Writing

Research trip to Ft. Laramie

Even though I tote around the Steamboat Horse logo with pride, and am a Wyoming girl through and through, I made my first trip to Ft. Laramie just this summer. I brought my three munchkins along, worrying every minute beforehand that they would be bored and I would get nothing accomplished for the research of… Continue reading Research trip to Ft. Laramie

Book review

Review of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a great fiction book on WWII. It describes a boy, Werner, growing up in Germany and a French girl, Marie-Laure, who is blind. The book leads to the point in time in which they meet. The boy struggles… Continue reading Review of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Book review

Review of The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak My rating: 5 of 5 stars Who could not like a book written by Death (aka Grim Reaper)? That being said, this is NOT a dark book. Death is the main character who meets everyone at least once in their life, so he is the perfect storyteller. He never… Continue reading Review of The Book Thief By Markus Zusak