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This post was brought to you by Scott Hurst J. Golden Kimball is as happy as a pig in spring mud until he receives an unexpected mission call to the South. In this fast-paced story filled with holy high jinks and missionary mayhem, Golden squares off with his characteristic cowboy sense of humor against everything from spiteful preachers to the threat of death at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan. Join Golden a he takes on the South with these unbelievable but true stories. Scott graduated from Brigham Young University and is currently enrolled in the School of Hard Knocks. He is a nomad who claims his home in Utah, California, Hawaii and wherever else in the world he happens to be. The closest thing he’s ever done to being a cowboy was dude ranching for a day. He couldn’t sit down for two weeks afterwards. Like Golden, he’s tall and skinny. He also shares some of Golden’s colorful vocabulary and his immense love for the gospel. Here are a few reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars LDS or not, ...

Wish by Deby Adair is about a young girl called Rielle and her faithful dog Pud who meet a unicorn named Benny and his herd. Rielle is quickly welcomed into the herd. And as Benny and Rielle get to know each other he discovers Rielle has been wandering around with no one but Pud for company. She has a broken heart. Benny immediately takes up her cause because "to be sad is to crush the heart of God." (Beautiful) So with the blessing of the herd and the help of Hoot the owl and Bobs and Bibs, two Imperial Guard snails (funny and cute), they set off to find Hope in the land of Wish to ask if Rielle still has a dream. This is a delightful tale with a hard-headed but loveable little girl and her simply adorable dog. It has so much heart and love in it. I enjoyed this story because it is refreshing to read a book about hope with decent and entertaining characters in it. It has a great introduction to Rielle and Pud's story. I thought maybe this should've be...

This is a necklace that I made myself from items found in Michaels Craft Stores!! The lighting was weird in the pictures, it looks a lot better in person. The giant white things are actually tropical flowers, and they are separated by wood beads, all on a rope string. It was really easy and fun to make and definitely has that ocean-y vibe I was going for. I put it next to some of my Hawaii necklaces and it fits right in! If you want instructions on how to make this, just let me know!  Thanks, and have fun making your own jewelry with Michaels items!(:

Title: Gary's Gray World Author: Ryan J. Cunningham Illustrator: Crissy Fanslau Genre: Children's I'd Recommend to.. 6-8 year olds My Rating: 4.8 My Thoughts: Gary's whole world is gray - his baseball team is called the "Gray Sox", his mom's car is gray, the clouds and sky are also gray - ever since his dad started working more and hasn't had time to hang out with him. His dad even forgets about Father Son Baseball day and when his friend's dad pitches in, they leave him in the baseball field while it's raining! But Gary's father ends up ditching work to come hang out with Gary, and a bright rainbow fills Gary's world up with color once again. Before even reading the book, I look at the cover and see that in Gary's gray world, it is raining, and even his tee shirt says "Gray Socks" and his shoes are grey. He's outside on a baseball field and sad, because it is raining. I feel like Chrissy Fanslau d...

Check Cody Reel out on Amazon (: Cody Reel I'm just your typical smart, socially anxious, bipolar 20 year old. I have many passions, the main of which are sports, but I also love to teach math and learn mathematics. I'm a dark fiction writer: that means I include elements of sex, blood, gore and violence. My writing also includes elements of the supernatural, realism, satire and human psychology, including getting inside of the heads of people that commit various crimes, critiques of societies that I observe, how societies define crime, and how they handle crime. Death, destruction, and man's desire for power are some of my various themes.

Moonlight Dancer by Deb Atwood is a paranormal novel with romantic elements about Kendra JinJu MacGregor a 23-year-old half-Korean (on her father’s side) college student. Following her father’s death a few years before the opening of the book, Kendra learned two things: men always leave and there is no such thing as ghosts. She is challenged on both these views on the first page when Kendra meets an antique Korean doll and a man named Hiro Peretti (half-Japanese on his mother’s side). Both send her life reeling. Kendra is drawn to the antique Korean doll and impulsively purchases it from the young handsome, antiques business owner, Hiro. From there, all their lives are intertwined. The doll somehow creates a bridge from 16th century Korea to present day California. NanJu, the spirit of a lower class 16th century young Korean woman, crosses the gap to reach Kendra. NanJu has an agenda and soon Kendra has to choice in the matter. Reading Moonlight Dancer is like when you see somet...

