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07.28.10 at 1:58 pm by Kara_S
I know that many of you out there enjoy reading about the new books that are hitting the market and sometimes stop by here before heading to the library or buying a book.
I’ve mentioned in the past that one of my goals as a book reviewer is to always read the book before posting anything about it. Without reading the book, I feel as if I can’t recommend a book 100% and I may let down some of my blog readers by recommending a book that isn’t up to par.
Unfortunately, you may have noticed that during the past month, I’ve had to post only the publisher’s information about a book and not an actual review. Now, I’ve done this in the past when time is running short but the book has either been read or halfway completed. Having read part of a book, I generally feel safe recommending it to my readers.
Starting in July, I’ve failed to receive books
Continue reading Losing Out on Books
01.26.10 at 6:10 pm by Kara_S
Do you remember reading the Mandie books when you were growing up? Or maybe your girls or granddaughters have read the series? Here’s the description of the first book …
Amanda Shaw, Mandie for short, is almost a teenager, and she is certain God no longer loves her as she watches her father being lowered into his grave. Mandie’s move into a neighbor family’s home, when her mother remarries, does not soften her grief. Her only comfort is the promise from her father’s faithful Cherokee friend, Uncle Ned, to watch out for her and be a friend.
Will Mandie be able to escape her new and nearly intolerable home situation? Will she find her long-lost family? When she finds a mysterious key, she hopes it will unlock the door to a secret tunnel and her own family’s history. This wholesome, entertaining series for young readers is a delightful mingling of suspense, tears and joy. Recommended for ages 8
Continue reading Mandie Book Comes to Life
06.02.09 at 4:02 pm by Kara_S
To make a new life, she’ll have to learn how to breathe again…
By the time Dominic and Moira St. Clair get their ailing sister, Odessa, to Colorado Springs in the winter of 1883, she is nearly dead. Odessa has been seriously ailing for the past year from consumption, an illness that claimed the lives of four of her younger brothers, prompting her father, to send his only surviving children west to chase the cure.
Moira is beautiful and dangerously headstrong; and pugnacious Dominic is charged with establishing a new arm of the family business–a business he doesn’t want.
Several days after her arrival, Odessa witnesses what she fears is the murder of miner Sam O’Toole, friend and neighbor to the charming Bryce McAllan.
What’s more, Sam leaves her a poem containing clues that seem to direct her to his mine, which is purported to carry a fantastic vein of silver. But if she is ever to rise from her
Continue reading Review: Breathe by Lisa T. Bergren
05.26.09 at 12:25 am by Kara_S
We’re heading to the “big city” library today. While I love our local, small town library in Spencer, I get really excited about going to the “big city” library in Charleston.
Guess what? The big city library has 3 floors of books! Three floors!!! Three biiiig floors – like one floor is twice the size of the small town library. (The small town library could probably fit inside my house. Things might be a little tight, but it would fit.)
The only gripe I have about the big city library is the layout is confusing. Couldn’t they start the Dewey Decimal system at the front door with the 000′s, then 100′s, then 200′s? Nope, that would be too easy! They have special sections that repeat poor Mr. Dewey – oversized books, reference books (can’t check out), reference books (can check out), W.Va. stuff, new releases, not-so-new releases-but-still-new etc. Does your library do that?
Over the years I’ve learned to
Continue reading The Library Beckons
05.20.09 at 10:36 am by Kara_S
The winner of Mary Byers’ book Making Work at Home Work is *drum roll please* commenter #5 – LaDonna!!! She says…
I am a Distributor and Team Leader for a company that produces Gourmet Candles, Bath Products and (coming soon) a top line Mineral Makeup. I can do Retailing, Fund-raising and Team Building. I am always looking for information to help me be even more productive. I think I would glean a lot from this book!
LaDonna’s website is Dakota Heart Scents. Stop by and visit her when you have a few extra minutes.
I enjoyed reading about the different kinds of work you ladies do at home. Let me encourage each of you to purchase a copy of Making Work at Home Work – you won’t regret it. It’s available from Amazon for $10.18 and Christian Book Distributors for $9.99.
Oh, and here’s Random.org’s results:
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
5
Timestamp: 2009-05-20
Continue reading And The Winner Is…
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