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Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass
The Selection, by Kiera Cass Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: April 24, 2012 America Singer is a Five. That means she’s right about in the middle of the caste system for her homeland of Ile’a. Living as a member of the artist caste, she sings to earn money for her family to be able to live. Her greatest hope is to marry a four and move up one caste. Fives never marry up more than that. She understands that and she’s content with the man she loves, Aspen. Unfortunately, he’s a six. So if America were to marry him, she would be…
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Fifty Shades of Indecision
A few weeks ago I nearly hyperventilated when I walked into the grocery store with my 13 year old daughter and found a pyramid of books dominating the central area of the store. Usually this space is reserved for current dvds or toys for summer fun. That sort of thing. This display of books must have been close to nine or ten feet tall and it was comprised of hundreds of copies of the Fifty Shades series. I found out later that they had copies of each book at all 25 checkout lanes too. As I stood there gaping, I watched a young girl of about 14-15 years old run up to…
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Review: The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo
The 13th Tribe, by Robert Liparulo Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Christian Fiction/Supernatural Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: April 3, 2012 Life is short. We all understand that we are but a whisper of breath against the wind when it comes to the longevity of our existence. However, what if that weren’t the case? What if God made an extraordinary decision that allowed a small group of people to live…indefinitely? Jagger Baird is about to find out. Hired to do security for an archaeological dig near Mt. Sinai, Jagger is ready for a change of pace. After losing his best friend and his arm in a terrible car accident, Jagger…
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Do You Know What Your Kids Are Reading?
In the 70’s and 80’s there was a public service campaign that asked the question “Do you know where your children are?” Remember that? It saturated the every day vernacular to the point that it became a parody of itself before finally dying out. But now that I’m a parent, I’m thinking that question is still a really good one. Do you know where your children are? But right now I’m going push it one step further. Do you know what your children are reading? That might make you laugh and shake your head at me. Sounds like I’m going totally overboard – I admit it. But before you write me off…
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Fifty Shades of Jill and Lori
So unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon right? Huge breakout bestseller that everyone’s reading and/or talking about? Jill and I have both received emails, messages and lots of questions about our thoughts on Fifty Shades in the past few weeks. We thought maybe it was FINALLY time to stop putting our heads in the sand and hoping it goes away. Let me be honest – you may be surprised. Lori’s Grey: First of all, I’ve got to warn you that because of the subject matter of the book, it’s hard to talk about it without putting out a warning.…