Just as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley invented the modern “mad scientist,’ so does Lita Judge invent a new genre to tell Mary’s story…a graphic biography in verse. Judge creates the words and the black-and-white watercolor illustrations of Mary and the people who influenced her life and art…and always the Creature is there, suggested by a slashing […]
BANG by Barry Lyga Has No Easy Answers
Note: This article is mostly copied from the review I wrote immediately after reading BANG, several weeks ago…this, frankly, has the strength of my visceral response. When I sit in my chair, in ugly-tears, way past my bedtime, I know I’ve experienced a book that shook me to the core. Bang by Barry Lyga, did just […]
Book Review: A Teacher’s Tale by John Thompson
Every so often, I will pick up a book that illuminates my own experiences, opens my eyes to the truth behind those events, and often helps me put a name to whatever I have been muddling through on my own. Oklahoma City educator John Thompson has written one such book. Prior to downloading the Kindle […]