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…
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…
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…
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…
Toddlers begin learning about shapes from the toys they play with. Shape sorting cubes are made for children as young as one year old. There are also board books for babies that start teaching the shapes, but what about those of us who want to instill a love of great literature in our young ones…
What would you do if you found out that the county was going to take your house away? Zollicoffer, Tennessee, is a little town with a big name. Lou Mayhew, who is about to enter the sixth grade, lives there with her parents. Her dad is the local junkman. Lou is not exactly thrilled with…
What do deer, reindeer, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elves, and a bunny rabbit have to do with the Christmas Cats in Silly Hats? Deer are beautiful creatures. I love to watch them visit the corn feeder we have out for them. Unfortunately for me, they usually visit it after dark or when I’m not looking…
Most people think of rats as nasty disease-ridden animals. But people keep rats as pets, and rats are also kept in laboratories as test subjects. Cats are known for chasing and killing rats. It has been said that cats and rats are incapable of getting along with each other, but the same has been said…
