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The Cedar Post – Jack Rose

We’re told not to judge books by their covers. When you’re wandering through the stacks at a library, you’ve often judging books by their spines and most often by their titles. I don’t know why “The Cedar Post” jumped out at me, with its boring name and its innocuous pale green binding, but I’m so glad it did. It’s a work of fiction meant to teach a lesson, and it does it better than any other book I’ve read with the same goal. The story is centered on Jon, a teenaged boy growing up in Declo, Idaho, who feels discouraged … Continue reading →

Sorry, the Stork Takes No Returns – Claire Bowen

“Sorry, the Stork Takes No Returns” bears the sub-title, “Stories for the Family-Challenged.” Author Claire Bowen is the author of the award-winning newspaper column which inspired this book, a collection of thoughts and musings from the busy mother of five from Georgia. Through the pages of the book, she explores such topics as back-to-school shopping in a super-center and running the risk of getting the tortillas mixed up with the backpacks and binders. One chapter is entitled “Grim Reaper: Take a Number,” wherein she tells us that she has no time to die; she’s too busy doing everything else under … Continue reading →

Powerful Tips for Powerful Teachers – C.S. Bezas

When I picked up this LDS-themed nonfiction book, my eye fell on the cover endorsement: “C.S. Bezas is like the Mr. Rogers of Sunday School – everything she says makes us feel good!” I wasn’t too sure what to think about that — would I be reading page after page of Daniel and Henrietta conversing (meow, meow meow meow meow) and Lady Aberlaine’s saccharine simpering? I’m not a Mr. Rogers fan. What I got instead was a fantastic book. Geared toward teachers of today’s youth in the seminary, Young Men’s and Young Women’s organizations, I found that it addressed issues … Continue reading →