Jill Williamson's Blog
July 16, 2009
Review by Jill Williamson
Jade's dad remarried a Chinese woman when she was a baby, so Jade might be a white girl, but she's Chinese to the core. When her grandfather's talking parrot goes missing, he asks Jade to look into it. A sucker for a mystery, Jade starts asking around. The closer she gets, the stranger everything is. What is the Jade Monkey? And why has it chosen her? And why does TF, the hot Chinese guy, pop into her mind more than Cedric, her cute eco-friendly blond boyfriend? One this
July 9, 2009
Review by Jill Williamson
Trevor Upjohn lives in Superbia with many other children. They take lessons and eat meals together, but certain things are not allowed. Like saying the words: home, parents, mom, dad. Saying these words will get a kid sent to see the bogeymen.
But Trevor has been having a lot of dreams lately. His friend Maggie insists that they aren't just dreams, they're memories. Could she be right? Did a bogeyman steal Trevor from his real home years ago? And if so, why?
These question
June 30, 2009
Review by Jill Williamson
Lily is watching her baby brother when she gets a call from her other brother, Michael. Their father just dropped eight-year-old Michael off at the airport in Baltimore without money or a plane ticket. Michael begs Lily to help him get home and to keep what Dad did a secret. Lily risks everything to rescue her brother. She can't believe that her dad would abandon his son in such a way. And after everything that Dad said and did to Michael, how can Michael still love him?
June 23, 2009
Review by Jill WilliamsonThis book is a three-books-in-one volume, so I’ve given an overview of each story below. I think these books are great. They follow fifteen-year-old Christy Miller as she struggles through her teenage years. They are well-written and fun. Christy is an endearing character who gets into a lot of mischief just trying to live life. I highly recommend this series to teen girls of all ages.
Book 1
Summer PromiseChristy Miller is thrilled to spend the summer with her aunt and u
June 9, 2009
Review by Brad Williamson
Emerson Watts is not a stereotypical girl. She prefers a simple ponytail to primping, and she would rather play video games with her best friend Chris than go shopping with the girls. She is often teased about the traits by her fashionista little sister, Frida. When Emerson takes Frida to the opening of the brand new Stark Megastore to meet the celebrities in Frida’s gossip magazines, her life is changed forever.
A tragic accident places Emerson in a world she never wante
June 8, 2009
Review by Jill Williamson
Bernice Krueger, reporter for the Ashton Chronicle, finds herself in jail after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She came to Ashton to investigate the supposed suicide of her sister. Now, she and her boss, Marshall Hogan, start investigating some strange occurrences in town.
Hank Busche is a small town pastor who is trying to keep his argumentative congregation from falling apart. Little does he know, there are dark forces in town that are set on seeing him fai
June 6, 2009
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!
You never know when I might play a
June 5, 2009
Review by Jill Williamson
In this near-future psychological thriller, undercover agent Charles Graves is working to bring down the last remnants of Christians in Texas. Charles is capable of the ultimate disguises, like the kind that Tom Cruise uses in the Mission Impossible movies. Charles’ assignment: bring down Reverend James Cleveland, the one remaining influential Christian leader in the US.
Just before Charles can arrest Cleveland, he hears God’s voice through the Reverend’s message. Charles
June 4, 2009
Review by Jill Williamson
In this 1920’s coming-of-age western, fourteen-year-old Nettie Brady wants to be a cowgirl more than anything. Her mother thinks that it’s too dangerous for a young lady and that Nettie needs to be learning how to keep a home. But Nettie detests sewing and cooking. Only riding gives her pleasure in life. She doesn’t ever want to be some boring housewife stuck inside all day.
As Nettie grows up, she gets some opportunities to go to the rodeo, but her mother doesn’t seem to
June 2, 2009
Michelle Knudsen is the author of 40 books for children. Her best-known title is Library Lion (Candlewick Press), which was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into several languages. Her latest book is a middle-grade fantasy novel called The Dragon of Trelian. Click here to view it on Amazon.com. Formerly a full-time children’s book editor, Michelle continues to edit manuscripts on a freelance basis and has also worked as a bookseller, substitute teacher, library supervisor, and
