3.2 Waiting
My flight that night was cancelled. I stayed in Grande Prairie an extra day. I watched the snow fall, the idiots trying to drive down the streets, and wondered how […]
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3.3 The Punchline
It didn’t matter that I didn’t get home until after 2am. I was on a high. The game of Halo ran a little late and Mike had lots of chocolate […]
4.0 Regarding Indiana Jones
Remember when you saw “Raiders of the Lost Ark” for the first, or seventh, time and thought that being an archaeologist would be the coolest job in the world? The […]
“The Neddiad” – Daniel Pinkwater
“The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization” is the full title. Admittedly, I picked it up for the title and the cover art (very […]
“The Dream Thief” – Catherine Webb
I am such a word geek! Case in point: From beyond the voice a younger one, that of a child, said, “Oi! Miss Lin! I think he’s fallin’ asleep again!” […]
….Aside
Apologies for the cliffhanger. I’ve been house-/puppy-sitting. Archaeology is not conducive to owning a dog. Even in the off-season. I spend my winter days trying to fit in a year’s […]
“The Demon Trapper’s Daughter” – Jana Oliver
I won’t give “Twilight” credit for this. Instead, I give it to the Harry Potter series and Ms. Rowling. Thank you for opening up the YA world again. Like any […]
“Dust” – Arthur Slade
It’s “Something Wicked this Way Comes” meets “The Golden Compass.” Apparently, Ray Bradbury has been reborn in Saskatoon. Slade writes, uncannily, like Bradbury. The same lilting way a young boy […]
“Wake” – Lisa McMann
Wake (Wake Series, Book 1) It was the cover, I admit it. There is one thing the “Twilight” series has given to the YA book world and that is graphically […]
The Reluctant Archaeologist 