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Title: Heir of RaAuthor: M. SasinowskiGenre: YA FantasyYear Published: August 12, 2018 Date Started: February 7, 2023Date finished: February 14, 2023 This is a story about a girl named Alyssa Morgan. Her father, Kade, becomes ill and she wants to find a cure for him. In doing so she meets up with some of her... Continue Reading →
Title: The Forgotten KingdomAuthor: Signe PikeGenre: Fantasy, Historical FictionYear Published: September 15, 2020 Date Started: January 19, 2023 Date finished: January 23, 2023 I think my expectations were too high after reading the first book, The Lost Queen, because this book was just okay. The story is told from three characters: Langoureth, Lailoken, and Angharad... Continue Reading →
Title: Atonement: A Magical Warrior’s Tale Author: Fred. G. Baker Genre: Fantasy Year Published: January 12, 2023 Date Started: January 30, 2023 Date Finished: February 3, 2023 This story is about a man named Hunter. It begins with him in childhood and then ends when he’s in middle age. The story follows Hunter as he... Continue Reading →
Title: Moonlight Beach: Murder and MagicAuthor: Yuri KiriGenre: Murder Mystery; fantasyYear Published: May 14, 2019 Date Started:January 2, 2023Date finished: January 6, 2023 This story opens up with a murder and the detective is having a difficult time finding who did it. Alongside this murder story is a story about a few women and men... Continue Reading →
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano is about Edward. He is the youngest of a family of four who survived a plane crash. The story touches on a few of the passengers on the plan who died in the crash. At first it may not seem important but at the end, the relatives and friends of... Continue Reading →
Our last stop on the cruise was Cozumel. We sat by the beach, was served lunch, and relaxed. It was a nice end to our cruise. The water wasn't as clear as we had expected, but we were still able to go in and swim. This is the view of the ship docking. The lamps... Continue Reading →
Our second day on the cruise, we arrived in Costa Maya. We took the tour to see the Mayan Ruins. It was a one hour bus ride to the location and then about an hour walking around the ruins and listening to our tour guide. We had a pretty large group of people on our... Continue Reading →
The cruise we took in late July was out of Port of Galveston in Galveston, TX. We stayed at the Harbor House Hotel which was walking distance to the cruise check-in building. We were at the hotel for one night and had time to eat at two restaurants, watch an oil tanker come through the... Continue Reading →
Last time I posted, my youngest daughter hadn't started school yet. Now, she's already two and half months in and coming upon her first PSATNMSQT test. Last year she took the PSAT, which was required by the school for the all the students to take. This year she qualified for the PSATNMSQT. Can you believe... Continue Reading →
Photo taken 10 years ago this month after a hail storm. In June, I was listening to breakup songs to get the mood I want for the current story I'm getting ready to edit for this months' Camp Nano. In a strangely funny way, I found two iconic songs that were extremely well done but... Continue Reading →
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