Book Review
Spellbound by Murder
In Stacie Ramey’s cozy mystery novel "Spellbound by Murder", a single mother and her teenage daughter return to their family bookstore, facing murder and magical secrets. Veronica and Phoebe leave Florida for Mystic Hollow to help Gran...
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Footeprint
Lindsay H. Metcalf’s enthralling biographical novel-in-verse highlights the scientist’s contributions and challenges as an inventor, wife, and mother in the 1800s. "Footeprint" begins with baby Eunice “kicking the glass ceiling /...
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The Sweetest Getaway
Fighting corporate exploitation in a novel way, four capable women plan a heist in the thrilling book "The Sweetest Getaway". In Sasha Preston’s entertaining novel "The Sweetest Getaway", women plan a heist to hit back at a...
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Training the Young Actors of Theatre Ashbury
Introducing an innovative approach to youth theater, "Training the Young Actors of Theatre Ashbury" is an inspiring educator’s guide. Gregory H. Simpson’s inspiring book "Training the Young Actors of Theatre Ashbury" describes the...
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Call Me Carmela
In Ellen Kirschman’s stunning mystery novel "Call Me Carmela", a police psychologist helps a teenager find her birth parents, exposing secrets that endanger everyone involved. Dot, a contract psychologist with the police department,...
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Where Love Lies
With the support of others, an abused woman comes into her own in the revealing bildungsroman "Where Love Lies". A loving family, financial privilege, fashionable clothes, and academic success offer no protection against insecurity and a...
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Re-Storying Education
"Re-Storying Education" is a paradigm-shifting educator’s manifesto with guidance for including Indigenous knowledge, culture, and history in classrooms. Longtime educator, administrator, and storyteller Carolyn Roberts builds upon...
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A Mercy of Widows
"A Mercy of Widows" is a moving and nuanced novel about grief and forgiveness. In Marcy Lane’s novel "A Mercy of Widows", a Calgary woman acts as a caregiver for her sweetheart and, after his death, grapples with grief, guilt, and...
