I often reckoned what it would be like for me.  I pictured myself blowing out the candles on my cake and fires dying in chimneys across four counties.  Or I imagined making my secret birthday wish – getting my cheeks … Continue reading →

Bookstore Visit On Saturday, I took a little visit to the bookstore after having a delicious lunch at The Cheesecake Factory.  I have books.  I have PLENTY of books.  I have books that I have yet to read.  Yet the … Continue reading →

Uncle said the dead did not return.  He was wrong. Twelve-year old orphan, Florence Crutchfield, is plucked from her home at Miss Medleycoate’s School for Girls and sent to live with her father’s long-lost uncle at Crutchfield Hall.  Florence is … Continue reading →

I am joining in the Blog Hop this week put on by Crazy-for-books.com !  I am so excited to be part of the fun.    This week’s question is:  When you write reviews, do you write them as you are … Continue reading →

I am so excited to be doing my first giveaway!  I recently reviewed The Sky is Everywhere and Raised by Wolves, and I would love to pass them on to share the reading love.  Both are well-cared for, hard-cover copies … Continue reading →

Years ago, I was crashed in Gram’s garden and Big asked me what I was doing.  I told him I was looking up at the sky. He said, “That’s a misconception, Lennie, the sky is everywhere, it begins at your … Continue reading →

“Mine,” I agreed, burying my hand in his hair, “but in a non-freaky, non-ownership, we-both-retain-our-independence kind of way.” Meet Bryn.  Just your normal, run-of-the-mill 15 year old girl.  A girl who is trying to pass algebra, hang with her best … Continue reading →