Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

There are certain authors who send me into a “Halleluiah Chorus!” when I find a yet unread book by them on the library shelf. Katherine Rundell is one of those special authors. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms is one of those books.

 

I’ve written about two of Katherine Rundell’s books already: Rooftoppers and The Wolf […]

July 31st, 2018 | Tags: , , , | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Recommended Books | Comments are closed

Brilliant Books

**Congratulations to Judie Lawson, who won the Christmas Eve drawing for Book Two!

 

As a reader, I admire authors. I’m typically generous with my praise. When I read Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell, I realized the problem with high praise all around is it doesn’t leave proper space to applaud the really brilliant books.

Rooftoppers […]

December 26th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Contests and Giveaways, Recommended Books | Comments are closed

Passion and Peril

Here’s yet another way authors can grab and hold a reader’s attention throughout a book: passion and peril. By “passion,” in this case I mean gripping excitement and intensity. Peril, of course, is the intense danger just about to happen that keeps you from turning out the light while reading at bedtime!

Today’s book recommendation […]

February 22nd, 2016 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Author Appearances, Blazing a Trail for Girls, Recommended Books | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)