I love so much about this book that it was hard to answer the questions about what I liked best and second best, because it is the whole package. I love the characters, the emotions that they have and how much I can relate to those feelings, the humor, cleverness, humanness, and brilliance of the writing. While this is technically a middle grade book, I believe adults can get just as much from it as younger readers, and possibly even more. A work of art and heart. I didn't want to put it down, and when I finished reading it I wanted to begin again immediately, although I did generously pass it along to another family member first.
The astromancers in Peter's star-touched village have an amazing device that nudges time—surely it wouldn't hurt if Peter used it to fix a few mistakes? Cozy fantasy alight with wonder from the author of Wicked Marigold.
When Peter leads two Tinkerers to his family's inn in Stargazers Valley, he imagines they're like other astromancers, researchers from the Imperial College who study starstuff. The valley is a special place, where the magical aurora called the Skeins appear in the sky and starstuff falls in their wake, as thin and wispy as fluff from a seed pod. But starstuff is powerful, and…
I loved how Sager weaves her own story within the broader theme of being guided and having spiritual experiences. This reminded me of how to be my best self and how I want to move through the world. The writing is beautiful, clear, and engaging.
For fans of Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements and Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living comes a stunning self-help memoir about how Tarot reader Jill Amy Sager achieved enlightenment and self-acceptance by tapping into guidance from the universe.
"In a style akin to Anne Lamott, Jill opens up her life for us to join her on the journey of transformation.” —David Trotter, publisher of Awakened Magazine
This multi-award winning self-help memoir offers thirty channeled messages from a source of wisdom the author named “Guidance” to offer a fresh perspective on universal topics such as “money,” “judgment,” and “suffering.”…
I had no idea about the importance of Jo Van Gogh and how instrumental she was for the world knowing and loving the art of Vincent Van Gogh. She had to work so hard to be independent and respected as a woman in a time when women were expected to defer to men and be taken care of by men. She is such an important person in history, and this book brought her story to life vividly.
For historical fiction fans of women's untold true stories, an early twentieth century novel about Jo van Gogh who battled the male-dominated art elite in her fifteen-year crusade to save her genius brother-in-law Vincent from obscurity.
In the tradition of The Paris Bookseller and Her Hidden Genius, the story of a real woman overshadowed in history by the giant talent she saved, Vincent van Gogh.
How did a failed belligerent Dutch painter become one of the greatest artists of our time?
In 1891, timid Jo van Gogh Bonger lives safely in the background of her art dealer husband Theo's passionate…
In Watching Sarah Rise, Jenny Briggs shares her experience parenting her daughter Sarah, a feisty girl who has a unique genetic blueprint and is on the autism spectrum. At age four Sarah was non-verbal, her eye contact was decreasing, she was in diapers, and eating was a struggle. Determined to help her daughter thrive, Jenny trained at the Autism Treatment Center of America to run a Son-Rise Program, an approach based on connection, love, and play that is aimed at fostering social connection and language. Calling her program Sarah-Rise, Jenny enlisted the help of a small fleet of volunteers to spend hours of one-on-one time with Sarah. Accompany Jenny as Sarah’s language explodes, her eye contact improves, and she learns to play games, play imaginatively, use the potty, eat healthily, read, and write - a momentous journey that will warm your heart and knock your socks off.