The Witches by Roald Dahl I read this book before and saw the movie starring Angjelica Houston. It is a very good story and heart-warming. The witches is about a little boy and his grandmother. When his parents die in a car accident, the little boy goes to live with his grandmother in Norway. From his grandmother, he learns that witches not only exist, but that they detest children and are trying to rid the world of them. His grandmother tells him how to spot a witch. So when the little boy encounters his first witch, he is saved. In his second encounter he is not so lucky. But that is not the end of our little hero. He triumphs over his predicament in a fun and entertaining way. This was a great read...again. Rating 5/5

My Father's Dragon By Ruth Stiles This is a wonderful story I read a long time ago and recently found on audio-book. I listened to it with my 6-year-old daughter and it was great adventurous fun. My Father's Dragon is about a boy named Elmer Elevator who finds a stray cat and brings it home. The cat tells Elmer all about her adventures on Wild Island where there is a baby dragon held captive by the wild animals and being used as a type of postal carrier. The dragon flies over a big river taking animals and packages back and forth. Elmer decides to help the dragon. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to all readers of adventure who love intelligent characters who come up with inventive solutions to problems. Rating 5/5 Elmer and the Dragon This is a great follow-up to My Father's Dragon. Elmer Elevator has rescued the Dragon and the Dragon is now flying over the ocean to take Elmer home. But a big storm forces them down. Fortunately they land on Canary island and ...

 American Eagle is changing up styles, getting ready for fall and winter and trying to get rid of some of the summer stuff. That means Sales!! I got all 3 of these shirts (and the teal jeans) on sale at American Eagle! So hurry into an American Eagle today to see what you can find, whether it's an outgoing sale item or a new winter outfit! I really like this Dip Dye tank top that I have on in the first two pictures! It came in White/Blue and White/Red. It's definitely something I'll be wearing a lot of in the summer and on vacations. The loose pink shirt is another cool shirt I got at American Eagle! It's very comfortable and great for a long day in classes. The outfit I have on in the last picture, the grey top and teal pants, both came from American Eagle! This top is more fancy and could be worn in a variety of places, dressed up with heels and jewelry, or causal-ified with a pair of jeans. Whatever your style, there's some way you could work it. Get a...

--> Illuminate-Alive, She Cried by Jamie Haden I can't really write a proper review because I was not able to finish this book. I only got to 24% on the eBook. This is the second book in the Talisa Santiago series so I think that starting with this one contributed to my inability to finish. I felt like I had come in the middle of a conversation. Illuminate-Alive is about a girl named Talisa Santiago who has some kind of spiritual power. I am not quite sure what. She is called a Spirit Seeker (title of first book) with beliefs steeped in Native American culture. She has three "blood" brothers who have sworn to protect her. In this book, she has already acquired her powers but she needs to know what they mean and how to use them. She and her blood brothers go to a remote Native American community in the mountains not only to learn about her ability but also to escape some group that wants her dead because of her ability. And that was as far a...

by Donalisa Helsley This is the story of sisters Genesis and Jadyn who want to play together, but they don't want to play the same things. So the day is starting out horribly. But after talking with Mom, the girls soon discover that they both can have fun if they compromise. This is a cute little book. The illustrations by Sarah Harkey are vivid and colorful. The girls' facial expressions are very well done. The story itself is simple and clear. Although it was lacking in originality, it is a great starter book for discussing how to compromise and being creative in play. Rating: 3/5

by S. Morgenstern The Silent Gondoliers is the story of Luigi who always dreamed of singing with his whole lungs, his whole heart and his whole soul on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy as he rowed his gondola. He is an expert gondolier, but his singing has made people lose consciousness.  This was a cute book. Not as good as The Princess Bride by any means. However, it is a funny and quick read, only 110 pages and a good number of them are great illustrations. Rating: 3/5

by Diane Smith This is a good informational book about Wicca and Witchcraft and what it's all really about. Wicca seems to be a spiritual journey that helps one become closer to their deity of choice. There are very few rules and/or ruling body. But followers of Wicca do believe that whatever we do in life comes back to us so that we must do what is right because we are all connected. Good starter book for those who have absolutely no idea about what Wicca really is. I was surprised. Rating: 4/5

By Neil Gaiman Coraline is about a little girl who travels to another plane of existence. It is identical to her own home except much better. It is a world where her "other" mother and father are more loving and attentive to her and she has everything that she could want. However Coraline feels an underlying sense of evil in the other mother and decide to leave, intending never to return again. However when her parents are kidnapped by the other mother, Coraline must return to the other home to rescue them and make sure they all get out alive. I enjoyed this story.  Coraline is a likeable, courageous and resourceful little girl. And even when she goes against advice and what she should do, she does so with bravery. Her habit of doing things when others advise against it is what causes her troubles, however that same quality helps her solve the problem. The only thing I had trouble with were long sentences separated by several commas that had me re-reading them.  The ...