I was ten years old when Danny DeVito’s euphoric screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 novel Matilda arrived in theaters. I had read the book so many times that the cover had fallen off, and in the character of Miss Honey, I found an embodiment of all the teachers who had been an invaluable, nurturing […]| Cinema Femme
This is such a good read for middle schoolers and up. So many students say they don’t need to study in school because they are going to become an athlete or an influencer. Is being an influencer all that it is cracked up to be? Influenced by Sara Darer Littman and Cindy L. Otis, although […] The post Influenced by Sara Darer Littman and Cindy L. Otis appeared first on TBD Teacher.| TBD Teacher
My Favorite Films, by Rich Paschall We all have to grow up and learn the lessons of life. Some lessons are fun. Some are work. Some are terrifying. Many films show these various aspects of gro…| Serendipity - Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
Hello, all: I bring you a book I reviewed for Rosie’s Books Review Team, one by an author I met through the team. This is the third novel I’ve read by him, and he has never disappointed me yet. Oh, and as I know quite a few of you were interested in the book I […]| Just Olga
Published May 2, 2023 Author: Robby Weber This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain’s prank means trouble for the whole squad, Zack’s left with no …| chonkybooks.wordpress.com
Hello friends, happy Monday! I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’m posting my review of Carrie Snyder’s novel, Girl Runner.| Meghan's Whimsical Explorations & Reviews
Published May 11, 2021 Author: Cat Patrick In this companion to Tornado Brain, a moving tale of loss and healing comes full circle. Tess has always understood her role in her family. She is suppose…| chonkybooks.wordpress.com
There’s a reason that stories about first love are so compelling. Whether...| Mutha Magazine
A fair number of Bollywood movies have stories that stretch out over decades so that the same actor portrays a father and then his son. Rarely do we see this happen with the same actress portraying a mother and daughter, but that is exactly what happens in The Queen of My Dreams, which is not…| Fort Worth Weekly
by Bethany Taullie As I step out onto the porch, a warm ray of morning light brushes my face. The air in July is always sweet—a combination of rainwater and honeydew. Blue jays sing as a sof…| The Lit Nerds
Book reviews from the perspective of a Christian writer, wife, and mother.| theedgeoftheprecipice.blogspot.com
Published January 31, 2023 Author: Leanne Yong How did I let my sister talk me into going out when I have a game to fix and a jerkface to destroy? Sam Khoo has one goal in life: create cool indie g…| chonkybooks.wordpress.com
Think about your earliest swearing. Did you graduate from euphemisms? (As a child I used sugar, drat, and flip/feck for shit, damn, and fuck.) Or did you jump right into prodigious profanity? Did you practise in private, and did you… Continue reading →| Strong Language
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Th…| Leah's Books
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Th…| Leah's Books
Title: Somewhere in Hollywood (The Disenchanted, #2)Author: Lisa Czarina MichaudGenre: Coming-of-AgePublished On: February 6, 2025Publisher: Barre Chord PressSource: physical (author)Pages: 419 Syn…| A Book Wanderer
Uta-jima – Song Island – has only about fourteen hundred inhabitants and a coastline of something under three miles. Uta-Jima is a fictional island, but it is situated within the real l…| This Reading Life
Un récit très élégant aux accents de steampunk et de conte philosophique| Navigatrice de l'imaginaire
Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf Author: Deke Moulton Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: July 2, 2024 Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada …| Leah's Books
A Lit Fuse: Damian Dressick’s 40 Patchtown and the Windber, PA, Coal Mine Strike of 1922| The Pittsburgh Book Review
Mainly book reviews, occasional poetry and short fiction, musings about literature and classical music| endsoftheword.blogspot.com
Day 85/100. When I was 10, my family moved to New Jersey because my father had a job assignment there. I think that posting changed his career; it transformed my life. It was a kind of awakening for me. When we landed in NJ, I remember our first week there in great detail. I remember us staying at the Hilton, ordering room service and falling asleep at dinner because we were overcome with jet lag. It was my 10th birthday a couple of weeks after we arrived. I remember my mom taking my brother ...| Ailian Gan | >140
R.W. Berky is an Obie Award–winning theatrical clown artist, has performed in major theatre festivals [...]| Skyboat Media