by Xianna Michaels | Aug 10, 2014 | Books
bookreview.com Mindel and The Misfit Dragons by Xianna Michaels is a beautiful fairy tale told in verse about a little girl of eight who has a serious problem to deal with and manages to solve it beautifully with the aid of three rather unorthodox dragons. To begin...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 20, 2014 | Editorial
emma July 22nd is the birthday of American poet Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). She was the fourth of seven children in a Sephardic Jewish family whose New York roots went back to the colonial period. She was related to Benjamin Cardozo, Associate Justice of the Supreme...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 17, 2014 | Books
Books I love this book! Mindel is a wonderful book about a smart and a wise-beyond-her-years girl who is determined to save her family home, Castle Draconmere. I think this book is remarkable on so many levels. Thematically, the book brings together medieval folklore...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 12, 2014 | Books
Books Mindel and The Misfit Dragons was an amazing book. I love how she was so persistent and how even though the dragons looked to be misfits, they had a place where they belonged. I think that the moral is no matter how much it may seem that you’re a misfit, G-d...
by Xianna Michaels | May 15, 2014 | Editorial
Editorial When I think of Jewish American Heritage month, the first thing that comes to mind is how wonderful it is to live in a country where we as Jews, and people of all faiths, can practice – or not practice – religion in any way we see fit. One of my dearest...
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