Friendship for Grown-ups: A Look Back

Three years ago, I reviewed a book by Lisa Whelchel called Friendship for Grown-ups: What I Missed & Learned Along the Way. Lisa talked about how she was on this show that was all about the strength and support that comes from having close female relationships, yet she was all alone.  Lisa’s words spoke to me at that time.…

Book Review: What to Read When by Pam Allyn

Even though I’m a librarian, I sometimes have trouble finding age appropriate books.  Don’t believe me?  Then read this post.  I mean, I know how to help college students conduct research, I know how to preserve documents and I know how to make early American history relevant to today’s present but sometimes finding a children’s…

Book Review: The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty~Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow

The Girls from Ames:  A Story of  Women & a Forty~Year Friendship is an intimate look at the friendships of eleven women over a forty~year period.  Interspersed with studies that highlight the importance of the development and maintenance of close relationships in the health and well~being of women, The Girls from Ames is part sociology…

Book Review: The Revolutionary Paul Revere by Joel J. Miller

Have you ever wondered about the back story of one of America’s greatest revolutionary heroes?  Then  The Revolutionary Paul Revere by Joel J. Miller is the book for you.  It’s an irreverent look at an American hero who always seemed to be in the thick of things. The book is a quick and easy read…