This book is the best book I have ever read aside from the "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" series.  It is part of a series written by Ally Carter and is comprised of this book, "I Cross My Heart And Hope To Spy", and also "Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover". The first book kept me up to 11:00 pm just to finish it.  It is about a girl named Cammie who is secretly a spy.  Her friends call her Chameleon because she blends into crowds so easily.  She goes to a special school for only certain girls.  The school hand...

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This series tackles the various and numerous literary fairs and festivals celebrated all over the US. This time, we explore the festivals we can attend in Arizona. 1. Northern Arizona Book Festival http://nazbookfest.com The Northern Arizona Book Festival is a gathering of poets, writers, authors, historians, painters in Flagstaff, Arizona, to share their love for the written word. It is a three-day weekend full of poetry readings, workshops, panel discussions and literary events that celebrate the literary community of Arizona and the USA. Past guests have included Diana Gabaldon, T. Greenwood and Bruce Aiken. The Northern Arizona Book Festival takes...

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Have You Filled Your Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud is quite possibly the most useful children’s book that I have yet encountered. HYFYBT is not a typical children’s story. It really isn’t a story at all. There is no protagonist or character arc. HYFYBT is a how to manual on being happy for children. The gist of the lesson is that we each carry an invisible bucket that we fill with good feelings about ourselves. We can fill other people’s buckets by saying and doing nice things to them. When we fill someone else’s...

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There are so many book fairs and festivals all over the US, and it's just so hard to choose just one to attend. This new series features notable literary events every story lover should know and attend. California 1. Bay Area Storytelling Festival Featuring several of the best storytellers in the country and around the world, be prepared to hear a variety of stories told at the Bay Area Storytelling Festival. Held at the Kennedy Grove Recreational Area in El Sobrante, California, various storytellers stand  up to share new and old stories with the audience, from folk tales to ghost stories to fairy...

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