Book Review
Alice and Jack Hike the Grand Canyon
by Aimee Jodoin
Brimming with delightful information and a sense of adventure, "Alice and Jack Hike the Grand Canyon" is a fun, beautiful book for early readers. In Amy Graves and Pam Schweitzer’s illustrated children’s book "Alice and Jack Hike the...
Book Review
Avoiding Armageddon
by Aimee Jodoin
"Avoiding Armageddon" dramatizes the thrilling, sometimes devastating historical events that were shaped by mid- to late-twentieth century rocket science and nuclear engineering advances. The second book in a scientific series, Walter...
Book Review
Dove
by Aimee Jodoin
"Dove" is a thorough memoir about a personal fall from grace—and a triumphant return to Christianity. Kevin Greer’s memoir "Dove" is about confronting grief via faith. Greer grew up in Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s and 1970s....
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The 16th Second
by Aimee Jodoin
"The 16th Second" is the inspiring memoir of a stripper who became an activist. Ted A. Richard’s encouraging memoir "The 16th Second" concerns his work as a stripper during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as his experiences with...
Book Review
A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life
by Aimee Jodoin
In Robert McGill’s speculative novel, complex social problems are met with an innovative, controversial technology that bursts onto the black market scene. After eighteen-year-old Regan decides to kill herself, she orders a toxic...
Book Review
The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle
by Aimee Jodoin
A ten-year-old girl seeks to break a long curse on her family in Shawn K. Stout’s novel "The Impossible Destiny of Cutie Grackle". Cutie lives with her uncle, Horace, in West Virginia, where she struggles to find her next meal and...
Book Review
Rode
by Aimee Jodoin
"Rode" is a moving existential novel about personal identity and human connections. In J. Adams’s coming-of-age novel "Rode", a young man leaves the Southwest to explore his sexuality and to search for meaning. In the 1990s,...
Book Review
Not in Vain
by Aimee Jodoin
"Not in Vain" is a powerful memoir that underscores the importance of fighting for loved ones while they are undergoing medical distress. Melissa Mullamphy’s memoir "Not in Vain" uses the heartbreaking experience of her mother’s...