Pages & Paws

Writing, Reading, and Rural Life With a Border Collie

Tag Archives: Wm. Paul Young


by 2 Comments

Why ‘Cross Roads’ Will Make You Want to Sing

Cross Roads

By Wm. Paul Young (Faith Words, Hachette Book Group, 2012)

Genre: Fiction/Inspirational

Pages: 286

Via: Library Book Sale

Kimber: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay/My, oh my, what a wonderful day…

Mom: You’re awful chipper today.

Kimber: I’m always chipper. Especially when there’s a nice, juicy pot roast hangin’ around unattended. Or when we stumble upon a gem of a book at a library book sale.

Mom: You mean Cross Roads? That we picked up for like, a quarter at the library book sale?

Kimber: Bingo! I’ll let Her Royal Momness fill you in:

Continue reading →


by 2 Comments

Flat and Fine: 2 Novels by Popular Authors Contrasted

Kimber: Jackpot! It’s a beautiful July day. The sun is shining. The sky is a perfect bowl of blue. The neighbor’s cat is visiting relatives elsewhere. And  Her Grumpiness  is only half as grumpy as usual.

What a deal!

Speaking of “deals,” I’ve got a two-fer for you today. Sort of. One’s a  “repeat surprise.” I’ll let Her Grumpiness tell us about that in a min. So kindly keep your shirt on, okay? The other is a Second Sigh. As in, we loved the author’s first book but this second one is a stinker. Which is why Her Grumpiness is only half as grumpy as…

Well, wait. Here she is now. Mom, is that the second or third bowl of cookies ’n cream ice cream? “Mind your own beeswax;” Mom chirps.

So I’ll let her fill you in on these two books:

Continue reading →