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Review 43: The Jazzy Series by Shelina Ishani
The Jazzy series is about a little girl named Jazzy and the adventures she gets into. These picture books are meant for young children, perhaps those learning to read, and have bright illustrations which help move the story forward.
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Review 42: Giggle Grump Gurgle by PJ Cowan
I always enjoy reviewing children’s books as the holidays approach. Books were such a part of my growing up, I don’t remember ever having been without them. Although it has been argued that my mom taught me to read in self-defense, I don’t ever remember learning how to read, I just did.
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Review 41: Megan’s Way by Melissa Foster
Cancer. The very word can act like the disease itself and worm its way through our bodies, eating at us from the inside out. It is a word which strikes fear in our hearts to hear it pronounced as a diagnosis.
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Review 40: The Haunting on Devil’s Den Road by Karen Chilton
I happened to run across this book last year at the Orange County Kids Book Festival. As a girl, I loved ghost stories, and the premise for the book intrigued me, and I knew I had to give it a read.
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Review 39: Hit List by Darcia Helle
What would you do if you came to visit your mother one day and found her huddled in the closet, rocking back and forth, clutching a baby blanket tightly in her hand? And how does the confused and fearful woman connect to a mafia like-gang, drugs, a baby ring, sleezy cops, and an unknown assasin?
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Review 38: Eye of the Witch by Dana Donovan
A phone rings in the middle of the night, and former police detective Tony Marcella know who will be on the other end. His friend and partner for thirty years on the force, Carlos Rodriguez, is calling Tony because he has a case, that isn’t a case and needs his former partner’s help.
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Review 37: Sewing a Friendship by Natalie Tinti
This past weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books held at UCLA. This particular event is awe inspiring as an author to see the number of people all excited about books.
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Review 36: As the Twig Is Bent by Joe Perrone, Jr.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved reading mysteries. The idea of discerning clues as I read the story and trying to come up with the answer before the detective does has always given mysteries a little extra spice for me.
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Review 35: Okay by Katherine Marple
Sixteen is a pivotal age, stranded between childhood and adulthood. At sixteen life ranges from ecstasy to despair and the cause of the emotion can be trivial or momentous. I remember wanting to be taken seriously, to be treated more as an adult than a child.
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Review 34: T’Aragam by Jack W. Regan
Jack Regan captured me from the get go with his young adult fantasy T’Aragam, which is aimed at the tween age group (9-13).
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