Already Toast There are many reasons why I think reading this book, Already Toast, by Kate Washington is worthwhile, but I’m going to focus on two main points in this review. This book is a little heavy. It’s non-fiction and serious. The first time I picked it up I couldn’t focus on it. There were …
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Remembering & Honoring Our Soldiers I can’t say enough good things about this book. It is so easy for us to forget how fortunate we are to be …
Leave on the Shelf I usually don’t say this, but…please don’t buy this book. You may be like me and read the subtitle and think you are getting a book that will really educate you and help your child. This just isn’t the case. ADHD Raising an Explosive Child is a choice to leave on …
Tangled in the Net I read this book quickly, finishing it in one weekend. The language is not complex. It’s a fast read and would be described as an easy one, if the content wasn’t so heavy. Set in Nigeria, the author Chigozie Obioma strings a story called The Fishermen that’s hard to walk away …
I picked up the book my grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry from a shelf in the Miami airport. The title caught my eye right away. I had never read anything by Fredrik Backman, but this book looked special. The description on the back reads: “Elsa is seven years old and different. Her …
Advice from a Friend I recently read 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do and I couldn’t put it down. Amy Morin gives good advice but what I enjoy the most are the real-life examples she shares. Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, an instructor at Northeastern University, and a psychotherapist. You may feel …
Warning: This contains content that may be triggering. There is much that I intentionally left out, but what is here is still disturbing. Two of the links also contain difficult content, but they match the experiences that were present in the book I am discussing and that is why I have decided to include them. …
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Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase of Waking Lions through my links, at no cost to you. The Author If you have not heard of Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, it’s time that you do. Born in Israel, she has worked for the Israeli civil …
“Words have not been invented to describe Auschwitz” (Finder 67). Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Knowledge of the Holocaust As a high school English teacher, Holocaust study was one of my favorite units …
