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This was an excellent story of the younger years of both Jesus and Lazarus, how they met, interacted, and finished out their lives remaining friends through a very difficult time. This story is fiction, but the writing style and descriptions easily had me feeling like I was right in the thick of things.

I appreciate good writing skills, as well as great descriptions, and this story had both. This is a first read of a book by E. Ann McIntyre, and I will definitely be reading more of her work.

If you like religious fiction, or religious books in general, you will not be disappointed with this book!

I finished the 2nd of the 3 books I bought at our yearly art fair a few weeks back. I enjoyed this book as well as the first one I read, Murder in the Choir Loft. This one was “Murder at Tip-Up Town – a Cold Case. This story was set mainly in Houghton Lake, Michigan, and they do have a yearly festival and the town becomes known as Tip-Up Town, due to all of the fishing that goes on. I have been to Houghton Lake a couple times, it is about a 3 hour drive away from me.

It was a good read, easy without overwhelming character connections that have a person confused throughout the whole story. The plot is centered around a young gentleman who asks for Lou’s help in solving the case of his missing grandfather. The characters were well-rounded, and the descriptions of the scenery and locations had you feeling like you were right there watching everything unfold. (I did see one error that I am not sure was intentional or not, but the characters were going to the Grand Traverse Pie Company, and it stated it was located on Apple Avenue. It is actually on Harvey Street).

I will not spoil the plot of this story, but if you are from Michigan, or have visited Michigan, this is a great read. There is not a lot of suspense in this story, but you will definitely be guessing through the whole book who the murderer actually is.

have you read books that are written around your hometown?

I enjoy seeing stories on the importance of reading, and how it benefits not only the reader, but our society as a whole. For a great opinion article on reading to little ones, check out this link: http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2014/08/peg_west_read_early_and_often.html#incart_river

Author: R. L. Stine
Born: October 8, 1943
Wrote: The Babysitter, Fear Street Series, Goosebumps Series, and numerous spin-offs to these series.

Creator and writer of the Bananas magazine, a humor magazine for kids, this is where R. L. Stine started his writing career. You more than likely read his stories when you were younger. If you have children, they likely have or are currently reading his stories.


Quote: I’ve had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you when you stay home writing all day?

…is these two books.

My next college class officially starts today, so I am back at it for 6 weeks. I am hoping this class allows me some time to read books for entertainment as well, but I am excited about this class, which is a study of Leadership, so it discusses numerous Inventors, Innovators, and CEO’s, both good and bad. I am sure the discussions will be many, with great thoughts and ideas being shared. 

I will post what I can, when I am able 🙂

What have you recently read that you wouldn’t have necessarily picked up of your own free will?