Did you ever have a weekend and think, WHERE DID IT GO? In my case, it was a great weekend–started off with my hubby’s b-day on Thursday, Zoo Friends’ Day on Friday, b-day special lunch on Saturday, and Mother’s Day BBQ on Sunday. But that doesn’t leave a lot of time for anything else, let [...]
May 14, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Helping Girls and Women Around the World
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, family activities, Mother's Day, Regency romance, ya novel | No Comments »
My writing friend, Megg Jensen, is one of the most ambitious and go-getter authors I know. I admire the way she has taken ahold of her career and NEVER looked back. I am always super excited to be a part of her promotional efforts and getting the word out about her YA books. Today, we [...]
May 8, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, High School Teachers, Jensen Megg, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, Megg Jensen, Midwest, teen books, YA Contemporary Novel, ya novel | 12 Comments »
I’m very excited to welcome Angela R. Lewis to my blog today to tell you about her book, The Game Changing Assist: Six Simple Ways to Choose Success. I met Angela when she asked me to edit her book, and I took her on as an Editor 911 client. Angela’s book is a positive teaching [...]
March 18, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, High School Teachers, Lewis Angela R, Middle School Teachers
Tags: basketball books, Book Giveaway Contest, nonfiction books for teens, self-help books | 5 Comments »
I have a special book to share with you today for chapter book/middle-grade readers (ages 8 to 12 or so) titled, A Cat Named Mouse: The Miracle of Answered Prayer. This book is inspirational or Christian fiction for kids with a heavy emphasis on prayer and Bible verses. It would be perfect for a homeschool [...]
February 18, 2013 in Alden-Tirrill Anna, Book Club Possibility, character education, Elementary Educators, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, Journal Writing, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, Christian fiction, Christian themes, middle-grade fiction | 11 Comments »
I am happy to welcome middle-grade author Angela Shelton to my blog today for her book, The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton (Book One: Crash-Landing on Ooleeoo). I am really excited about this book, which kind of reminds me of A Wrinkle in Time. If I was still teaching elementary school, I would choose this book [...]
December 17, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, Shelton Angela
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, middle grade fantasy books, vocabulary, WOW! blog tour | 15 Comments »
Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual online party last week. I really appreciate your support and that a lot of you bought a book from me or on Amazon! WOW! I am honored and flattered. The winners of the party are: Cathy Hall: Journal Dasha V: Copy of Finding My Place: One Girl’s [...]
October 31, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Finding My Place by Margo Dill, Middle Grade Novel, Reading Skills
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, Finding My Place, United States Civil War | No Comments »
I’m honored to have a guest post written by Sonia Korn-Grimani, author of Sonia’s Song, on my blog today. Sonia is writing about a very important topic for all of us to share with our children and students–no matter what their age–BELIEVING IN YOURSELF! On Thursday, I will have a review of Sonia’s book; you [...]
October 22, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, High School Teachers, Korn-Grimani Sonia, Middle School Teachers, multicultural books, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Book Club Possibility, Book Giveaway Contest, Holocaust, inspirational books for teens, WOW! blog tour | 10 Comments »
I am honored to present to you the covers of a new YA (upper YA according to the author) series titled, Hell Bent Heaven Sent, by Isobel Lucas (who also writes as Megg Jensen). Isobel is planning to release five novelettes (7,500 to 15,000 words) every two weeks, beginning October 23rd. After the release of [...]
October 1, 2012 in High School Teachers, Lucas Isobel, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, young adult paranormal novels | No Comments »
I am happy to have one print copy of Christ’s Cake (Tate Publishing) to giveaway to one person who leaves a comment by Sunday, September 23 at 8:00 pm CST. I will be using random.org to choose the winner. United States and Canada mailing address only please. Please leave your comment below–you can say anything [...]
September 20, 2012 in Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Snelling Carolyn
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, children's Christmas books, Christian fiction, teaching Christmas | 4 Comments »
I’m excited to have my guest, Kathryn Schleich, on my blog today with her interesting and perfect-for-a-book-club book, Hollywood and Catholic Women. Kathryn gives an insightful interview below, but I will tell you two things. One, I met Kathryn because I edited her book as part of my freelance editing business, Editor 911. I LOVED [...]
August 16, 2012 in Book Club Possibility, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, Schleich Kathryn
Tags: Book Giveaway Contest, Catholic Church, Helping girls and, Movies | 13 Comments »