Category Archives: Young Adult Fiction

The Fight for Equality: Animal Farm

Posted on February 26, 2018 by I'mAllBooked

Animal Farm by George Orwell “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Although I enjoy reading fiction and read a fair amount of it (I earned my degree in English, after all), I recommend more … Continue reading →

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Understanding – the First Step Towards Compassion: Ender’s Game

Posted on January 27, 2018 by I'mAllBooked

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card “…it did not occur to them that this twelve-year-old boy might be as gifted at peace as he was at war.” Well, I’m not a huge Sci-Fi reader, but I had seen the movie Ender’s … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season – to Try a Little Dickens!

Posted on December 21, 2017 by I'mAllBooked

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens “Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man or woman who reads it, a personal kindness.” – William M. Thackeray on … Continue reading →

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Tips for Joyful Gift Giving

Posted on December 21, 2016 by I'mAllBooked

The Gifts of the Magi and the Gift of God “And they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Matthew 2:11). Is gift giving a joy … Continue reading →

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Black & White & Red All Over: Lessons from The Scarlet Letter

Posted on May 19, 2015 by I'mAllBooked

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne “He to whom only the outward and physical evil is laid open, knoweth, oftentimes, but half the evil which he is called upon to cure. A bodily disease, which we look upon as whole and … Continue reading →

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20 Years Later: Left Behind Leftovers

Posted on April 13, 2015 by I'mAllBooked

“The only Bible verse Rayford could quote by heart was Genesis 1:1: ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ He hoped there’d be some corresponding verse at the end of the Bible that said something like, ‘In … Continue reading →

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