Hello Readers, Collision by P.J. Byer is a quirky little piece of young adult fiction about mending the relationships of a broken family. In the beginning of the book, the reader meets an angry Stella who has run away from home. Byer does not paint a pretty picture of the life of a runaway teen. Stella’s experiences…
Dear Bookworms, For every book that is published and sent out into the world, there are at least eight that remain, for one reason or another, unpublished and unheard of – well, unheard of by you and I anyway. Literature, as we know from the other Thursday Next adventures, is a world unto itself in…
“New Yorkers do not do subtle.” – Chapter 6 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace by Becky Monson is one of those delightful little pieces of chick-lit that would make an adorable Hallmark movie. In the first pages of the book, the reader meets Bridgette. She is a high-energy woman who thinks she…
Hello Friends, When I picked up a copy of Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (one of our July picks), I was excited to dive into a piece of historical fiction. What I did not immediately realize, however, was that this wasn’t historical fiction in the sense that author created an interesting story in a…
Hi Readers, The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips (one of our August picks) was nothing like I thought it would be. When I was looking at which new books I would read in August, I came across this book and the following description: In a windowless building in a remote part of town, the newly…
“Because deep down, people think something is wrong with you when you aren’t married or engaged at twenty-seven. It starts to be strange.” (p. 142) Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford (one of our August picks) was an absolutely wonderful summer read. I will admit, the delightful cover was the first thing to grab my attention….
Dear Bookworms, Overall, The Right Design by Isabella Louise Anderson is best described as a quick romp – in more ways than one. Originally written as a NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) composition, the finished product is not strongly developed but rather short and light, best suited as a quick afternoon beach read. As such,…
“The creative process isn’t easy . . . It’s more like a wobbly, drunken journey down a very steep and scary hill, not knowing if there’s a sheer cliff at the end of it all. But it’s worth the journey, I promise.” (p. 143) When I saw that Felicia Day was coming out with a…
Hi Friends, I have always thought summer was a perfect length. By the time August comes to an end and back to school sales explode in every store, I am always a little sad to say goodbye to summer, but ready to take my sweaters and flannel shirts and boots out of the attic and…
Hello Beautiful People, If you are looking for a new author to fall in love iwth, I cannot recommend Kristin Hannah enough. Here at The Write Teacher(s), we’re big fans. You can read more on her here. But alas, I digress. Once upon a time, I read Firefly Lane – a story that touched my…