At one time or another most humans have talked about wanting to write 'The Great American Novel' or heck, anything 'great'. I am no different. I've toyed off and on for years with different writing starts. Heck, I've competed in NANO for 5 years I think it is, you do lose track ...
BOOK REVIEW: Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
In Wizard's First Rule, Richard Cypher's world was turned upside down. Once a simple woods guide, Richard was forced to become the Seeker of Truth, to save the world from the vile dominance of Darken Rahl, the most viciously savage and powerful wizard the world had ever seen. He was joined ...
BOOK REVIEW: Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
Jimmy Tock comes into the world on the very night his grandfather leaves it. As a violent storm rages outside the hospital, Rudy Tock spends long hours walking the corridors between the expectant fathers' waiting room and his dying father's bedside. It's a strange vigil made all the stranger ...
BOOK REVIEW: Outside In by Karen Romano Young
New from the author of The Beetle and Me comes this fascinating portrait of coming of age in the Sixties. Young introduces an unforgettably spirited heroine--almost-13-year-old Cherie Witkowski--and her equally memorable family. I really liked 'Outside In' by Karen Romano Young. I wasn't so sure ...
BOOK REVIEW: No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report of Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie -- he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the ...