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Mini Book Reviews: Self-Help
The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson: The extreme art of self-care means doing things that make you happy. Period. In this book, Richardson offers up twelve ways...
Mini Book Reviews: Al-Anon Literature
All of these books are conference approved and published by the Al-Anon Family Groups. Al-Anon (not to be confused with Alcoholics Anonymous [AA]) is for the families and...
Book Review: How Not to Be Popular
In How Not to Be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler, main character Maggie is sick of making and then losing friends when she moves, so she decides to do everything she can to turn...
Mini Reviews
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix: I really wanted to like this book because I love Cinderella stories, and the thought of...
Graphic Novel Review: Romeo & Juliet
I grabbed the graphic novel adaptation of Romeo & Juliet because, well, it's a graphic novel adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. What I didn't know/realize immediately is...
Audiobook Reviews: Precocious British Kids
Why are British kids' books so clever and fun? It kind of seems unfair to the rest of the kids in the world, doesn't it? Anyway, I had some good fun listening to two...
Nostalgia: Seven Days to a Brand New Me
Like, what would the nearest thing to a Greek god see in me: plain, self-conscious, ordinary, bland Maddy Kemper? He was Fettucine Alfredo and I was macaroni and cheese. He...
Book Review: The Piper’s Son
“I know this sounds cruel…but grieving people are selfish. They won’t let you comfort them and they say you don’t understand and they make you feel useless when all your life...