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This is a suspenseful and emotional account of a father and son trapped inside the World Trade Centre on 9/11. Will, a grade nine student, thinks his father has a pretty boring job but when he is taken to work for the day the unexpected and terrifying happens. A plane is deliberately flown into the … Continue reading We All Fall Down by Eric Walters- Book Review

Durability There are various levels of quality in this game. Mine is an older version but it has lasted quite well. .Play quality This is a fun game for adults as well as children. It is a great way to teach children spelling and reading. Safety The tiles should be kept away from children under three as they … Continue reading Using the Game Upwards with Young Children

Still looking for a great Christmas gift? Nothing beats a good book. It’s Christmas Clearout time! I need space so some books must go. HALF THE PRICE AS POSTED ON AMAZON. Plus no shipping costs. Pick it up in Thunder Bay. Get it signed by the author. For more Information on a book, click here … Continue reading Books for Christmas Clearout

The premise of this story is that a girl, Maple, is kept back in grade four while all her friends move to grade five, middle school, and shun her. She fails because she can’t read. This has just been discovered by her “excellent” teacher and she is diagnosed with dyslexia. Before I address the story … Continue reading Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen by Kate McGovern. Book Review.

My recently released novel just received its first review. It is available free on Smashwords until Sept. 23, 2001. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view... Get your copy now. Here is the blurb followed by the review. Blurb In the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England, fourteen-year-old Rosemary Prowd has a secret that could kill her. When she flees, … Continue reading Switch – Five Star Review.

This is a romance story about lovers who cannot be together but cannot stop loving each other. No matter what, they meet once a year at the gazebo to reaffirm their devotion. By a series of circumstances, they live on two different continents and this cannot be reconciled. The romance is sweet but I felt … Continue reading The Gazebo by Emily Grayson. Book Review.

Well, this was a real disappointment. It was a detailed, well-thought out plot but read like a second draft. Forget the overwhelming number of characters. Forget that lack of individual personality for the characters. But, for heaven sake, put some tension into it. It read like a police officer’s notebook, a dispassionate, flat recitation of … Continue reading Camino Winds buy John Grisham. Book Review.

https://amzn.to/3mGu1Hd I’ve read a lot of vampire stories and it’s hard to find something that’s new but this one sparked my interest.  There are no coffins, crosses, or garlic in this story. There are two kinds of vampires, strigoi, the dead who have come back and are fearful killers. and the vampires who were born. The … Continue reading Vampire Academy by Rachel Mead. Book Review.