Fellow homeschooled author of Family Reunion (Six Cousins, Book 1), Kelsey Bryant, won a copy of my new book, Cheeper, in the last giveaway that I did. She graciously gave it the following review on Amazon: This sweet book is a rich, well-written little tale! Reading about a bird's life is very restful, yet there's enough …
Book Review: The Ankulen
Title: The Ankulen Author: Kendra E. Ardnek Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Jen can't remember her imagination. She knows she had one once, though, and honestly, she'd like it back. It's been eight years. One day she finds a young boy who claims to be one of her imaginary friends and that her imaginary world is being eaten …
“Can Never See a Bird the Same Way Again”
Fellow homeschool graduate and author of one of my favorite books, From the Dark to the Dawn: Tale of Ancient Rome, Alicia A. Willis, left me the following review of my new book, Cheeper: I highly recommend this sweet and Christ-glorifying tale for children and pre-teens. The story of a little robin lingered in my …
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“A Must Read for Any Age”
I was so touched by the review that a father of three left for Cheeper on Amazon: This book is a "must read" for any age. The story behind and weaved around Cheeper the bird--"Robin"--is one that will turn-on and intrigue every nerve of your imagination. Theater set for readers is based on a true …
Book Review: The New Amplified Pilgrim’s Progress
Title: The New Amplified Pilgrim's Progress Author: Jim Pappas (while still remaining true to John Bunyan's original) Synopsis: John Bunyan's amazing Pilgrim's Progress is well into its fourth century of unparalleled popularity as the world's best-selling non-Biblical book in all history. Now in modern English comes The New Amplified Pilgrim's Progress. All of the age-old …
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Writing Academic Papers Can Be Enjoyable!
Yes, it can! Okay, so it helps that I already love to write, but I've got to admit, my forte is creative writing, especially stories for children. Academic papers have not always been enjoyable writing experiences for me. I have, however, discovered a few tips over the years that have helped take away the headache …
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Article Review #2
Happy New Year! Here is my second (out of three) article review for my Learning Theories class. You can read the first review of Constructivism here. This time I chose to review an article about Behaviorism, particular Skinner's theories. I received 100% (as you can see, the teacher for this class was very generous with the grades) for this …
Article Review #1
I hope you all had a very merry and blessed Christmas. I certainly did! Our family focuses more on building relationships with each other and our relatives than on getting material things from each other. I really appreciate that. Really, in 20 years, we're going to remember the bonding time we had together much more …
Religion in Public School – Article Review
This EDUC 200 assignment required us students to research an article of our choice from the Phi Delta Kappan about any of the following controversial topics: Teacher tenure, the rights of teachers to private lives, prayer in school, performance pay for teachers, teacher liability, or religious freedom in education. I chose the latter. After reading the article, …
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Sarah E. Brown 