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Category Archives: Reading
Cath-Lit Live Episode #27 with guest Katy Carl
Shortly before Br. Thomas Augustine Fielding solidifies a lifelong commitment to his monastic community, a traumatic encounter with an abusive priest plunges the novice into terror and doubt. Reeling and uncertain, he reaches out to his friend, artistic rival, and … Continue reading
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Cath-Lit Live Episode 24 — when the tables got turned on me!
Romance author Maddie Evans turned the tables on me for this one! She interviewed me about my new book Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet? 10 Ways the Gospels Can Help You Combat Teacher Burnout and Rediscover Your Passion for … Continue reading
Posted in Cath-Live Live, Reading, Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet?, Writing
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“Crystallizing Experiences”: The Importance of Fiction and How “The Chosen” TV Series Ended up in My Dissertation
I’ve been meaning to write this for over a year now, but teaching during a pandemic (and writing a book about combating teacher burnout — which also mentions The Chosen!) rather derailed my plans. Now that season 2 of The … Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Reading, Teaching, TV, Writing, young adult
Tagged Dallas Jenkins, dissertation, Jesus, Reading, reading instruction, teaching, The Chosen, tv, tv show, writing, young adult, young adult books, young adult fiction
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My interview with fellow YA author Stephanie Engelman!
My interview with author Stephanie Engelman recently aired on Shalom World TV and is now available for viewing on YouTube and the Shalom World TV website. For your convenience, I’m sharing it here! If you’ve read Stephanie’s wonderful book A … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, BOOK.eD, Reading, Shalom, TV, young adult
Tagged Shalom, tv, young adult, young adult books
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!
I’m participating in a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways in the Readers & Writers of Clean Youth Fiction Facebook group. Come join me! Join the group here on Facebook so that you can learn about twelve authors of clean fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reading, Writing, young adult
Tagged freebies, giveaway, middle grade, young adult
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Monday Book Review: Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl
If you’ve been around the blog a while, you know I love a good YA mystery by Leslea Wahl. Today I’m happy to tell you about her latest, Where You Lead. Title: Where You Lead Author: Leslea Wahl Genre: mystery (with a side … Continue reading
Posted in Giveaway, Mysteries, Reading, young adult
Tagged book review, Monday Book Review, mystery, YA books, young adult books
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VIDEO: My EWTN Bookmark Interview
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Doug Keck of EWTN’s Bookmark program. During our time together, we talked about my middle grade mystery Seven Riddles to Nowhere, the award it had just won, and why … Continue reading
Monday Book Review: Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
I’m so excited today to introduce you to a brand-new YA romance from my good friend Carmela Martino. I met Carmela through the Catholic Writers Guild and soon discovered that we have many things in common: we are both Chicagoans, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical, Reading, young adult
Tagged Monday Book Review, young adult, young adult books
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Monday Book Review: Dear Pope Francis
I received a copy of this book from a friend this past summer. If you haven’t read it already, it’s even cuter than you might imagine! Title: Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World Author: … Continue reading
Books That Feature Catholic Schools
In honor of Catholic Schools Week, I thought I’d put together a list of novels that feature students in Catholic schools. Sadly, I was having trouble coming up with much of a list on my own, so I took to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Middle Grade, Mysteries, Reading, young adult
Tagged books, Catholic, Catholic books, Catholic fiction
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