1 War is not just for men. During World War II, several governments recruited women for various jobs that would help the war effort – and some of those were on the frontline. England brought women into the Special Operations Executive and trained them to send messages and sabotage the enemy. That is the stage that The Lost Girls of Paris sets its historical fiction tale of the women of SOE and a war widow who stumbles upon their story. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam JenoffThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction on July 19, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
A Bookworm's Summer Bucket List A Bookworm’s Summer Bucket ListThis entry was posted in Reading Writing About Reading and tagged bookshelf on July 17, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 On April 29, 1986, the Los Angeles Public Library caught on fire. It was a tragedy I had never heard of until reading The Library Book. The history of the fire, along with the importance of book, libraries and shared history are discussed in this non-fiction book. The Library Book by Susan OrleanThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on July 15, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
Britt-Marie Was Here is a funny, yet deep, book about a woman finally listening to her own heart and learning that there is still life left to be lived. Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 12, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
In many stories similar to Cody’s, it’s a person who comes along and helps the child take a new path. For Cody, in From Foster Care to Millionaire, it was mainly a computer. From Foster Care to Millionaire: A Young Entrepreneur’s Story of ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biography Non-Fiction on July 8, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
Girl, Stop Apologizing is a cheerleader in a book for anyone who wants to start pursuing a dream. Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving ...This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational on July 5, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
Sarah Anne's Bookshelf - June 2019 Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – June 2019This entry was posted in Reading and tagged bookshelf on July 3, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
Set in the 1960s, An Improbable Pairing sets a romance story in the settings of Paris and Switzerland among people who are enjoying their wealth. An Improbable Pairing by Gary DicksonThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction on July 1, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
The themes of love and loss, mother/daughter relationships and learning to live a full life are all found in The Secret We Lost. The Secret We Lost by Linda SmolkinThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on June 28, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter
In No Ocean Too Wide, Laura sets out on a journey to find her siblings and bring them back home to their mother, who has recovered from her illness. No Ocean Too Wide by Carrie TuranskyThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction history on June 24, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter