Today, Shine from Yahoo has an attractive article and I was easily lured by the title: 8 Reasons Why Carbs Help You Lose Weight . Shine...

My family tells me I have the mind of a detective.  They prefer I keep my mouth shut in "who done it" type movies because I usuall...

One day following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I can't stop thinking about an interview I heard on NPR .  It featured one of Dr. King...

A YA book review by Kim Tomsic Sixteen-year-old Dash and Lily find themselves parent-less (or parent-free depending on the perspective)in t...

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature 2011 Newbery Medal winner : "Moon over Manifest...

NPR's three-minute fiction writing contest LAUGHING/CRYING snap shot of the details :  1.  entry dates between January 8, 2011 and Janu...

If Ayn Rand and Jonathan Franzen Had a Baby, Her Name Would be FREEDOM FREEDOM : A Novel by Jonathan Franzen was enthusiastically picked a...

Kim’s 2011 Eleven Favorite Albert Einstein Quotes: 1. If you want to be part of the future, you have to be part of writing it. 2. O...

CHARLIE JOE JACKSON’S GUIDE TO NOT READING by Tommy Greenwald (Roaring Brook Press/July 2011 ) for middle grade readers is about Charlie Joe...

2011 is looking book-sweet and I can't wait to read these titles:   1. NO PASSENGERS BEYOND THIS POINT by Gennifer Choldenko (Dial/ ...

MOCKINGBIRD by Kathryn Erskine is about the quest for Closure told  from the voice of ten-year-old Catlin, a girl with Asperger's Syndro...

Book Review Room:  A Novel by Emma Donoghue  Where to buy in Colorado: Boulder Book Store   1107 Pearl Tatter Cover   on Colfax, Hig...

SLANG Are you in the know?  Here are the top twenty texting terms teens use.  If twenty is not enough, visit the website  Internet Slang Di...

For those who missed the Today show, I'm here to recap the top four holiday urban legends. 1.  You'll save on heating bills if you...

The Kill Zone: The Great F-Bomb Debate : " James Scott Bell In John G's Friday post, he gave us clips of his most recent editorial ...

Book review by the Bookshelf Detective, Kim Tomsic PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ by A. S. King Five Lollipop Rating The dramatic tale of hig...

Escalating No Phone Zone Pledge to a No Home Zone Crusade by Kim Tomsic The influence Oprah harnesses by speaking a few words is nothing ...