𝐴 𝐾𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝐾𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠𝑎𝑘𝑒 by Ellery Adams and Parker Riggs features a haunted antique doll whose owner rides on the final…
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What do you see when you look at a picture of a bunch of trees? Do you just see some pretty trees or do you see more? What can you read into this picture? When you look at any picture, do you only see what is right in front of your eyes? Or do you…
When one is street smart, one has the experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the potential difficulties or dangers of life. That is great, but how does one gain this knowledge to prepare for any situation it is possible to encounter on the road of life? And what if you lose your way? The…
I am surrounded by animals. They make my life so enjoyable that I cannot imagine living without them. There are people, though, who live their life as far away as they can from certain animals. For some reason, animal phobias tend to be more common in females than in males. Those suffering from cynophobia have an irrational…
Have you ever said that you would like to see something completely destroyed? Or maybe you have said that you would be in close proximity to someone or something. Possibly you have said that you need to circle around the block. If so, did you realize that you were using redundant expressions? A pleonasm, or…
Imagine healing instantly from any wound you receive. Imagine not needing food or sleep. Imagine being unstoppable. Would being like this change you at all? In 1999 in Africa, Richard Draven is on a quest. He is on a search for a species of monkey rumored to have given superior health and healing powers to…
Would you order desert or dessert after dinner? Do you device a plan or devise a plan? Is the grass wet with dew, do, or due in the morning? If you wish to change the color of a shirt, would you die it or dye it? deprecation, depreciation Deprecation is earnest disapproval. Miranda’s deprecation of the…
On December 31, will your character celebrate New Year’s Eve? Or will he celebrate one of the other holidays that are also on this day? Maybe she will choose Make Up Your Mind Day. How about No Interruptions Day or Unlucky Day? Which holiday appeals to your character? Make Up Your Mind Day is celebrated on…
April Hale has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. She has some major issues expressing or feeling emotions, and when she becomes upset, she tends to speak like Yoda. She is obsessed with movies, especially Star Wars. April’s family lives next door to the Blacks. They are awakened each morning by the Blacks fighting. April…
Would a good friend be decent, descent, or dissent? When you show respect to someone, are you being deferential or differential? Does a bomb need to be defused or diffused? If a town is filled with corruption, is it full of depravation or deprivation? decease, disease Decease is the act of dying or departing from life.…
How did this author develop her characters? Is Winter’s Silence based on an event that happened in her life or in the life of someone she knows? Is there a sequel planned? And has this author ever faced religious discrimination? On the back cover of your book, it says that grew up as the only…
Houses are burning down for no reason. People are spontaneously combusting. An alien life form is stranded. And then there’s the ice cream. Buying a cone or ice cream sandwich from the ice cream man could change your life forever. Lacy, a single mom, leaves her eleven- and twelve-year-old children old home alone while she…
Each morning is Day One of the rest of your life. How do you want to spend it? What do you want to accomplish? Would you like to strengthen your relationship with Christ? Today is Day One is a devotional book perfect for those who don’t have a lot of time. And to be honest,…
What will you use your flashlight for on National Flashlight Day? How deep into your family’s roots will you dig on Roots Day? What origins you will create for Take it in the Ear Day? How frantic will you become as the time slowly ticks away on Tick Tock Day? National Flashlight Day – December 21 is also…
How long could you survive if you were lost in the Colorado wilderness during a blizzard? When Amy Raye was a child, her grandfather taught her to hunt. The love of doing this has never left her; it has only grown. On a hunting expedition with two friends, Amy decides to go out on her…
Has the nosy Miss Marble finally met her match? I grew up reading Agatha Christie’s mysteries. I own all of them, and their covers are worn from being read so many times. No criminal could get away with any wrongdoing if Miss Marple happened to be in the vicinity. With her long history of solving…
Will you write a letter to Santa on Santa’s Letter Writing Day? On Dewey Decimal System Day, will you learn about why this neat way of organizing books was created? How many wagers will you win on Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day? Santa’s Letter Writing Day – Do you know a child who doesn’t…
During the first few months of 2010, a friend of mine somehow talked me into writing a project based on the assumption that the 12/22/12 craze had some momentum. She had explained that it was quite a hot topic and I should jump on the bandwagon and run with a story about the end of…
Would you dare to go hunting for ghosts inside a deserted mental institution? Somebody Save Me, the prequel to The Eidolon Tempest, hasn’t yet been published, but The Eidolon Tempest can be read and enjoyed even if you haven’t read Somebody Save Me. Reading the prequel did help me to better understand why such horrible…
In this haunting collection of tales, a young boy becomes obsessed with dolls after his cousin dies from leukemia. A teenage girl’s job of housesitting turns into a time of terror. A wife is convinced that her husband wants to kill her. And little children are mysteriously disappearing. “The Doll-Master”When I first saw the title…
Will you save a mutt on National Mutt Day? Are you going to wear a monkey costume on Monkey Day? How many cats will you herd on Cat Herders Day? Do you have a mask to wear on Day of the Ninja? Is your salesperson going to get a huge thank-you on National Salesperson Day?…
Two men from very different walks of life are about to meet each other. Chase lives in a world of poverty. Unemployment is a common thing, and Chase has been out of work for a year. His wife is also out of work, and they have gone through the little bit of savings they had.…
Lacy Dawn lives in poverty. To me, she appears to be a troubled child because of her home life. Her father beats her mother, and she is surrounded by abuse of all kinds. Her best friend is dead, but they still talk to each other. During playground time at school, all the other kids come…
Would you eat a currant pie or a current pie? Would you see a cygnet or a signet on a lake? Would you write about what happens each day in a dairy or in a diary? Do dear or a deer live in the woods? currant, current A currant is a small, seedless grape or…
Are emotions confusing for your toddler? Does he frown when he is happy? Smile when he is sad? Maybe she acts scared when she is surprised. Or does she act amused when she is mad? Emma: An Emotions Primer is another great addition to the BabyLit collection of books. There is a world of things…
