Archive for September, 2007

The Freedom Writers Diary

Okay, forget the movie and go out and buy the book. I picked up this book years ago when it first came out. I was a new teacher at my first conference. Erin Gruwell was the keynote speaker before the technical aspect of the conference kicked in. She was certainly inspiring, but I never got [...]

September 18, 2007   Posted in: diary, nonfiction  One Comment

The Bloody Chamber

I have mixed feelings about this one. While I tend to love any work that re-envisions fairy tales, this one is just a bit over the top. While I can overlook the sexual content when I’m drawn into the story or when it is particularly appropriate, this collection just doesn’t do it for me. I [...]

September 17, 2007   Posted in: fiction, retold fairy tale  No Comments

Those Who Save Us

First, I must apologize for my month long hiatus. I hardly picked up a book at all during the month of August, partly because I had so many things going on and partly because I burnt myself out a bit with all those books I read in July. Well, new inspiration from Borders’ 3 for [...]

September 9, 2007   Posted in: fiction, historical fiction  No Comments