Articles

Lost in the Reflecting Pool

By Diana Pomerantz She Writes Press, 2017, ISN: 978-1-63152-268-0, 320 pages, $16.95 A career, marriage, two children — one by adoption, one biologically — Diane Pomerantz had almost the perfect life despite a few bumps […]

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Little Lost Monkey

By Jim Kenny Art by Carla Mann with Karen Holtzclaw Stone Belt Press, 2017, ISBN: 978-0-9989456-0-6, 55 pages, $27 When Chipper Wump’s father leaves home and never returns and then his mom is captured by […]

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Kit Coyote: A Brave Pup

By Rosemary Zibart With artwork by Sandi Wright and Ryon Harding Z Productions, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-9975706-0-1, 32 pages, $9 Every day children are removed from abusive and neglectful situations with their birth families and moved […]

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Leap

The Weinstein Co., 2016, Director Eric Summer, PG, 1 hour, 29 minutes In 1880s France, the Eiffel Tower is still being built, and two young orphans dream of escaping their rural orphanage to pursue their […]

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This is Us

By Dan Fogelman NBC, 2017, Tuesdays at 8/9 central time Last week launched the new season of This Is Us, an NBC drama series that showcases the lives of three children — Kate, Kevin and […]

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Mully

Directed by Scott Haze 2017 1 hour, 21 minutes Abandoned as a child in Kenya, Charles Mully transforms his life from beggar to businessman. Working hard to “have it all,” and finding that it’s not […]

Book & Movie Reviews

Tiffin Talk

https://tiffintalk.com, $60 For decades, moms have been slipping notes into their children’s lunch bags with messages of inspiration, kindness and encouragement. But now those messages of “Good luck on your math test” and “Have a […]