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Book Review: The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti

Deb Caletti:

The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Quinn is surrounded by women with broken hearts. Between her mother, her aunt, and her grandmother, Quinn hears nothing but cautionary tales. Then she gets dumped and starts to wonder if there really are no good men. It doesn’t help when Quinn discovers that her selfish, womanizing [...]

Straight Talk On Disabilities

Shelley Peterman Schwartz’s MS story, in two parts

Part 1: Your Grandkids Need the Truth

It was 1979 and Shelley Peterman Schwarz’s 33rd birthday was days away. Her doctor had just told her she had primary progressive multiple sclerosis, or MS. Her condition worsened, as did her ability to cope.

A writer, teacher and communicator, [...]

Book Review: Solving Zoe by Barbara Dee

Eleven-year-old Zoe feels invisible at school. That is, to everyone but the weird new kid, Lucas, who thinks Zoe is a code-reading genius. She reads a single cipher in his notebook, and now he won’t leave her alone!

But when Zoe’s best friend ditches her, she begins spending time with Lucas. And before long, cryptic [...]

Book Review: One Wolf Howls by Scotti Cohn

The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting.

Scotti Cohn

Scotti Cohn is a freelance writer and editor living in central Illinois. She is the author of six nonfiction books published by The Globe Pequot Press. Her short stories have appeared in numerous magazines for young people, and her poems about animals have appeared [...]

A List of Great Children’s Books

“Knuffle Bunny” by Mo Willems – A father and his toddler daughter head to the laundromat where the girl plays, but unfortunately leaves her stuffed bunny mixed in with the laundry. The art is drawing over photographs and has many wonderful details. Ages 3-6. “Scaredy Squirrel” by Melanie Watt – Scaredy Squirrel is afraid [...]

Book Review: Garrett the Firefighter By Joe Garces

The best in children’s literature, selected by Jim Whiting.

Joe Garces

I am a professional firefighter for the City of Oxnard in Southern California. I have been a firefighter since 2002 and previously was an elementary school and high school English teacher. Currently I am the engineer on my crew and drive the fire [...]

Good With Children

My father was a man ahead of his time. My mother loved telling the story of the first time she visited his family’s farm in Ontario’s Ottawa Valley. The year was 1938. It was a hot summer morning, and my father was nowhere to be seen. She finally found him in one of the outbuildings, [...]