April, 2011 // Posts published in April, 2011
Review: The Map Across Time
The Map Across Time by C.S. Lakin Reviewed by Lori Twichell, Radiant Lit Genre: religious, fantasy , YA Publisher: Living Ink Books Publication Dates: March 4, 2011 Adin has the world on his shoulders and he’s not sure what he’s supposed to do with it. As the son of the King of Sherbourne, he is...
Review: The One Day Way: Today is All the Time You Need to Lose All the Weight You Want
The One Day Way: Today is All the Time You Need to Lose All the Weight You Want by Chantal Hobbs Reviewed by Julia Novoa, Radiant Lit Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help Publisher: WaterBrook Press Publication Dates: 2009 Chantal Hobbs is awe-inspiring for many reasons. The two that stood out to me the most when reading her...
Review: Caleb’s Crossing
Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks Reviewed by Julia Novoa, Radiant Lit Genre: romance, historical fiction Publisher: Viking Publication Dates: 2011 (Advanced Review) At the end of Caleb’s Crossing, the protagonist, Bethia Mayfield, states that her life was a ‘dissonant and tragical lament.’ However, there is nothing lamentable about the time and research Brooks put into...
Review: Angel Sister
Angel Sister by Ann H. Gabhart Review by: Melissa J. MacDonald, Radiant Lit Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Revell Date: February 2011 Middle daughter, Kate Merrit, is doing her best to keep her family together. Life is hard, growing up in 1936 in Kentucky. Her father is struggling with alcoholism, her mother is just trying to...
Review: Dewey the Library Cat
Dewey the Library Cat by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter Reviewed by Tish Hagee-Tucker, Radiant Lit Genre: Biography Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Dates: April 12, 2011 This version of Dewey the Library Cat is geared toward a younger reading audience and includes full-color photos that will win over readers of any...
Review: Water for Elephants
Jacob Jankowski is a grumpy old man with more than a lifetime’s share of adventures. At the ripe old age of 90 (or is it 93? He can never remember for sure.) he’s seen more than the average person will ever experience in their lives and most of it happened in just a short few...
Looking for Edward Cullen? He’s not in Water for Elephants.
If you live on planet Earth, you probably know who Robert Pattinson is. Star of the bajillion dollar Twilight phenomenon, the young actor has another new movie hitting the screens that has him starring opposite a pretty blonde girl instead of a brunette and an elephant instead of a wolf. Water for Elephants is slated...
Review: Breathe
Breathe by Lisa T. Bergren Review by: Melissa J. MacDonald, Radiant Lit Genre: historical fiction Publisher: David C. Cook Date: September 2009 Crushed by the loss of her four younger brothers to the very disease that is taking her own life, Odessa St. Clair is sent by her father to Colorado Springs, Colorado to find...
An interview with author Denise Hunter
Q: Have you always wanted to be a writer? When did you first begin to write? I’ve always been an avid reader, but I didn’t start dreaming about writing a novel until I was in my early twenties. By then I was married and busy pursuing a degree. I put writing on the back burner...
Sneak Peek: That’s When I Talk to God
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Dan and Ali Morrow are parents of two wonderful daughters. When they’re not writing children’s books, they like to go on adventures around their Colorado home. They are the authors of That’s Where God Is (2010), their first children’s release. Visit the authors’ website. ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR: Cory Godbey illustrates, animates, and...
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