Book Review
My Life after Life
In 2007, K Paul Stoller was told what no parent is ever prepared to hear: “Your son is dead.” Galen Stoller, an eleventh grader at Desert Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was hit by a train at an unguarded railroad crossing. At the...
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Your Personal Success Bible
“No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others.” This quote from Earl Nightingale is one of many from various sources sprinkled throughout this book and its companion, Your Personal Success Quote Bible. In them, the author...
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Aspergirls
Sometimes it seems there are more questions about Asperger’s syndrome than there are answers, so perhaps it’s time to consider learning more about it from the stories of women who are actually on the spectrum. That’s what writer...
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No Sisters Sisters Club
It seems that eleven-year-old Bailey is finally adjusting to living with her grandmother, Sugar, in Central Virginia when this second Bailey Fish Adventure book begins. Her mother is still away on business in Costa Rica, but Bailey seems...
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Grandmama's Pride
Last year the United States recognized the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, “Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education,” a decision that declared segregation in U.S. schools unconstitutional. In academic...
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Time to Fly
Once a year the fairies of Fairy Lane come together to celebrate the gift of flight. This year’s Time to Fly festival is particularly special for Petals, the swift little fairy at the center of this tale. Having proven that she is the...
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Living for the Revolution
Black feminist organizations are an appropriate place to begin chronicling the history of African American women’s social clubs. Though clubs have been in existence since the nineteenth century, the author focuses her study on five...
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Show; Don't Tell
There is no better time to learn the power of the written word than during childhood. Encouraging children to tap into their imaginations and express themselves via writing can lead them to discover their inner thoughts and feelings. But...