Going Home is a simple creative non-fiction book about the migration of ten interesting and varied animals for children aged 4 to 8. You can read the full review at The Homeschool Club.

Read the Period Undies Review.

It fits well in my hand and has a nice ink flow. The mini sheets are good for flagging and for making a short comment but I would like to see a larger note in the refill option instead of the duo colored one so it is easier to write a full thought. The pen is thin enough to mark a page without doing damage to the binding and the little red tab slides down to keep the ink of the pen from marking the page.

Read my full review for the Bookmarker Flag Pen at the Book-in-a-week blog.

It is 1922 in the American South when The Color Purple opens with two African American sisters, Nettie and Celie Harris (oldest) playing joyfully in a field of flowers. Fourteen year old Celie is pregnant for the second time by her father. When she gives birth her father takes it away.

My review for the movie The Color Purple was first posted 6/17/2009 at Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of The Color Purple can now be read at SquidFlix.

When I was done I decided to make a Squidoo lens reviewing each book followed by polls for visitors to add their ratings.

This past week the Squidoo crew awarded it the purple star of goodness. I’m quite thrilled that they have chosen another one of my lenses for purple star status.

I put a lot of work into my lenses, especially my review lenses; it’s nice to have that recognized.

The book is divided into three philosophies the first Friedrich Nietzsche (Human, All Too Human), the second is Martin Heidegger (Being and Time) and it closes with Soren Kierkegaard, (Fear and Trembling). Susannah uses what she learns from each of these philosophers

My review for A Girl’s Guide to Modern European Philosophy was posted on 6/3/2009 at Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of A Girl’s Guide to Modern European Philosophy can be read at Squid Lit.

This is the third screen adaptation of Jane Austen´s third novel, Mansfield Park. The screenplay was written by Maggie Wadey and Billie Piper (Secret Diaries of a Call Girl, Dr. Who) portrays the exuberant heroine Fanny Price.

The review for Mansfield Park by Masterpiece Theatre was originally written 4/14/2009 for Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of Mansfield Park can now be read at Squid Flix.

You often hear of the ties binding women. Water Wings, through the help of one family explores what separates them. Their unique differences and the secrets not shared. Water Wings reads like a slow swim on a calm Sunday morning.

The review for Water Wings by Kristen den Hartog was originally written 3/2/2009 for Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of Water Wings can now be read at Squid Lit.

The Love Song of Monkey was written by Michael S. A. Graziano, a professor of Psychology at Princeton University. This is a strange little book about a man dying from Aids who sneaks into a hospital with the help of his wife to have an experimental

The review for The Love Song of Monkey was originally written 2/14/2009 for Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of The Love Song for Monkey can now be read at Squid Lit.