by saschneider | Dec 6, 2023 | Favorite Books, Favorites
I talk quite a bit about the telling of ghost stories at Christmas. This is a tradition that I want to see revived. One thing I do is write a Christmas story every year and some are ghost stories. Because the tradition was most popular in the Victorian era, most of...
by saschneider | Nov 7, 2023 | Favorite Books, Favorites
I’ll say right off the bat – I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I read many young adult books. There are a couple reasons for this. Many times, the stories are more interesting than most of the ‘adult’ books. This could be because...
by saschneider | Aug 27, 2023 | Favorite Books, Favorites
Divi Favorites: Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Almost everyone should know Rick Riordan. You know, Percy Jackson. So popular. I love Riordan (don’t tell anyone, I think I like Riordan’s writing more than the writing of that Harry guy). This...
by saschneider | Oct 10, 2022 | Favorite Books, Favorites
Today’s journey will take us through history. AH! I can already hear the kids screaming. But this is the history of Halloween as written by esteemed author Ray Bradbury. You might know Bradbury from Something Wicked this Way Comes. He is well known as a sci-fi...
by saschneider | Feb 25, 2021 | Favorite Books, Favorites
If you’ve read any of my other reviews or gotten emails, you know that I love the writings of Jeff Strand. For me, he’s that author that just clicks. His style is always perfect – humorous and quirky. But, Mr. Strand usually writes for adults. Most...
by saschneider | May 8, 2020 | Favorite Books
For my 16th birthday, my aunt gave me a fantasy book. She really had no idea what I liked or what this book was about, she just knew I read a lot and that this was a new and hot book. Turns out it was one of the best birthday presents I ever got. The Dragonlance...