Published Reviews

The Honolulu Star Bulletin reviews A is for Aloha by Tammy Yee "This company's niche is alphabet books that not only teach letters, but facts, culture and history about each of the 50 states. Their Hawaii effort draws on the... Read More »	Booklist reviews The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story by Tammy Yee Although the events of the tragedy are depicted in the book, the horror is lessened by using a framework story that sets the disaster in the past and by showing... Read More »
Catholic Library World reviews The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story by Tammy Yee "The author tells the story in a very memorable and sensitive way. The use of warm watercolors enhances the story and the feelings of Kimo at both losses. A... Read More »	PaperTigers reviews The Tsunami Quilt: Grandfather's Story by Tammy Yee The book deals with the difficult themes of loss within families and the devastating sadness of the death of innocent children in natural disasters. Some children... Read More »
The Hollins Critic reviews COMING TO REST by Kathryn Stripling Byer Coming to Rest By Kathryn Stripling Byer. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006. $16.95 (pa.) In her latest collection, Coming to Rest, North... Read More »	Rainbow Reviews reviews My Life With Stella Kane by Linda Morganstein Author Linda Morganstein delivers an enticing novel well-couched in Hollywood history with intriguing subplots such as Stella's deaf sister (who along with other... Read More »
Heartlands: A Magazine of Midwest Life and Art reviews McGowan's Call by Robert B. Smith "Rob Smith, author of two novels "Children of Light" and the futuristic moral fable "Night Voices," cuts closer to the bone in this winning collection of 7 stories... Read More »	www.myshelf.com reviews Picture of Me: Who I Am in 221 Questions by Kate Marshall Picture of Me: Who I am in 221 Questions by Kate Marshall and David Marshall Picture of Me: Who I am in 221 Questions is a tribute to you. It allows you the... Read More »
School Library Journal reviews The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni In this sequel to The Conch Bearer (Roaring Brook, 2003), Anand and Nisha have just begun their schooling in magic when their mentor, Abhaydatta, is sent on a... Read More »	Amazon.com reviews The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The boy magician Anand, his sassy partner Nisha, and their beloved teacher Abhaydatta reunite for a new adventure in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's second... Read More »

She is Too Fond of Books reviews Months and Seasons by Christopher Meeks I connected with Christopher Meeks when he responded to a post I wrote about the difficulty my book group has had discussing short stories; he wrote an excellent... Read More »	Author of Jack & Mimi and Balling the Jack reviews Taking Aim at the President: The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford by Geri Spieler From Frank Baldwin Author of Jack & Mimi: A Novel and Balling the Jack "Sara Jane Moore is a compelling figure. Willful, stubborn, frustrating. For the first... Read More »
Midwestern Book Review reviews A Spark of Heavenly Fire by Pat Bertram Who says you can’t squeeze romance into a thriller? And while you’re at it, how about weaving in a deeply moving story about human redemption? Author Pat Bertram... Read More »	GOOGLE reviews THE 1969 MIRACLE METS: THE IMPROBABLE STORY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNDERDOG TEAM by Steven Robert Travers In the 1977 movie Oh, God!, George Burns, playing the deity, is asked to prove his divinity by performing a miracle. Burns replies, “The last miracle I did was the... Read More »
Kirkus reviews Standing At The Crossroads by Charles Davis A novel of evasion and pursuit, set in Africa and written in the spare, allegorical style of Davis’ first novel, Walk on, Bright Boy (2007). The unnamed narrator... Read More »	Mom Of 3=Chas reviews Sleeper's Run by Henry Mosquera Betrayal, the CIA, political thrills- this book has it all, even a little romance. Read More »
Christian Science Monitor reviews CHINA: Portrait of a People by Tom Carter "In CHINA: Portrait of a People, Tom Carter shows us that there are actually dozens of Chinas." Read More »	Publisher's Weekly reviews The Goddess of Happiness, A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Balance and Bliss by Debbie Gisonni ".... a perfect gift for girlfriends on the go." Read More »
Al Young reviews Airborne Poems 1990-1996 by Tennessee Maria Reed "Not only do Tennessee Reed's refreshing poems concern themselves with a range of concerns-from global travel, and the stunning achievements of Bessie Coleman,... Read More »	American Transcendentalism Web reviews A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England by Robert Todd Felton If you are a fan of any of the Transcendentalists, or even interested in the making of American thought and literature, then this is your book. Chances are that... Read More »