by Wendy Stevens | Sep 15, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Sponsored
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Arbor Books [/alert] An honorable man dies, and his death raises questions for the family left behind – an interesting start to a novel. Such is the case with John Stanton, who can’t let go of his long-gone father....
by Axie Barclay | Nov 25, 2014 | Words from the Root Cellar
A Different Kind of Holiday By Axie Barclay Warning: if you’re a lover of holidays, this article may offend you. The Spousal-Type Creature and I were out shopping one night, browsing Halloween costumes to see if anything caught our eye for the two-year-old Offspring....
by Site Owner | May 3, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Janet Schulman, Illustrated by Linda Davick Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $6.99, 32 pages Spring has sprung and ten adorable children are ready for a fun Easter Egg Hunt. Where will the Easter Bunny hide the eggs? Author Janet Schulman, in her book 10...
by Site Owner | Mar 17, 2011 | Words from the Root Cellar
By Axie Barclay The sleigh bells are done jingling but the snow is still glistening and it’s still below zero here in the Midwest and, as my dad said after spending ten minutes bundling up to go outside to do chores, “winter is overrated.” Later in the day, when I was...
