This story began when founder Carmen Shaw cared for wildlife before the wildlife rehabilitation field really started. Her generation set the stage for many organizations and citizens to emerge who cared for our wildlife with the hopes of seeing it return to its natural environment where it belongs. Carmen spent most of her life caring for wildlife, and, in June 1989, Back to … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: The Stolen Marriage Author: Diane Chamberlain Recently, I was looking for another good, quick read for the summer. One of the Orange County Library book clubs had just discussed The Stolen Marriage, so I am taking the opportunity to share it with you. Diane Chamberlain is a New York Times bestselling author of several books, and this one scored 4.23 out of 5 on … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: When We Left Cuba This month, I chose a good, quick read. When We Left Cuba is a Reese Witherspoon Book Club choice and got 4.25 out of 5 stars on GoodReads. I liked it enough that I was able to finish it in a couple days, so it seemed like a great choice for a book review. What I didn’t realize is that this novel is the sequel to Chanel Cleeton’s first Cuba novel, … [Read more...]
Dog of the Month: Sponsored by Woof Gang Bakery
Jake & Duke Owner: Alessandra Gouvea Breed: Maltese Age: 2 years and 3 months Dog's Quirk/Story: Jake and Duke arrived to the family when they were only eight weeks old. They are brothers from the same litter, and they have never spent a day without each other. They love to play with balls and ropes. They both sleep in our bed … Jake likes to put his head … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review
Title: Little Fires Everywhere Author: Celeste Ng Having heard some good comments about this book and realizing it was a 2017 release, a New York Times bestseller, and is being adapted for Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington as an eight-episode TV miniseries for Hulu, I decided to pick up the hardback. Although Ng is a relatively young author (born in 1980), this is … [Read more...]
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