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Two Great Books for Middle Grades Readers and Older
The Eyes and the Impossible, by Dave Eggers I didn’t think I would like this book, because all the characters are animals. But once I got used to these animals talking like humans, using phrases I wouldn’t expect from an animal, … Continue reading
Review of The Judge’s List by John Grisham
We last met Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, in Grisham’s The Whistler. She is still investigating complaints of improper conduct by judges in Florida. She’s tired of the job and is thinking of finding a … Continue reading
Review of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
It took me more than four years to finish this book. Not that it’s boring—it’s the opposite of boring! Walter Isaacson built relationships with some of the foremost authorities on da Vinci and researched this book meticulously. He produced a … Continue reading
Review of Visiting Her in Queens Is More Enlightening Than a Month in a Monastery in Tibet by Michael Mark
Visiting Her in Queens Is More Enlightening Than a Month in a Monastery in Tibet is a poetry chapbook (a small collection of poems). The poems center around the end of the poet’s mother’s life, including memories of the mother … Continue reading
Review of Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every Person by Shane Claiborne
What does it mean to be truly pro-life? Being anti-abortion does not go far enough. Claiborne, a Christian activist, provides an in-depth examination of all the elements of a “consistent ethic of life.” Throughout the book, he asks the question, … Continue reading
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