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TEARS TO PRINCESS: A Review of "Tears of A Princess" by Guest Blogger, Mara Scudder
Tears of a Princess by Laura Thomas is the upper middle-grade sequel to the novel Tears to Dancing. It follows the main character’s best friend, Natasha, as she deals with the news of her parent's divorce and accompanies Bethany on a mission trip to Mexico that changes her perspective forever.Although some elements of the novel were… Continue reading TEARS TO PRINCESS: A Review of "Tears of A Princess" by Guest Blogger, Mara Scudder
TEARS TO DANCING: A Middle Grade Review by Guest Reviewer Mara Scudder
REVIEWTears to Dancing (Dancing Bear Publishing: 2012) by Laura Thomas is an intimate book tracing one young ballerina’s struggle with losing both her parents and her ability to dance in a traumatic car crash. The protagonist, Bethany, takes center stage in this character-driven novel. Few outside forces (aside from the car crash) affected the protagonist… Continue reading TEARS TO DANCING: A Middle Grade Review by Guest Reviewer Mara Scudder
SOUTHPAW SALLY: A Guest Blogger Review and Giveaway
REVIEW by Mara ScudderAs an avid reader who has no interest in baseball (and sports in general), I fell far from Steve Carman's upper middle-grade audience range. But Southpaw Sully’s characters are irresistible in any genre, and Sully and the rest of the cast pulled me in from the very first page. The author didn’t… Continue reading SOUTHPAW SALLY: A Guest Blogger Review and Giveaway
A SKY FULL OF SONG: A Guest Review by Mara and Sophia Scudder PLUS a Giveaway
REVIEWMy cousin, Mara, and I read A Sky Full of Song, by Susan Lynn Meyer, and we both found numerous flaws with both the story and the main character, Shoshanna, a young Jewish pioneer. We didn’t find her to be relatable or likable. The book drowned its own message with too many woke topics like… Continue reading A SKY FULL OF SONG: A Guest Review by Mara and Sophia Scudder PLUS a Giveaway
LIGHT COMES TO SHADOW MOUNTAIN A Guest Blogger Review by Mara Scudder
I've been on the "other side of the pond" for the last two weeks and just returned home. I look forward to sharing a few of my European adventures, particularly as they relate to my next WIP, Nightmare in Nuremberg. But while I get over jet lag, I have a review for you by a… Continue reading LIGHT COMES TO SHADOW MOUNTAIN A Guest Blogger Review by Mara Scudder