1 Cunard, who owned the Lusitania, not only set sail after being warned, but they also decided to load the ship with some weapons and ammunition without telling the passengers.
Monthly Archives: December 2018
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2 “And given everything that was going wrong in the world, it was reassuring to see that right now, right here, in one small corner of the planet, something was going right.” Sept. 11, 2001, changed the entire world. For the people of Gander, Newfoundland, the day was a way to […]
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, ...
In The Waitress, Katie is having trouble being able to take a risk and decide what to do with her life.
December Online Book Club: The Waitress by Melissa Nathan
3 “More often than not, people who vent or complain already know how to handle their current situation – they’re just looking for someone to see and appreciate their struggle.” We all just want to be heard. At least, that’s what Michael Sorenson builds his book around, with many, many stories […]
I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships ...
1 “Out of roughly 29 million adult women in America in 1928, less than a dozen had pilot’s licenses on file with the U.S. Department of Commerce.” I love reading books about the lesser-known parts of history and Fly Girls falls right into that category. Early in aviation history, women were making […]
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and ...
1 “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala was the target of a Taliban attack in 2012 when she was only 15 for going to school. She lived in Pakistan in a beautiful valley that was a tourist attraction. Her father was an advocate for […]
I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
1 “I continue to have qualms of conscience that I did so little.” – Irena Sendler There are some stories that are almost too amazing to be true. Irena Sendler was part of a network that helped save more than 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto, along with many other teens […]
Irena’s Children by Tilar J. Mazzeo
“If David could have just been nice to me, then life would have been perfect!” Craig grows up right in the middle of a family with five children and is constantly tormented by his older brother, David. It’s not just the typical sibling rivalry, but bullying that involves violence, trickery, […]
Bully Brother by Craig M. Dial
2019 Online Book Club Announcement There will be no Online Book Club in 2019 due to lack of participation. I welcome participation to continue in the books from 2017 and 2018. I have also started a local book club and will use my time and energy to focus on that […]
2019 Online Book Club Announcement
1 “She was making lots of tiny mistakes that would eventually cause everything to fall apart.” Cecilia happens upon a letter in the attic addressed to her from her husband, but to be read upon his death. She doesn’t open it right away, but wants to tell John Paul that she […]