The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin | Book Review

September 21, 2015

I love that every now and then I unexpectedly stumble upon a quiet middle grade gem. The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin is a book that I wanted to read for the grief aspect. I actually bizarrely enough enjoy reading books where there is a grief element, maybe because I am lucky enough to […]

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Creatures Of The Deep by Erich Hoyt | Book Review

November 6, 2014

Why Did I Read This Book? I have this irrational phobia of fish and the ocean. Reading books, however, offer me a way to conquer this phobia and to learn more than I had ever thought possible. Initially, I became interested in Creatures Of The Deep: In Search Of The Sea’s Monsters And The World They […]

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Review of Keeper by Kathi Appelt

May 8, 2010

You know how there are some people who really like fire and others who really like water? Well, I think I am both. I love the ocean, yet I also love a nice bonfire. Keeper by Kathi Appelt called to mind a glorious vacation by the ocean which I once had. I read this entire […]

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