Away / Aweigh

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: AWAY / AWEIGH The […]

Historical Young Adult Novel Chasing Secrets

Chasing Secrets, by Gennifer Choldenko     In 1900, bubonic plague comes to San Francisco, resulting in a Chinatown quarantine. Thirteen-year-old Lizzie, who prefers assisting her father […]

Aural / Oral

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: AURAL / ORAL These […]

Suspense Novel By the Light of the Moon

By the Light of the Moon, by Dean Koontz     Dylan O’Conner returns with fast-food burgers to his Arizona motel room and his autistic brother, […]

Auger / Augur

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: AUGER / AUGUR The […]

Mystery Suitable for Framing

Suitable for Framing, by Edna Buchanan     Witnessing a crime may be a crime reporter’s dream, but watching a four-year-old get run over by car […]