Today’s Saturday Book Review is Congo, by Michael Crichton. Crichton will forever be my favorite author, right there with Terry Pratchett and J.R.R. Tolkien. Congo is an unusual story of a team of scientists who embark on a journey to find rare diamonds in the jungles of the Congo and rescues the members of a … More Saturday Book Review- Congo
Today’s Saturday book review title is Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. This young adult read published in 2000 follows the heart breaking story of Esperanza, a young daughter of wealthy plantation owners in Mexico, finds herself in a harsh and unforgiving world when her family loses their home and crops in a fire. With … More Saturday Book Review- Esperanza Rising
Today’s Saturday book review is a classic mystery thriller, The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. When a young art teacher is employed at a rather wealthy estate to teach a pair of sisters art classes, a fateful turn of events occurs that rapidly opens a deeper more sinister story. Acclaimed to be one of … More Saturday Book Review- The Woman in White
Today’s Saturday Book Review is The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud. This Young adult read is a thrilling supernatural-sleuthing story about a chronically haunted London follows three young ESP sensing teenagers as they embark upon strange and difficult cases,one of which may lead to riches and fortune, or death. I will always recommend Jonathan Stroud, … More Saturday Book Review- The Screaming Staircase
Today’s Saturday book review is The Watcher’s by Dean Koontz. On a hike one day Travis Cornell finds a worn out golden retriever blocking his path. Travis tries to keep going but the dog insistently keeps him back. That’s when an uncontrollable sense of fear hits him so powerful that he realizes something terrible is … More Saturday Book Review- The Watchers
Today’s Saturday Book Review is The Shining by Stephen King. I’m certain that may of you have already seen the movie starring Jack Nicholson, but you’ve got to tell the time to read this classic horror story! This was the first Stephen King book I’ve ever read and it still chills me to this day. … More Saturday Book Review- The Shining
Today’s Saturday book review is Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. Read from the point of view of young Jo March and she battles for her young and vibrant female voice in a male dominated 1800 world. Little women is a tale of Jo March and her experiences in late 18th century America. As she … More Saturday Book Review- Little Women
Today’s Saturday Book Review is Nation by Terry Pratchett. Rated as one of the greatest young adult novels that no one seems to know about, this story explores the aftermath of a massive title wave that destroys a sailing ship carrying a distant British royal relation, Daphne, who unbelievably is next in line for the … More Saturday Book Review- Nation
Today’s Saturday book review is Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns. Stumble into the old age, quintessential town of Cold Sassy as you meet Will Tweedy, a young 14 year old boy. Will’s life has more or less followed the rigid social norms of his home town, for forever it seems, that is until … More Saturday Book Review- Cold Sassy Tree
Today’s Saturday Book Review is The White Mountains by John Christopher. Published over 50 years ago, I feel this book still has a place among other great works of science fiction. First in the Tripod Trilogy, the White Mountains takes place in what feels like medieval England but actually turns out to be a horrifying … More Saturday Book Review- The White Mountains
