Paula Schuck

http://www.thriftymommastips.blogspot.com/

Paula Schuck is an award-winning journalist from London, Ontario. She is a mother of two children by adoption and often writes for parenting magazines. Ms. Schuck spend many years working for daily newspapers and was an investigative journalist.
She now runs thriftymommedia and her main blog thriftymommastips has been mentioned in Courageous Parents, Confident Kids.

Book Reviews by Paula Schuck

Image of The Best Digital Marketing Campaigns in the World: Mastering The Art of Customer Engagement
Author(s):
Damian, Calvin Ryan, Jones
Genre(s):
Sales & Marketing, Internet, Advertising

The Best Digital Marketing Campaigns In The World: Mastering the Art of Customer Engagement

October 15, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

“The Best Digital Marketing Campaigns in the World brings together an international collection of successful digital marketing campaigns—though perhaps not the most relevant or the

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Image of The Kid: A Novel
Author(s):
Sapphire
Genre(s):
Black & African American, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction

The Kid: A Novel

September 18, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

“. . . brilliant and gritty and urban . . . the most brutal coming of age story imaginable.”

The Kid is by far the most disturbing novel I have ever read.

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Image of Makeda
Author(s):
Randall Robinson
Genre(s):
Romance, Other, Literary, General

Makeda

September 7, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

“Makeda is beyond ambitious and imaginative and, at times challenging, but it is also well written and powerful, with an ending that is equal parts tragic and romantic in nature.

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Image of They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers
Author(s):
Roméo Dallaire
Genre(s):
Political & Social Science

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

June 4, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

“. . . one of the hardest books you will ever read because it is so devastating and harsh and truthful, . . .”

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Image of Skinny: A Novel
Author(s):
Diana Spechler
Genre(s):
Jewish, World Literature, Coming of Age

Skinny: A Novel

May 13, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

Skinny, by Diana Spechler is as divine, decadent, and sumptuous as a gourmet dessert.

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Image of Barrio Bushido
Author(s):
Benjamin Bac Sierra
Genre(s):
Literary Fiction

Barrio Bushido

February 12, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

Barrio Bushido is one of the most disturbing books you will ever read.

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Image of Jane and the Raven King
Author(s):
Stephen Chambers
Genre(s):
9–12

Jane and the Raven King

January 8, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

Part Alice in Wonderland and part Chronicles of Narnia, Jane and the Raven King is a magical, empowering gem of a book that opens up an entire genre to female readers.

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Image of Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir
Author(s):
Heather Havrilesky
Genre(s):
Miscellaneous Nonfiction

Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir

December 21, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

Memoir is a medium that is back in vogue again. Not surprising really, given that reality television, blogs, Mom TV, and podcasts are growing faster than any other media in history.

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Image of Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Author(s):
Conor Grennan
Genre(s):
Asia, Human Rights

Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

December 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

Little Princes by Conor Grennan is what happens when passion, talent, and a desire to change the world spill onto the page.

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Image of Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography
Author(s):
Andrew Morton
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie is one of the most intriguing actresses of this generation—an adoptive parent, UN ambassador, and partner to one of Hollywood’s biggest heartthrobs.

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Image of The iConnected Parent: Staying Close to Your Kids in College (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow Up
Author(s):
Barbara K. Hofer
Genre(s):
Parenting

The iConnected Parent: Staying Close to Your Kids in College (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow Up

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Paula Schuck

So what happens to helicopter parents and their children when the kids go to college? Well, that’s precisely the question Barbara K.

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