by Becca Wierwille | Mar 27, 2024 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Earlier this month, one of my favorite middle grade authors, Anna Rose Johnson, released her new historical middle grade novel. It’s called The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry, and I’ve been excited to tell you about it...
by Becca Wierwille | Feb 28, 2024 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Do you ever read a story and find yourself in awe of the beauty of the storytelling? That’s how I felt after reading Echo (Amazon Affiliate Link) by Pam Muñoz Ryan. The storytelling was almost musical in nature, and I...
by Becca Wierwille | Jan 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Okay, I admit it. I have a major soft spot for animal stories of any kind. Usually, it’s dog stories—which is part of the reason I wrote Road Trip Rescue. I can’t help but read dog books and watch dog movies, even if I...
by Becca Wierwille | Dec 27, 2023 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. I would like to start this review by stating that I am not an artist. Art was one of my worst subjects in school. While I love the creativity involved in writing, if you give me a canvas and paints, I feel completely...
by Becca Wierwille | Sep 27, 2023 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. I love my job as an editor. And one of the things I love most is that I get to read some amazing stories early. One of my author friends who I’ve edited for is Amanda Trumpower. Every time I get an email from Amanda...
by Becca Wierwille | Aug 30, 2023 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever wished your life could be normal? Maybe you’re in a season of transition, and you want things to settle down. Maybe you’ve experienced a big loss or tragedy, and you want things to go back to the way they...
by Becca Wierwille | Apr 26, 2023 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever read a book that takes place on an island made of trash? I hadn’t until I read Jon Tilton’s debut novel, Please Return to the Lands of Luxury (Amazon Affiliate Link). And I’m so glad I did. The first book...
by Becca Wierwille | Feb 22, 2023 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Isn’t it funny how different we all are? Some of us love nature and want to spend absolutely every minute outside. Others enjoy doing hair and makeup and stocking our closets with the trendiest clothes. And still...
by Becca Wierwille | Jan 25, 2023 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Sometimes, a book contains only one main storyline. It can be a really great story—maybe one of the best. But it’s still just one. Other times, a book might follow two or more stories. The problem is, sometimes one...
by Becca Wierwille | Dec 28, 2022 | Book Reviews
*Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Classic children’s books have a special place in our hearts, don’t they? It’s amazing that a book first published in 1910 could still be relevant to and loved by kids today. And yet, that’s exactly what Frances Hodgson...