The Book Cubby

Hey Mom! I Joined The Marines   Written By:  Teri Laughery  ISBN: 978-1-4489-7389-7   

This book is about what parents and others experienced when our loved ones announced that they joined the United States Marines. They are our personal stories of being able to let go of our fears from not understanding the process, and how we were able to accept that our children were now adults, that this was their decision, and to realize that our part in this process was to support them. The stories in this book are true stories that began with military training at Parris Island, SC.

Falling in Love at Trevi    Written By:  Guerino Di Martino   ISBN:  1-60474-672-6     

 This is the story of two souls from two different continents across the ocean. They met at the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, on June 2, 1965. He was an under officer in the Italian Navy. She was a young American tourist. Their love began with a spark that became a flame, which grew stronger and brighter over the years. Their true love spanned over four decades—till death parted them.

Friday On The Trail    Written By:  Jim Bondy     ISBN:  978-1-4489-8194-6      

This book attempts to figure out how I acquired this obsession. It must have started at birth. Nothing triggered it. It just happened. It's affected everything and most everyone in my life. We journey through the years longing, hoping and expecting the answers. We find a myriad of them. The stories are true and deal with adventure, happiness, hardships and humor?even a touch of sadness. You will laugh with us through the crazy antics. You'll feel the anxiety of looking down and seeing nothing but space for hundreds of feet.   These backpacking tales will beg you to spring off of the couch and embrace the open fresh air, the breathtaking scenery, and the culmination of friends, siblings, sons and daughters.   The catastrophes and the calamities that we endure bring us together. Besides when everything is nice and peachy and graceful and soft and good, it makes for a boring story. The worse, the better. Just sit back and enjoy one of the most pleasant books that you've ever read.

For Parents Only:  Straight Talk from Inside the American High School    Written By:  Richard Michael Holmes     ISBN:  1-60672-117-8  

Finally, a book written by a veteran educator who's been through it all...in the classroom, the guidance office, the assistant principal's chair and the principal's  hot seat.  Expressly intended for busy parents of high school students or soon-to-be high school students, the author spells out in frank words the many ways that parents can help their children make the most of the four years of high school.  Laced with humor that may offend some colleagues in the educational community, each chapter of For Parents Only is focused, sincere, dead-on accurate...and often brutally honest.