Ten years ago, I stumbled on the literary suspense novel The Hunt Club. The author, Bret Lott, is perhaps best know for his novel Jewel, an Oprah’s Book Club selection. At this point, however, I hadn’t read any of Lott’s works yet, but that strange internal divining rod I have that has led me well […]
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The Sea: Day by Day, by Philip Plisson
Looking for a coffee table book about coffee tables . . . I mean the sea? C’mon, you know you want one, even if you just realized it in this moment. If so, may I suggest The Sea: Day by Day by marine […]
I’ve Got Friends In Quiet Places
The year I graduated from college with a degree in secondary education, teaching positions were scarce in my area, so I ended up substitute teaching until I found a permanent position. If you’ve ever “subbed†at the high school level, you know that one of three things happens. 1. You become a pachyderm. 2. You […]
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My Favorites: Children’s Christmas Books
I’ve been pleased to find that the public library that services our new island has an ample selection of Christmas books for children, so on our last two visits, I’ve scoured the shelves, looking for titles both new and well-loved. In fact, last Friday, baby-girl had to peel me off the floor in front of […]
Don’t Kiss the Frog: Princess Stories with Attitude, Chosen by Fiona Waters
My first two children are boys. Specifically, they are boys who like stereotypical boy things, like cars, smash-them-up games, superheroes with gadgets, and any Legos that do battle. Princesses? Not so much. Then, our baby-girl came along and she is, for the most part, a girlie-girl. She loves pink things, dolls, clothes, Barbies, and princesses, […]
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Reading Aloud To My Third-Grader (Plus A Few Others)
Well, I just got back from being a mystery reader at my son’s school this morning, for his third grade class. Mystery readers are adults who volunteer to come in and read to the class for 30 minutes. The students don’t know who the reader will be until they all walk into the classroom and […]