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Just Another Kid 30 reviews Torey Hayden
Avon, 1989
"Miracles can happen for the most hopeless lost causes"
+ This kid's unlike any other... + Just Anothr Kid + Excellent! I think Torey Hayden is a genius novelist!
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Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food 47 reviews Eric Schlosser, Charles Wilson
Sandpiper, 2007
Great for middle grades
+ A good book for kids, but not for adults + Some social history (gasp!) with your meal + A whole new opinion of fast food.
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You Are Not a Stranger Here 50 reviews Adam Haslett
Vintage, 2003
Loved it...
+ Great debut fiction + the darkness of grief
Developing strong characters in a short story is very difficult to do, but Haslett has mastered it. He writes these characters with a level of compassion that is pure yet understated. He cares about them, but doesn't portray them as saints or martyrs. What results are stories of real people with ...
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With a Little Faith, Second Edition 90 reviews Jude Stringfellow
Xlibris Corporation, 2006
No Faith Needed - This is a Guaranteed Good Read!
+ With a Little Faith
With a Little Faith is a very easy read. Jude Stringfellow has a lovely way with words and a great sense of humor, which comes thru on every page. Her faith in God is evident on every page! Her written voice reminds me of Sue Grafton's character, Kinsey Millhone, in the alphabet mysteries. Only ...
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You Are Not a Stranger Here 50 reviews Adam Haslett
Vintage, 2003
Loved it...
+ Great debut fiction + the darkness of grief
Developing strong characters in a short story is very difficult to do, but Haslett has mastered it. He writes these characters with a level of compassion that is pure yet understated. He cares about them, but doesn't portray them as saints or martyrs. What results are stories of real people with ...
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Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food 47 reviews Eric Schlosser, Charles Wilson
Sandpiper, 2007
Great for middle grades
+ A good book for kids, but not for adults + Some social history (gasp!) with your meal + A whole new opinion of fast food.
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Just Another Kid 30 reviews Torey Hayden
Avon, 1989
"Miracles can happen for the most hopeless lost causes"
+ This kid's unlike any other... + Just Anothr Kid + Excellent! I think Torey Hayden is a genius novelist!
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With a Little Faith, Second Edition 90 reviews Jude Stringfellow
Xlibris Corporation, 2006
No Faith Needed - This is a Guaranteed Good Read!
+ With a Little Faith
With a Little Faith is a very easy read. Jude Stringfellow has a lovely way with words and a great sense of humor, which comes thru on every page. Her faith in God is evident on every page! Her written voice reminds me of Sue Grafton's character, Kinsey Millhone, in the alphabet mysteries. Only ...
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