Book Review: The Cool Kids

The Cool Kids by Jason Pellegrini is a remarkable coming of age story that follows three young boys in the early 90s as they embark on a journey of friendship and growth akin to The Goonies or Stand By Me. I was instantly hooked while learning more about who our narrator is because of the …

Book Review: Meddling Kids

I was introduced to Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero on Instagram many months ago and thought the cover was astounding.  I still think that.  It is definitely one of those books whose cover will lure you in.  A few friends read it and did not love it as much as I thought they would, so …

Reader Beware! Goosebumps #2: Stay Out Of The Basement

The second book in the Goosebumps series, Stay Out Of The Basement, did not disappoint!  What started out slightly slow picked up in a couple of chapters.  On the surface this book is about a father who was recently been fired from his job, his obsession with making a scientific breakthrough, his descent into madness, …

Reader Beware! Goosebumps #1: Welcome to Dead House

And now I remember what it feels like to be a kid again discovering horror for the first time in books. Like many other young Constant Readers, R.L. Stine was my guide into this literary genre. While the stories themselves may not be terrifying to to us as adults, I think we can all still …

Life Coach: Michelle Tanner

Can I just begin with the fact that I am disappointed that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are not in Fuller House?  On the upside: YES!  FULLER HOUSE!  It is still going to be AMAZING!  I have waited my whole life for this moment and the day is finally here!  I plan to finish the entire …

Ike Turner: The Ultimate Boogeyman

Fear of The Boogeyman is perfectly natural for a child.  One might attribute these rational fears to many sources: campfire ghost stories, horror movies, a teasing sibling, etc.  I had childhood friends who were afraid of Hobgoblin and Venom from the Spider-Man comics.  One of my cousins swore up and down that Michael Myers was …

Friends Since 1994

Back in 1994, one of the greatest television shows ever aired for the very first time.  Suddenly everyone you knew started clapping a whole lot, especially when they heard The Rembrandts "I'll Be There For You."  We laughed like we never knew we could.  And we finally had the best Friends that anyone could ever ask …