This morning a 20-year-old gunman murdered 27 people, including 20 children, in Sandy Hook Elementary School. Keep the victims and their families in mind today as this unfortunate incident is, sadly, not the first. Read more about the shooting here, and keep your eyes out for ways to help the families. Also, in regards to… Continue reading Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Tag: Book Review
Relax & Read: A Dog Named Christmas
Happy Friday and Happy Holidays! I hope everyone is enjoying the days leading up to Christmas, New Years, or any holiday they celebrate, but today I wanted to share a Christmas novel I have come to appreciate and love. Greg Kincaid's A Dog Named Christmas is a lovely holiday tale where a young boy named Todd convinces… Continue reading Relax & Read: A Dog Named Christmas
Relax & Read: The Orchard
Although I love YA fantasy the most, I find myself returning to memoirs often. I found my love for memoirs in middle school when we were, ironically, forced to choose one and write a review over it. I read a memoir written by a woman spy, but I cannot remember the title. However, I've returned… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Orchard
Relax & Read: Dreamland
As many of you know, I live in Kansas, so I've gotten a few emails asking my opinion on the situation with Jovan Belcher. For those of you who did not see this in the news, Chief's player, Jovan Belcher, committed murder-suicide against his girlfriend, leaving his 3-month-old daughter. Read more about it here. However, like… Continue reading Relax & Read: Dreamland
Relax & Read: Beautiful Creatures
I was going to save this post for the future, but I couldn't stop myself today, because I somehow just found out that this YA novel is ALSO being made into a movie. (Comes out in February of 2013) Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl will transport you into the magical south the… Continue reading Relax & Read: Beautiful Creatures
Relax & Read: A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics
Firstly, I'd like to apologize for my lack of posts--I'm in my last month of this semester, so I'm swamped with final tests and projects. Thank you for understanding! Second--"A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics" by CA Conrad! One of the perks of being here at the University of Kansas, is getting to meet wonderful… Continue reading Relax & Read: A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics
Relax & Read: The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am
If you’re an avid reader, chances are you spend A LOT of your free time in bookstores (or on your Kindle, buying novels), and if you go to the bookstore A LOT, you probably have that one favorite section you always find yourself drawn to. New Authors is the first section I go to. Maybe… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am
Relax & Read: History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life
Yesterday, after posting on my website, I returned to Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites where I was swarmed with this name: Amanda Todd. If you’ve been on the Internet recently, then you know exactly what I’m about to talk about. This 15-year-old Canadian, posted a video to YouTube about bullies, and—five weeks later—she… Continue reading Relax & Read: History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life
Relax & Read: The Forest of Hands and Teeth
If you’re anything like me, the month of October is filled with pumpkin spiced lattes, witchy movies, cuddling with your black cat (okay, maybe not this one), and reading spooky novels that haunt your dreams. However, sometimes I’m not in the mood to read or watch something truly terrifying, but I do love reading novels… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Relax & Read: The Mortal Instruments
Reading can get expensive sometimes! Especially when you LOVE writing inside the books like I do, because you have to own every one of them. But, hey, at least you get to keep them forever! (I think I may need a bigger bookshelf.) Anyway…I thought I’d excite everyone by reminding them that the paperback version… Continue reading Relax & Read: The Mortal Instruments
