Sarah Anne Carter

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Sarah Anne Carter

About Sarah Anne Carter

Sarah Anne Carter is a writer and reader. She grew up all over the world as a military brat and is now putting down roots with her family in Ohio. Family life keeps her busy, but any spare moment is spent reading, writing or thinking about plots for novels.

Thunderstruck — Thunderstruck by Erik Larsen tells the true story of when a murder suspect was caught only by the means of the latest technology of the day finally working. Without that, he would have escaped by boat from Europe to Canada and lived happily with his mistress.

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

This entry was posted in Reading on May 13, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Will Wilder 1 — Will Wilder learns a lot about right and wrong in The Relic of Perilous Falls. While he searches for the relic for the adventure of it, he soon realizes he is being caught between wanting to do something for a good reason but having it turn out to be the wrong choice in the end.

The Relic of Perilous Falls (Will Wilder 1) by Raymond ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on May 10, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Mindset — The idea of mindset comes from years of research by Carol S. Dweck into how having the right attitude toward obstacles in life can create a path for success. We all have innate abilities, but we can also learn and train ourselves to do, and succeed, at things we are not naturally talented to do.

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on May 6, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Raising Successful Teens — Raising teenagers has always been a hard, but rewarding part of parenting. In today’s world, it’s even harder and scarier, but can be even more rewarding. Raising Successful Teens: How to Help Your Child Honor God and Live Wisely by Jeffrey Dean is a book that parents of teens can look to for guidance and support.

Raising Successful Teens: How to Help Your Child Honor God ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction parenting on May 3, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Bookshelf — In April, I read 11 books, bringing my 2019 total to 40 books. I read two young adult books - one fantasy and one dystopian. I read one book about parenting, one about eating well and three about being more successful. I read some wonderful fiction books, too, including a bestseller. I also listened to a historical book about a murder being solved because of wireless radio technology.

Sarah Anne’s Bookshelf – April 2019

This entry was posted in Reading Writing About Reading and tagged bookshelf on May 1, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Where the Crawdads Sing — In Where the Crawdads Sing, Kya learns to live and survive on her own in the marsh. She digs mussels and sells them for food and gas for her boat. A local boy who has known her family since she was young starts coming to visit and teaches her to read. Tate ends up breaking her heart, but she opens it up again for another local boy, Chase Andrews. When Chase ends up dead, the town suspects “The Marsh Girl,” but can they prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt?

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on April 29, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Love in the Time of Cholera — Love in the Time of Cholera was not the book I was hoping it would be. Instead of a lofty love story, it was gritty and realistic. Every character has several big faults and the story is more about human nature than it is about love and waiting for love.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcie Marquez

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on April 26, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Contagious — Why do some things go viral and others miss the mark completely? Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Bergerexplores the world of marketing and what works to catch people's attention. Each business or idea out there is vying to capture people’s attention to either inform or persuade to action.

Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on April 22, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Outer Order Inner Calm — While some people can follow a one-size-fits-all approach, there are other approaches as well. Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin follows a mantra of letting each person find their own way out of their clutter and offers some solid tips in the book to help people find their own right way.

Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on April 19, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Notre Dame — We want to know our story – our place in this world. We do not all seek fame, but we all seek to be remembered in some way. Notre Dame was the place for 850 years where people got married, baptized babies, cried tears of grief and worshipped God. It is part of their stories.

Thoughts on Notre Dame

This entry was posted in Reading Writing Writing About Reading and tagged writing on April 17, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter