1 “Normally I hated new beginnings, but this one was different. This would be the last new beginning of my life.” At just 13, Liz Smith is going on a journey no one else has gone on before. She has been chosen to travel to Soma – a moon for the […] Heartsong by Annie Douglass LimaThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged sci-fi Young Adult Fiction on September 28, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
[sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup]If you are stopping by to find questions for your book club, please leave a note for me telling me where you are from! Welcome to the September Online Book Club. This month we’re discussing The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin. The Aviator’s Wife tells the story of the […] Online Book Club: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie BenjaminThis entry was posted in Online Book Club Reading and tagged historical fiction Online Book Club on September 26, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
3 “The upcoming year was going to be hard, no doubt about it. And maybe even the year after it. But I was strong enough. And brave enough.” Addie can barely keep her temper in check and her brother knows just how to push her buttons, even though they are also […] Love & Luck by Jenna Evans WelchThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 24, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
4 “Life is a gift. Each day is precious – and at times fleeting.” We all want to reach our full potential, but we sometimes don’t know how. Finding the right motivation to keep reaching for our dreams can be hard. However, there are some key areas of our lives to […] This Is The Day by Tim TebowThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Non-Fiction Religious on September 21, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “It was a terrible thing to discover you no longer wanted the life that stretched ahead of you.” Sarah and Natasha’s paths cross one night when Sarah is shoplifting a box of frozen fish sticks, claiming her money fell out of her pocket. Natasha pays for the teen’s food and […] Horse Dancer by JoJo MoyesThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 17, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“Try as she might, the girl couldn’t go back to life as it had been before that horrible shadow had cast its chill over her peaceful world.” – Pearl Short stories can be fun to read, giving the reader a break from long novels. Pearland Blue Skyare both short […] Pearl and Blue Sky by Brian KindallThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult on September 14, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
[sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] For October, the Online Book Club will read and discuss At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen. I have read one other book by this author – Water for Elephants. It’s been several years since I read that one, but it was also for a book club. Here […] October Online Book Club Announcement (At the Water’s Edge by ...This entry was posted in Online Book Club on September 12, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.” Four women are waiting to make a new life for themselves after surviving the horrors of being Jewish in Europe during World War II. They have left their home continent to live in the new state of Israel. Without identity papers, […] Day After Night by Anita DiamantThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction on September 10, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“Lyndsay wasn’t just my girlfriend now; she was the host of our baby.” Some days change your life so completely that you never forget them. For Adam, his day was when he got a call that his girlfriend was in the hospital – about to deliver a baby. Neither of […] Three Hour Dad: Reading is Believing by Adam T. HourlutionThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Memoir Non-Fiction on September 7, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] As August comes to an end, it has me looking forward to cooler weather where I can read on the deck at night after the children go to bed. School is back in session and I have books to read along with my children and a to-read […] Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – August 2018This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on September 5, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter