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
“Everyone has a hard walk.” Charles James has been given a rare gift or curse – the entire world thinks he is dead. He boarded a plane and left to retrieve a bag he forgot. The plane took off without him and crashed, killing everyone on board. Instead of letting […] The Forgotten Road by Richard Paul EvansThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on September 3, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
6 [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.” Beatrice lives in the Abnegation faction of her city, where all the residents are supposed to be selfless. She is only allowed to look in a mirror once a year when her hair is cut. […] Divergent series by Veronica RothThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on August 20, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “I was falling in love with him, and the one thing I couldn’t, wouldn’t, do was put him in a position where he had to choose between me and the church he served.” Small decisions can send your life down a path you never thought you’d go […] Any Dream Will Do by Debbie MacomberThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Religious on August 13, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “The real challenge of life was not fulfilling one’s dreams, but being willing to give them up for the sake of a greater call.” On Christmas Day in 1929, four best friends meet in an attic to share their life dreams vowing to support each other in reaching those dreams. […] The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope J. StokesThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Religious on August 6, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
“Nadra hadn’t wanted to be married. She did not want to live in the same dingy apartment she inhabited as a teenager.” Nadra comes to America in 1922 when she is a young girl with her younger sister and parents, leaving two older sisters behind in Syria. Her father starts […] Sister of Saidnaya by Rose Ann KalisterThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on August 3, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
5 [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 July Online Book Club. This month we’re discussing The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope J. Stokes. In The Blue Bottle Club, […] Online Book Club: The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope J. ...This entry was posted in Online Book Club Reading and tagged Fiction Online Book Club Religious on July 25, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
[sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “I thought how lucky you might be to find not one but two extraordinary men to love – and what a fluke it was if they happened to love you back.” Louisa Clark is back in Still Me and living her dream by moving to New York […] Still Me by JoJo MoyesThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 23, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter
3 [sg_popup id=”17″ event=”onload”][/sg_popup] “All this time, Dad had taught Leni how dangerous the outside world was. The truth was that the biggest danger of all was in her own home.” Leni’s parents are living a great love story – on the outside. Her father was a POW in Vietnam and […] The Great Alone by Kristin HannahThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 16, 2018 by Sarah Anne Carter