This Sunday is Mother’s Day, so here is the post I wrote a few years ago to share what I, as a mother, would really, truly like out of this day. Not sure if your mother would agree, but no matter what, if you can, be nice to your Mom on Sunday. She probably deserves [….]
Gimbling in the Wabe – On Children and Censorship
Published on :Okay, so…. I know my memory isn’t what it should be. But I can’t remember ever – not once – being told that I couldn’t read a particular book. That it wasn’t appropriate, or had unsuitable content. Not from a teacher, a parent, a librarian. Not when I was young, certainly not when I got [….]
LitStack Review: Oddly Normal by John Schwartz
Published on :Oddly Normal: One Family’s Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality John Schwartz Penguin Group (USA) LLC Release Date: November 8, 2012 ISBN: 978-15-924-0728-6 John Schwartz, national correspondent for The New York Times, is also the father of three children. His youngest, Joseph, was intelligent with an amazing grasp of [….]
LitStack Review: Ghost Moth by Michèle Forbes
Published on :Ghost Moth Michèle Forbes Bellevue Literary Press Release Date: April 16, 2013 ISBN 978-1-934137-60-4 Ghost Moth is a beautifully deceptive book. It feels light, ethereal, gentle and precious. Yet it deals with such momentous issues as religious intolerance, infidelity, illness, death. The truly perilous moments glance by, whereas innocuous times feel fraught with peril. Innocence [….]
LitStack Review: No One Could Have Guessed the Weather by Anne-Marie Casey
Published on :No One Could Have Guessed the Weather Anne-Marie Casey Amy Einhorn Books First Edition: June 13, 2013 ISBN 978-0399160219 When asked to name a social network, most people would probably say Facebook, Twitter or perhaps reddit. A few may even mention MySpace or Google+. Right now, when I think “social network,” I think of Anne-Marie [….]