Story Circle Book Reviews

Joyous Lies is an intriguing mystery that delves into what became of the hippie communes of the ’60s and ’70s and the children who grew up in them. Margaret Ann Spence weaves a tightly knit story that keeps the reader guessing throughout the journey. The point of view […]

There’s nothing like a room full of hormonally challenged boys and girls in the early stages of puberty. Trust me. I taught a year of middle school. Add a couple of factors like ESL (English as a second, third, or fourth language), the need for income to help […]

Similar to America’s move in the mid-twentieth century toward the deinstitutionalization of those with significant mental health issues, Canadian journalist and author Denise Davy chronicles her country’s efforts to do the same in the heartbreaking biography of Margaret Louise Jacobson. Davy notes that the homeless population in Canada […]