This is a blog reviewing the latest book I have read along with the books I have self-published. Please feel free to follow along with my reading / writing journey.

The Aldens go to a camp to help them learn to survive. Strange comments make them think more might be going on than meets the eyes. Mostly this is just a fun hike through the woods talking about various survival skills. I loved how they highlighted paying attention to the things going on as you…

Book 153 of the Boxcar Children series. A huge storm has thrown the town for a loop, but strange things are happening at the ice cream shop. As the cleanup begins, the Aldens begin to notice that there is a deeper mystery. I liked that this book talked about accountability for the criminals involved. Also,…

Book 151 of the Boxcar Children series. Everything about sea turtles. The children are off on an adventure to find the person who is poaching sea turtles eggs. This book is an in-depth look at sea turtle conservation. It is also a lesson in being careful on what you think you know as you may…

Book 152 of the Boxcar Children series. This one is all about superstitions, if you could not tell by the title. A mysterious fire and plenty of suspects leave us wondering who caused the fire. The book is a great balance of mystery and hard work. There point of the novel is to introduce several…

Book 149 of the Boxcar Children series. This focuses in on teaching about the Day of the Dead, with a follow up at the end explaining about it and giving some good examples. The mystery is a simple innocent mystery of childhood and not nefarious as some of the others. This one felt like something…

Book 147 of the Boxcar Children series. The two oldest Alden children are on the Greenville team for a steam competition and mysterious things are going on. Who could the culprit be? Things go from bad to worse when their team robot goes missing and there is a ransom note. Can they get their robot…

Book 146 of the Boxcar Children series. Strange goings on and corporate espionage. Well, some facsimile to that. The new doughnut shop in town is suddenly using family secret recipes of the old shop. There are plenty of suspects. Can the Alden children solve what is going on? I loved that this goes back to…

Book 144 of the Boxcar Children series. Something creepy is going on with the renovation of the old school. When a scary message appears on a chalkboard, everyone is wondering if there really is a ghost. Items moving when no one is there. A fun book with a strange premise. No real bad guy on…

Book 143 of the Boxcar Children. What happens when an Internet celebrity cat, suddenly is getting trolled and stolen from? Well, if the Boxcar Children are around there is nothing to worry about, especially when Watch is with them. Another mystery and a character that only speaks in idioms. Well, it was fun for a…

Book 141 of the Boxcar Children. This was a trip to THAT Sleepy Hollow with a mystery involving the headless horseman. With all of the spookiness going on, there are plenty of suspects. This was a fun nod at the familiar legend and leaves us with a happy ending.