Sarah Anne Carter

Author

Biographical

Ginger Kid — “I was a pretty unhappy teenager. And then I wasn’t.” Steve was a typical kid dealing with typical things when he entered the world of junior and senior high school. Living in New York, his family’s idiosyncrasies put him in a place where he didn’t have new clothes, had a […]

Ginger Kid: Mostly True Tales from a Former Nerd by ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on August 24, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Magnolia Story — “Go and find what it is that inspires you, go and find what it is that you love, and go do that until it hurts.” Chip and Joanna Gaines are household names at this point in their career. Their HGTV show Fixer Upper became very popular and The Magnolia Market […]

The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines and Capital ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Inspirational on March 19, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

Lab Girl — “People are like plants: they grow toward the light.” Hope is a scientist. She is a lab girl. She works with plants, discovering new things about the world we live in and sometimes take for granted. Her path to becoming a female scientist with a faithful male lab assistant is […]

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on February 16, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

John Adams — “The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.” Most people can name the first president of the United States, but who was the second president? John Adams did a lot for America, but is not always a figure that is […]

John Adams by David McCullough

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Historical Non-Fiction on January 19, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter

Martin Luther — “Ideas have consequences, and Luther’s had more than most.” Some people really do change the course of history. One such man was Martin Luther, a man who set out to help the Catholic Church change for the better, but ended up being pushed aside. His message was heard and the […]

Martin Luther by Eric Metaxas

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on December 1, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Rita's Story — [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “Looking back now, I can see that all of this was God, gently, gradually, separating me unto Himself, preparing me for the life to which he had called me, and which I so wanted.” Miracles do still happen. Rita Klaus experienced one by just asking. She grew […]

Rita’s Story by Rita Klaus

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on October 9, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Story of A Soul — “My dear Mother, you can see that I am a very little soul and that I can offer God only very little things.” At the age of 15, young Therese enters into life as a nun with the Carmelite sisters in Liseiux. She was initially denied the request to enter […]

Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Inspirational Non-Fiction Religious on August 28, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

Fierce Convictions — “She was a woman with virtues and flaws, faith and fears, vision and blind spots. But she was also one whose unique gifts and fierce convictions transformed first her life and subsequently her world and ours.” Have you ever heard of Hannah More? I had not, until recently, when I […]

Fierce Convictions by Karen Swallow Prior

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Religious on March 31, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

7 Women — “When I consider the seven women I chose, I see that most of them were great for reasons that derive precisely from their being women, not in spite of it; and what made them great has nothing to do with their being measured against or competing with men. In […]

7 Women and the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Non-Fiction on March 17, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

7 Men — “In my humble estimation, the men in this book are some of the greatest men who have ever lived. So if you get to know their stories, your life will be immeasurably richer.” Some of the greatest stories are not well known. Many people live spectacular lives, but it’s only […]

7 Men and the Secret to their Greatness by Eric ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Historical on February 13, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter