What Does Obdurate Mean?
A few weeks ago, in her review of Stephen King’s book 11/22/63, Amy Makechnie mentioned a great word nerd word: obdurate. Specifically, she quoted King: “...
Author: Julia Tomiak
I believe in the power of words to improve our lives, and I help people find interesting words to read. Member of SCBWI.
Why Parents (including me) Prefer Reading Print Books with Their Children
My youngest child started kindergarten this year, and now he’s bringing home easy readers in a royal blue book sack each night. The books work on high frequenc...
Why I Love Perspicacious
It’s quite a word, sitting there under my picture in the right side bar of this blog: perspicacious. Fun to say. Try it. I think it has something to do with ...
Why Not Try a Graphic Novel
How do you get an unenthusiastic reader to take interest in a classic piece of literature? Or Greek mythology? Or the anatomy of the eye? Try a graphic novel....
Why Isn’t October the Eighth Month of the Year?
How October came to be our 10th month instead of our 8th.
What The Kite Runner Can Teach
My friend Lynne asked at our last book club meeting, “Should I let my daughter read The Kite Runner?” Lynne’s daughter is 15, intelligent, and well read. But...