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  • I'm an Addict

    Reviewed by Carla McKay|Updated Dec 2, 2014

    by Shamin Brown Goldrock Press ISBN 978-1-927410-17-2 Paper 65 pages $19.95 Shamin Brown was a straight A high school student and excelled in athletics. By the following year, she was an addict who was broken in body and spirit. This book is the Shamin's story of the first five years of her recovery. She does this in a journal format with entries written over this five-year period. I found it sometimes painfully hard and heartbreaking to read but it made me understand what...

  • The Birthday Surprise

    Reviewed by Carla McKay|Updated Jul 23, 2014

    Gold Rock Press This is a very different book not only because it's for kids but because it's been put together with the help of kids. It's about a boy named John who has a birthday. It seems as if everyone has forgotten his birthday-family, friends, and his teacher. Or did they? Samuel Parmar is a Grade 3 teacher Jack River School in Norway House, Manitoba. His kids were the inspiration for his book because they told him about their birthdays. The bonus is that Mr. Parmar's...

  • The Change

    Reviewed by Carla McKay|Updated Jan 19, 2013

    WestBow Paper 147 pages ISBN: 978-1-4627-1648 This is the personal story of Darlene McKenna. Because of what the author went through, this was not easy to read but it was the truth. As Traci Carmichael writes: “McKenna…does not sugar coat the truth and she brings a vivid imagery to her writing that places you in her life.” At first, she believed in Satan’s lies (the bad guy). Life was not easy due to choices Darlene made. When she chose to follow Jesus, life was not on easy...