Congratulations to Megan Hoyt and Becky Scharnhorst who won copies of Viviane Elbee's book, Teach Your Giraffe to Ski. It's hard to review a book that covers the entire Civil Rights period in as much detail as Eyes On the Prize by Juan Williams does. The book, suitable for adults and young adults, is simultaneously comprehensive, academic,… Continue reading Eyes on the Prize – Audio Book review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Behind These Hands from last week's blog. ******** Nikki Grimes' sequel to Bronx Masquerade, BETWEEN THE LINES (Penguin Random House, 2018), combines narrative and free verse in a moving book about teens whose lives are changed through poetry. The audio book published by Recorded Books is narrated by different actors; each eloquently expresses… Continue reading Between The Lines: A Review and Audio Book Giveaway
When I read in the Tantor Audio new release list that The Road To Bittersweet was set in North Carolina in the forties, I knew this was a book for me. This was my first book by Donna Everhart, but I suspect it won't be my last. Today's post is a review of the book that… Continue reading The Road to Bittersweet: An Audio Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Linda Anderson Gutheil who won W Is For Welcome and to Michelle Wall who won Ebenezer Creek. REVIEW BE FREE OR DIE (St. Martin's Press, 2017) by Cate Lineberry is actually more than what the subtitle conveys. It is simultaneously a detailed account of how a young slave impacted the cause of the Union, as well as… Continue reading Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls' Escape from Slavery to Union Hero — An Audio Book Review
As most of you know, I generally review books for children or teens. But every once in awhile I share books for adults. This time, I'm tackling a serious topic in a book by psychologist, Dr. Susan Forward: Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them. Before listening to this book, I had never heard the word misogynistic… Continue reading Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them: An Audio Book Review
Please see last week’s blog for the first part of my review of the audio CD of The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions, and the People. What follows is only a sampling of what Gilmour covers in this comprehensive history of a country he obviously loves. You have to read… Continue reading The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples- An Audio Book Review and Giveaway. Part II
Thanks to so many of you who visited last week's blog on Joyce Hostetter's cover reveal of DRIVE. The post had 1067 opens--which makes it the third most viewed post on my blog! ****** If you are a secret Italophile or dream of touring Venice, Florence, and Pompeii like I do, then this book is for… Continue reading The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples- An Audio Book Review and Giveaway. Part I
Who doesn't love audio books? You get to drive, exercise, cook, rake leaves, paint your house, or take a walk at the same time you listen to a book. To help promote the Audio Publisher's Association celebration of audio books, I'm featuring several of my favorites. (If you need more examples, search this blog (top… Continue reading Voices on The Road Blog Tour and Giveaway
This literary masterpiece revives the ideological debates of the interwar period through the journal of a Romanian Jewish student caught between anti-Semitism and Zionism. Although he endures persistent threats just to attend lectures, he feels disconnected from his Jewish peers and questions whether their activism will be worth the cost. Spending his days walking the… Continue reading For Two Thousand Years: A Review and Audio Book Giveaway
What if you’re an 8th grade football player who has built your reputation around bullying. You’re suddenly given the opportunity to rewind the clock and restart your life. Would you do it? That’s the problem that Chase Ambrose faces in Restart by Gordon Korman. After falling off his roof and going into a coma, he… Continue reading Restart by Gordon Korman: A Review and Audio CD Giveaway