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BOOK REVIEW: FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS (YA Dystopian)
Posted on September 15, 2012 5 Comments
FOR DARKNESS SHOWS THE STARS by DIANA PETERFREUND ENGLISH TEACHERS TAKE HEED! This book should – no, MUST – be on the classroom reading list. I’d say it is best for the 8th grade and up crowd due to size, but on a reading level, it is not at all difficult. I’d dare say this […]
BOOK REVIEW: GREAT AUNT SOPHIA’S LESSONS FOR BOMBSHELLS (ADULT FICTION)
Posted on September 9, 2012 4 Comments
GREAT AUNT SOPHIA’S LESSONS FOR BOMBSHELLS by LISA CACH I simply couldn’t put this down – read it cover to cover in one day. Lisa Cach is riotous. While it is entirely possible I understand the feminist humor in this because I am a fellow graduate of the oldest all women’s college in the country […]
Book Review: UNDER THE NEVER SKY (YA Dystopian)
Posted on September 6, 2012 6 Comments
UNDER THE NEVER SKY BY VERONICA ROSSI Oh man – I got sucked into this one fast. First of all, I am not really a big dystopian reader (DESPITE the fact that most of the books I have been reading lately of the YA genre fall into that category). In Rossi’s novel, I found many […]
Writing the Critical First Kiss
Posted on August 4, 2012 10 Comments
When it comes to definitive moments in film and literature, the first kiss is a daunting mountain to scale. For a director or actor, the first kiss must convey the chemistry and memorability of the people they portray. The success of such a critical moment on film is often owed to that sought after, golden […]
Should YA authors be YA readers?
Posted on July 27, 2012 4 Comments
Time magazine columnist, Joel Stein, argued that adult readers should act like, well, ADULTS and not be reading YA novels. Stein states that, “The only thing more embarrassing than catching a guy on the plane looking at pornography on his computer is seeing a guy on the plane reading “The Hunger Games.” Or a Twilight […]
GUEST BLOG: Beach + Kid = Torture? Maybe not . . .
Posted on July 26, 2012 2 Comments
Beach Babies Survival 101 by Amy Elizabeth (GUEST BLOGGER) http://www.capecodmommies.com/ Living on Cape Cod and having children means a mom needs to become a beach pro and quick! My first few trips to the beach with my son, while still under age 1, were definitely learning experience. I would pack way to much or not enough. My first […]
Digital Campfires and Tweeted S’mores
Posted on July 22, 2012 4 Comments
I suspect camping is quite different now-a-days then it was even five years ago. Granted, I have only been REALLY camping for the past two years (anti-roughing it with my Jayco X20E trailer), but when we go, our electronic devices and laptops come with us. Is such techno-heavy camping a good thing? Dare I say […]
I see . . . ACORNS *GASP*
Posted on July 18, 2012 4 Comments
I see acorns. Lots of them. IN JULY NO LESS. We are totally *BLEEPED*. If you ask “why” then you aint’ from this ‘hood. You see, here on Cape Cod, when acorns rain down from the trees like jimmies on a Steve and Sue’s soft serve twist, we know we are going to be digging out […]
Why kids don’t come with INSTRUCTIONS!
Posted on July 17, 2012 4 Comments
Recently I had a discussion with a dear, old friend about how, when we were young, no one read warnings. We kids were flung in the far back of a decrepit station wagon with the dirty dog and sand-encrusted beach toys. Suntan lotion was known as the bottle with the bare-butt baby on the front […]
Yes, Virginia, a school bus can go rabid.
Posted on July 16, 2012 2 Comments
My three-year-old sees a face on every car that crosses our path. Secretly, you see it too. The headlights are eyes, the grill a smile. Sometimes a vehicle can be temperamental, breaking down at the most inopportune times. Sometimes we name them and cry when we sell them. Which raises a valid question: are the […]
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