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Book Review: Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay Genre: Romance, Literature Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: November 5, 2013 Samantha Moore is a smart girl who has lived a tough life. Raised in a difficult foster care system, she’s spent a majority of her life bouncing around from home to home. This is why she’s buried herself in books. The classics to be specific. As she moved from place to place, these were the only things she could take with her. Tattered books that have been read so many times over that they’re memorized become more than entertainment. They are her friends. She escapes into their worlds whenever things become stressful. When…
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Book Review: Son of Truth by Morgan Busse
Son of Truth by Morgan Busse Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Marcher Lord Press Publication Date: November 28, 2013 Caleb Tala has been a professional assassin for all of his life. Highly skilled and trained in everything from sword play to scaling buildings and knowing how to disappear, he’s never given a second thought to the people around him. Until now. Caleb has come face to face with The Word and he won’t come out of it unchanged. On the other end of the spectrum, Rowen Mar is still recovering from everything she just went through in her meeting with The Word. Including the reality that she just made an entire army…
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Tanzania Rohrs: Cool stories from the mission fields of Africa
Not too long ago, I shared the story of some dear friends of ours who were moving to Africa. Well, they’re there now (and very much missed here!) and they have been learning and experiencing some very cool new things. I am so excited to see how God is using the Rohrs family on this wonderful journey. Since Joe is a professional filmmaker, they are documenting their time in Africa with some great videos. Take a minute to check out what they’re doing! Tanzania Rohrs January 2014 from Joseph Rohrs on Vimeo. And for those who may be curious, the Rohrs family are proud Whovians. That would be why there…
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I got to test and review some cool stuff! #JollyVoxBox
As you may have seen on my profile here, I am a member of Influenster. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a cool little website that sends out boxes of products for you to try and talk about. It’s a pretty nice little gig for someone like me who loves to talk about, well, everything. Recently I got my first box from Influenster. It was the Jolly Vox Box and it contained some really cool stuff. Here’s a quick list of everything that was in my box: Puffs to Go Rimmel London Show Off Lip Lacquer Ducklings Mini Rolls Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates Candy NYC HD Color…
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Homeschooling facts in the U.S.
We’re constantly being asked really odd questions about homeschooling our kids. (Do they leave the house? Do they visit with other kids?) I find it fascinating the perceptions that people have of us. This infographic was amazing for the facts and revelations about homeschooling so I thought I would share it. I had no idea about many of these things! Source: TopMastersInEducation.com
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Who is the target audience on YA books?
I’m supposed to write a review of this book. I’m struggling with it honestly. I’ve written tons of reviews, but this one has me completely stymied. “Why?” you may ask, “Was it a bad book?” No. Actually it was really good. REALLY good. There was a lot of suspense and some really great plot twists. It was full of serial killers and crime scenes that would make the writers of CSI and Criminal Minds salivate with delight. My problem with the book is that the target audience is 12-18 year olds. I’ll let that sink in again. The book about serial killers that I just finished reading was targeted to…