In middle school, my library had a summer program to encourage reading: for every book you read, you could pin up an award on the wall with your name and the book title. Being the "bookworm" and competitive kid that I was, I was determined to have the most--and I'm pretty sure I did, I [...]
I know it’s been a while since I’ve written anything in a while, some of that’s due to my busy summer and some of it is due to not knowing what to write about. So, to get back into the swing of things, let me tell you all about a book I just finished by [...]
John Laroche was no ordinary thief, he was one of the toughest and most determined of them all, even if he didn’t look like it. Did he steal a million dollars, no, he stole something much more precious: rare orchids from the Fakahatchee State Strand in Florida. In The Orchid Thief, author and journalist Susan [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 