Religion has always been fascinating to me. I have been known to spend hours researching different religions, just to satisfy my own curiosity. It is not just the fundamental beliefs of a particular religion either. What truly fascinates me is faith. Absolute, (some would call it blind), FAITH. Long have I pondered over and wondered [...]
I am always delighted when parents in our school community take the time to drop in to the library. Lately, I have had several dropping in to ask me what books they should buy their children and young adults for Christmas. I have also had several emails asking me the same thing. I decided to [...]
“‘Will you walk into my parlour’, said the Spider to the Fly…” Most all of us are familiar with the opening line of Mary Howitt’s 173 year old poem The Spider and The Fly. This poem remains as a timeless warning to children and adults everywhere to beware of the charming facade of those who [...]
Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it’s just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does. Jason can be himself when he writes and he [...]
Sonja of The Uncommon Nonsense Book Blog fame had recommended this title to me some time ago but it was not till I was on holidays that I found time to read it. I was thankful to have been on holidays because it meant I could read it all in one sitting. Fortuitous that I had [...]
