Story Time Reviews, a monthly feature on this blog, remembers that special time when an adult reads to a child and recognizes that as a grown-up, we need to reward ourselves with a story time now and then. This series reviews audio versions of short stories. Do you enjoy listening to audio books? Do you… Continue reading The Joy of Listening to a Book Read Aloud
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First Lines Friday with Freedom Fighters
First Line Friday is a blog series posted on the first Friday of every month. The first line of a story, we’re told, must hook the reader. Implied is that the reader will not buy the book if the first line isn’t great. These entries are from Amazon, my personal library, or other online booksellers.… Continue reading First Lines Friday with Freedom Fighters
Will You Celebrate Pride Month with These First Lines?
First Line Friday is a series of blog articles posted on the first Friday of every month. The first line of a story, we’re told, must hook the reader. Implied is that the reader will not buy the book if the first line isn’t great. These entries are from Amazon, my personal library, or other… Continue reading Will You Celebrate Pride Month with These First Lines?
Story Time Reviews “Lost Girls” by Jane Yolen
Story Time Reviews is a blog series that offers reviews of stories both read and read aloud. Today Story Time Reviews “The Lost Girls” by Jane Yolen is a 1999 winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novelette and a retelling of Peter Pan—with a twist. It originally appeared in the short story collection titled,… Continue reading Story Time Reviews “Lost Girls” by Jane Yolen
From Vultures to Family It’s First Line Friday
The first line of a story, we’re told, must hook the reader. Implied is that the reader will not buy the book if the first line isn’t great. From Vultures to Family It’s First Line Friday. These entries are from Amazon, my personal library, or other online booksellers. Do these first lines hook you? Do… Continue reading From Vultures to Family It’s First Line Friday