S.W. Lothian's Blog, page 40
August 24, 2012
Bully Trailer – This is sad, but uplifting at the same time.
Every now and then I see something that is so amazing it just brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. It makes me wonder how this world is the way it is. How can people be the way they are?, and why do some feel they can treat others with [...]
My review of The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson #4)
THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH (Percy Jackson #4) by Rick Riordan **** 4 Stars Goodreads Blurb Freshman orientation is about mastering new things, but this is ridiculous. Percy didn’t expect that in his first week at school, he would have to face a squad of demon cheerleaders. And the dangers are far more than scholastic: Kronos’s [...]
August 23, 2012
Kid’s Review by Paige – The Candymakers (by Wendy Mass)
I’m the moderator of a fantastic group on Goodreads called GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS. This group has a forum that provides a tool for real kids to read and publish their very own reviews of middle grade books. Who better to review middle grade books than the kids themselves. Keep checking back here from time-to-time for more [...]
August 22, 2012
New Kids Movie Trailer – Finding Nemo 3D
Hiya, This is just a quick post to let you know that I’ve added a new kid’s movie trailer to my MOVIE TRAILER page. FINDING NEMO 3D (2012) If you liked that, then click the MOVIE TRAILERS link at the top of this page or click on the MOVIES category in the right hand [...]
August 21, 2012
The Bizarre World of Spam
It never fails to make me chuckle out loud when I check my spam folder. Some of the comments in there are just bizarre. I don’t know where they would lead to if I clicked on them, but I fail to understand how the comments that they leave would entice people to visit them. I’ve [...]
August 17, 2012
Kid’s Review by Paige – The Sisters Grimm (by Michael Buckley)
I’m the moderator of a fantastic group on Goodreads called GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS. This group has a forum that provides a tool for real kids to read and publish their very own reviews of middle grade books. Who better to review middle grade books than the kids themselves. Keep checking back here from time-to-time for more [...]
August 15, 2012
Kid’s Review by Paige – The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer (by Lisa Orchard)
I’m the moderator of a fantastic group on Goodreads called GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS. This group has a forum that provides a tool for real kids to read and publish their very own reviews of middle grade books. Who better to review middle grade books than the kids themselves. Keep checking back here from time-to-time for [...]
August 13, 2012
A World Vision
I first posted this in March and thought it was time to repost. When our first child arrived 11 years ago my wife and I decided that we should make a difference to the life of someone less fortunate. After all, we had a beautiful healthy baby that had a great future here in [...]
August 9, 2012
The Quest Series – Now available at BookTango
I just had to put up a quick post to celebrate that The Quest Series books are now available in 3 ebook formats (Kindle/mobi, Nook,Sony,Kobo/ePub, pdf) at BookTango. If you look carefully at the pic below you can see that The Golden Scarab is featured under Books We Love on the main BookTango bookstore page. Click the picture [...]
August 8, 2012
MG Book Reviews by Kids
I’m the moderator of a fantastic group on Goodreads called GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS. This group is a great place where authors and readers of middle grade fiction discuss and recommend great reads to each other. Some discussions were on the subject of how great it would be for members’ kids to review middle grade books, [...]
