My parents lived for a time in Argentina and when they moved down there I went with them for a couple weeks. When we got there my father went to work and my mom and I would look for houses to rent. One afternoon we decided to go see a movie, which was not a... Continue Reading →
Music Monday: Griffin House, The Guy Who Says Goodbye to You ls Out Of His Mind
My first Music Monday! Thanks to Drew over at The Tattooed Book Geek! I've been a Griffin House fan for a long time... He's a singer/ songwriter playing folk-rock. And has been compared to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and a host of others in this same vein. I've seen him several times in concert and every time... Continue Reading →
Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell
Rez ball is the slashing, quicker-than-lightning game played by Natives Americans across the nation... a game of passions, rivalries, and a lot of swagger. Author Michael Powell had spent several years living on a reservation and traveled back to write about this sport and its connection to the culture, its land, and its people. Spanning... Continue Reading →
Our War by Craig DiLouie
Our War is a book that I sought out after reading and reviewing DiLouie's One of Us. I was drawn into this book as quickly as his last one. Premise: Two siblings are are different sides of an American civil war. After 10-year-old Hannah witnesses her mother's death from a sniper's bullet, she is taken... Continue Reading →
Wildheart: The Darling Adventures of John Muir by Julie Bertagna, Illustrated by William Goldsmith
Bertagna takes the reader from his birthplace in Ireland to his voyage across the Atlantic and his hikes up countless mountains all over the world. This is John Muir's story told with vibrant energy and many times in his own words from journals. His legacy is on full display as we see Muir's early love... Continue Reading →