Hooked, Even Though it’s Not Her Kind of Book

Photo by https://kaboompics.com/ on Pexels.com By Dawn Imms Having read the blurb, Time to Take Off, isn’t the kind of book I wouldn’t have chosen from the shelf. I was asked by a friend from my book group to read and review it. However, from the first chapter I was hooked. The uncertainty about what … Continue reading Hooked, Even Though it’s Not Her Kind of Book →

Time to Take Off: A Journey to Freedom

By Amanda Thomas Time to Take Off was an eye-opener for me as a European. We are aware of certain events and persecution in the United States of undocumented migrants such as Mexicans, but Time to Take Off really brought this alive. Even in my resident country of Spain it is not always easy for the undocumented, but this … Continue reading Time to Take Off: A Journey to Freedom →

An Underground Railroad for the Undocumented

A Book Review by Sheila MacArthur Imagine, if, overnight your country, that you loved and trusted, declared you an illegal alien and no longer welcome within its borders. You are stripped of your rights and hunted down like a rabid animal. That is the reality for fifteen-year-old Angel Rodriguez and his mother, Luna. Angel felt … Continue reading An Underground Railroad for the Undocumented →

Here’s a Good Book to Read to Your Children or Grandchildren

Fellow WordPress blogger Esther Chilton has written two children's books in her Saffy's Secret Quest series. This colorful cover is from the first book in the series. Her second book is titled Myths & Magic. Both were written for children from ages five to seven, a perfect age to get kids hooked on reading. To help … Continue reading Here’s a Good Book to Read to Your Children or Grandchildren →

There Have Been Many Coincidences

What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? The most recent coincidence I experienced was riding on a public bus in Salzburg last summer and talking to an American man I’d just met. Within a minute or two of conversation, we discovered we had both graduated from the same high school in Northfield, Illinois, New Trier … Continue reading There Have Been Many Coincidences →

Time to Take Off First Book Review

By Molly Ringle I have so much gratitude and admiration for writers like Nancy Blodgett Klein, who are willing to stand up for oppressed populations and unveil brutalities at the hands of our government, even as said brutalities are still unfolding. This novel makes the injustices inescapably clear, through the story of characters we can … Continue reading Time to Take Off First Book Review →