by amiemccracken | Apr 3, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Her Daughter’s Eyes by Jessica Barksdale Inclan is the story of a secret. Two sisters share that secret, until they can’t hide it anymore. Then it becomes both the thorn in their side and the glue that holds their life together. One of them is pregnant at...
by amiemccracken | Mar 20, 2012 | reading
As part of November’s Autumn Classics Challenge, I read Great Expectations. She prompted us to write about setting this month. And wow does Great Expectations have setting. Obviously the most important is Miss Havisham’s house (which I imagine something...
by amiemccracken | Mar 15, 2012 | book review, books, reading, writing
I have not had the pleasure of reading a book like this in a long time. The Night Circus is really a gem. This is the type of book that students will be studying in years to come. There is so much hidden inside, I simply cannot imagine how Erin Morgenstern does it.The...
by amiemccracken | Mar 8, 2012 | reading, writing
It’s time for the Original Fairy Tales Challenge. I’ve read J.M. Barrie’s The Complete Adventures of Peter Pan. Now let me know what you think of my story about Peter Pan’s mermaids.Credit [Contrapposto on deviantART] She sat on the edge of the...
by amiemccracken | Mar 1, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Ape House by Sara Gruen is about bonobos, a language specialist working with the bonobos, and a reporter, John. They’re all interconnected, but they all have separate stories. The bonobos are attacked and sold out from under Isabel, their caretaker and...
by amiemccracken | Feb 29, 2012 | reading, writing
If you would like to post a story in March for my Original Fairy Tales Challenge (reading an original fairy tale and then writing your own version of it or a blog post about it), I will be posting my story on March 8th. So you have just over a week to get it ready....
