Why Banned Book Week Has Me Thinking
The buzz about Banned Book Week has begun, even though officially the week doesn’t start until September 30th. Search the topic, and you’ll find websites, read...
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 You Should Look Words Up: Confabulation
Sometimes your gut instinct about a word’s meaning isn’t right, and you need to check the dictionary. Or Google. Salacious had tricked me a few weeks ago. Bas...
How to Find Book Blogs to Follow
I get overwhelmed easily. You might not expect to hear that from a mother of four energetic, noisy children. Or maybe you do. But if I see too many options at ...
Why Obfuscation Is the Perfect Vocab Word for “Paper Towns”
John Green’s PaperTowns is about a boy named Quentin and his quest to find the girl of his dreams, Margo Roth Spiegleman. He already knows her; she lives next...
What Makes a Great Character: Hermione Granger
My daughter loves to raise her hand to answer questions. She puts it high up there. She also likes to tell her brothers what to do. And before we leave fo...
How John Green Can Improve Your Vocabulary
Last Week’s Winners Thank you to everyone who gave the August Vocabulary Review a try! The answers were: oleophobic = oil resistant, and Apple puts it on...