Monthly Archives: December 2012

A Bad Kitty Christmas, Nick Bruel

Posted on December 27, 2012 by omasvoice

This very appealing picture book/rhyming story is a great little tale to read aloud to your youngster or for your independent reader to read alone. The drawing of the kitty’s face is simply endearing, and the tale is a tender … Continue reading →

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Oleander Girl, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‏

Posted on December 23, 2012 by omasvoice

The novel begins with a mystical moment that will take the reader on Korobi’s difficult journey in search of her heritage. Her mother died in childbirth, and she was subsequently raised by her grandparents. On the evening before her official … Continue reading →

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Abortion And The Hypocrisy of Moral Outrage

Posted on December 16, 2012 by omasvoice

The cries about gun control have taken over the airwaves. The liberals are almost gleeful at the prospect of using the mass murders of recent years and recent days, to further there efforts to pass stricter gun control laws. The … Continue reading →

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“L” Is For Liar!

Posted on December 16, 2012 by omasvoice

I often feel myself dizzy with the confusion of the misinformation being disseminated today by the media. What is true and what is not? It is sometimes easier to find the truth on foreign media sites. Someone once called the … Continue reading →

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Who Is The Caged Animal?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by omasvoice

A nation mourns, screams the headlines, looking for answers screams another. What we really need to do is search for the reason society is failing, not for the reason why a maniac commits a crime. A maniac does it precisely … Continue reading →

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The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton

Posted on December 16, 2012 by omasvoice

The time is 1961. A family is celebrating the second birthday of their youngest child. Laurel is the eldest of the five children. She is hiding from everyone, daydreaming in her tree house, when suddenly, she witnesses a terrible act … Continue reading →

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Nancy Clancy, Book 2, Secret Admirer, Jane O’connor

Posted on December 4, 2012 by omasvoice

Nancy Clancy is a well known character in the author’s picture book series that is called Fancy Nancy. In this second book of her early chapter book series, geared for 7-10 year olds, in grades 2-5, Nancy is growing up … Continue reading →

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The Bookseller’s Sonnets, Andi Rosenthal

Posted on December 3, 2012 by omasvoice

Jill Levin works with Holocaust artifacts at the Holocaust Museum in Lower Manhattan. One day, a package is received which is enigmatic. There are no identifying marks, names or addresses, but the sender claims to have met her and hopes … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Secret War, Lucinda Franks

Posted on December 2, 2012 by omasvoice

This book was disappointing. Touted as a memoir about her father, a man who had a secret life as a spy, it really became a book about her. The reader for this audio was poor. She over emoted and was … Continue reading →

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Hitler, A.N. Wilson

Posted on December 1, 2012 by omasvoice

Adolph Hitler’s rise to power in Germany is succinctly reviewed and explored in this brief book. A man with little actual work experience, a troubled childhood and youth, ascends to the highest office in Germany despite his doctrine of hate, … Continue reading →

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