One year ago today Wookie Is Not His Real Name made its debut. While I was writing the book I came across a quote from S. E. Hinton, author …
Education
Fleet’s February Favorites
It’s fun documenting Fleet’s favorite books every few months. You never know what kids are going to gravitate towards as some books are …
“The Tender Bar” Movie
Sometimes film adaptations of books don’t do the original story justice and sometimes they work well. I’m glad to report that The Tender Bar …
Fall = The Best Season
Fall is unequivocally my favorite season. Even though I’m slammed with work because the college essay deadline is November 1 and most Vail …
“The Giving Tree” Is A Hard Read
Everyone knows Shel Silverstein. His books The Giving Tree, Where The Sidewalk Ends, and The Missing Piece – just to name three – are …
The Power of the Note
Call me old-fashioned but I still love handwritten notes. There’s something about a person’s handwriting that provides a window into the …
Paul Van Doren Is Our People
The last time I wrote about a shoe entrepreneur was in October 2018 after reading Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog – a memoir that chronicled his …
Pro Snowboarder Kelly Clark’s “Inspired”
I’ve read and reviewed countless books over the years, but Kelly Clark’s Inspired is the first one since publishing my own book. While I’ve …
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
When my mother first told me about this book, she said all three of us – Wookie, Fleet, and I – would like it. Since she was already buying …
