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Whispers from the Ashes: A Review

  By May | 27 June, 2012 - 8:00 am |
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Author: Patricia Hester Publisher: Self-published Genre: Fiction/Mystery/Coming of Age My price: $1.99   The protagonist in Whispers from the Ashes is Molly, a curious 12-year-old growing up in coal mining country in the 1950s. Molly is, in some ways, every preteen girl. She’s stuck in that awkward phase where half of her wants to run around and climb trees, and the other half wants to show off for the cute older boy. Whispers from the Ashes tells the story of her adolescence, and of the events that open her eyes to the struggles around her.

My Temporary Life: Review

  By May | 13 March, 2012 - 8:38 am | ,
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Title: My Temporary Life Author: Martin Crosbie Genre: Coming of Age/Suspense Publisher: Self-published Author/Book Page: http://martincrosbie.com/ Found: Clicking through the web   Review: Martin Crosbie has written one of those books filled with characters that stick with you long after you’ve closed the book. My Temporary Life is filled with hope– hope for humanity, the good in people. It’s truly a great novel, and one that I’ll recommend wholeheartedly. The first third of the book is a coming of age story about Malcom, a teenager growing up with a distant father in Scotland. He’s shuttled to Canada every summer for a visit with his mother, a woman who is a mother in name only. She roams around Canada with different men, ignoring her son at every juncture. Malcom and his only friend, mockingly known as “Hardly,” are tormented by their classmates. We learn quickly that Malcom’s life is hard. His friend Hardly’s life is even harder. penis enlargement pill