In The Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole, Eric Pierpoint brings the history of the Oregon Trail to life in a personal way. History is much more than just memorizing dates and facts to input into a multiple choice test. History is the people who were involved with those dates and facts. Since the main characters […]
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Red Shirt Kids by Bryce and Kim Clark
When I was growing up, my Dad used to make up bedtime stories for me. They usually featured a little girl named Suzy Belle. He would ask me where I wanted Suzy Belle to go (circus, beach, zoo, park…) and then he would begin his story. Red Shirt Kids is a book that began in […]
Arctic Fire by Paul Byers
This book is just as entertaining as I thought it would be after seeing the image on the cover. The novel is an action adventure with disaster looming and a thriller with unexpected twists and turns. Fans of both genres will enjoy Arctic Fire. Paul Byers’ previous novels, Shattered Sky and Catalyst, look like they […]
The Cheesy Vegan – 125 Plant Based Recipes
“Cheesy” and “Vegan” in the same cookbook title? It’s true! I love cheese and have often thought that I could be a vegan, if I didn’t have to give up cheese. I have no desire to eat meat, but cheese is a comfort food that I thoroughly enjoy. The Cheesy Vegan by John Schlimm has […]
At the Bottom of Everything by Ben Dolnick
At the Bottom of Everything is a fascinating and compelling read. Ben Dolnick brings us inside the heads and hearts of the characters in this novel. A horrible childhood secret has destroyed a friendship and altered the course of the lives of these two former friends. As much as they would like to, the past […]
Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman
I was excited when I glanced at the beautiful Navajo art on the cover of this book. My first thought was that I was excited that a new Tony Hillerman novel was being released posthumously. I wondered if it would feature the familiar characters, Leaphorn and Chee. It turns out that I was only half-right. […]