Linda Brown
Owner; Mother of 13 year old twins; native of Vestavia Hills; 43 years old; married 16 years to Jim Brown. Knows that multi-tasking necessary for all working moms, as shown in picture. Has the propensity to become psychotic over insignificant details to only be brought back to reality by Carrie and Phillip - and occasionally her children, when they're not being psychotic due to hormonal adolescent fluctuations. Favorite genre is Historical Fiction, but also enjoys Biographies, Inspirational and Christian fiction, and Children’s books.
Alabama Moon
by Watt Key
I got a pre-published version of this book from one of my reps and let one of our local librarians (Sally Vick, for those from around these parts) review it. She said it was “the best book I’ve read since To Kill a Mockingbird”. It is awfully good if you like adventure, action, and cheering against the “system”. This book is classified as Young Adult, but I think anyone would enjoy it. Our hero is a boy named Moon Drake who is left orphaned by his Vietnam-vet gone crazy Dad, who has raised him in the Talladega National Forest. Not one to be restrained, Moon escapes when the local adults turn him into the boys home because he’s only 10. What’s better…he takes the rest of the orphans with him on a bus owned by the orphanage. Fabulous read that combines the adventure of Gary Paulsen, and the characterization of Mark Twain.
World Without End
by Ken Follett
Those of you who know me also know that I love this guy. His book, Pillars of the Earth, is the book that made me fall in love with historical fiction. This book is the sequel, 18 years later in real time, 200 years later in setting of the book, reminds me why I love this genre. Although the plot is somewhat more complicated than in Pillars, Follett’s characters are just as endearing, his research obviously just as meticulous, and his villains even more despicable than in Pillars. Not for the beach or those who enjoy a “light” read, this book is heavy, (literally, it’s over 1,000 pages), but you sure get your money’s worth when the book’s that long…especially if it’s this good. If you come by the store, ask me the REAL reason Follett came to Birmingham last month (Oct. 2007)…..let’s just say it wasn’t for Books a Zillion…..
Princess Bubble
by Kimberly Webb and Susan Johnston
This is a precious story for girls of all ages who know that God’s timing is perfect! Princess Bubble is friends with all the other princesses who fall in love and marry their Prince Charming, but after some time thinking about it (and kissing some toads), Princess Bubble decides she’s already happy, and doesn’t have to marry to be happy…at least not yet. A great message for anyone who feels pressure to do or act a certain way because “everyone else is….” I love it!!!
God’s Undertaker
by John Lennox
This book is very important for all parents to read, and the author explained to me why. Lennox is the Christian professor who recently debated Richard Dawkins (author of the best-selling God Delusion) here in Birmingham (Oct. 2007) about the existence of God. He explains that our kids will have to be able to defend their faith (see 1st Peter 3:15) much more so than we did as they enter high school and college. In this book, he takes on Dawkins arguments against God from a scientific and mathematical perspective. For a right-brainer like me, this is not easy material to read. But he convinces the reader that NO, Science cannot bury God because God created Science…as He created everything else. And that’s the truth.