

If you keep up with young adult literature at all, you’ve surely heard of Veronica Roth’s dystopian novel Divergent and its sequel Insurgent. Today I’ll give my usual book review, but then I’d like to discuss something that’s been rattling … Continue reading →

I was first introduced to Maniac Magee over ten years ago. A co-worker was reading it with the seventh graders. Since the book deals with prejudice, she decided to conduct a little experiment and asked me and the other teachers … Continue reading →

I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah Weeks when she visited one of my previous schools for an author visit. One particular part of her talk really made an impression on me. She was discussing rejection when she reached into … Continue reading →

This website wouldn’t be authentic if my very first book review weren’t my favorite children’s book of all time. Title: Anne of Green Gables Author: L.M. Montgomery Age group: middle grade Genre: Historical (or at least, it’s history to us … Continue reading →

Starting tomorrow, it’s my plan to begin reviewing children’s books on Mondays. As part of my review, I’ll include a part called “Does it pass the ‘Homeschool Mom Test’?” Whenever I go to writer’s conferences, I tend to meet homeschooling … Continue reading →

After years of blogging about baking, it’s time I started a real website. So far, I’ve spent a lot of time banging my head against the wall. Come back soon to see if I’ve survived the process of building a … Continue reading →