The Best Books of Summer
My favorite middle grade/YA book recommendations for fun summer reading!
Arts & Flowers
If you have an artistic bent—and access to flowers—I encourage you to give this unique idea a try!
Forgotten Gems: The Mitchells Series
The first post in my new blog series about forgotten children’s novels that need to be rediscovered!
On My Bookshelf This Spring
A handful of the five-star novels I read this spring, in no particular order: The Penderwicks At Last (Jeanne Birdsall) I have never anticipated a book’s release more than this one. Since early 2015, I’ve longed to find out what would transpire with the...
Books & Butterflies
Summertime is for butterflies! I’ve always been fascinated with the butterflies that visit our farm, especially the showstopper of summer, the yellow swallowtail butterfly: I recently read Gene Stratton-Porter’s classic novel A Girl of the...
The Beginning of the Blog
Welcome to my website! So glad you stopped by. As a sports journalist and aspiring author of children’s and young adult books, I’m excited to start sharing my thoughts on my favorite subjects—the craft of writing, gymnastics, genealogy, beloved books and...
