Teen and Children Book Reviews

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 30, 2009

Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
Cadel Piggott is a genius. Really. At age seven he was brought to see a psychologist because he kept getting in trouble as a result of his manipulation of computer and security equipment. By his thirteenth birthday, he was in his 11th year of school and was causing traffic jams, demolishing [...]

Kooky Cookies

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 27, 2009

Kooky Cookies
By Veronica MacDonald Ditko
An Accidental Anthropologist
The Holidays have passed but there is still one food that keeps on hanging around if you’re lucky – cookies. Or maybe the cookies are now hanging on your hips (admit it – isn’t that your new year’s resolution!?). Either way, they’ve made their annual appearance.
I’m guessing here, but [...]

Christmas Poems, Songs & Grammar

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 22, 2009

The spirit of Christmas stretches beyond religious borders, and at the end of the day drapes itself in hopes of peace and goodwill. It is certainly a season designed for children, the celebration of a man when he was a child’s contemporary, a small babe reliant on the kindness of strangers.
And it is often through [...]

All Hands Down

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 22, 2009

Ted Odenwald reviews All Hands Down: The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion, By Kenneth Sewell and Jerome Preisler.

The North Jersey Chorus Kids

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 16, 2009

Back in the 1900s, the group was known as The Wyckoff Male Chorus. They formed in 1948 and kept the original name until their popularity required they rename themselves The North Jersey Male Chorus to reflect their widening demographics. It was not until 1994 that women were invited to join, and now in the 21st [...]

Man Sees the World in Miniature

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 10, 2009

When Franklin Lakes resident Tony Armenante looks back on his 85 years of life, he wishes he had been a builder…

Do You Really “Need” the Thing?

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 10, 2009

Do You Really “Need” the Thing? By: Ryan Robinson
It’s that time of the year again that people open presents, put ornaments on the tree, light up the menorah, etc.; and people get into the holiday mood. However, what really is the focus on the special day you celebrate? Is it Jesus being born? Is it [...]

As They See ‘Em

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: December 9, 2009

Ted Odenwald reviews Bruce Weber’s 3 year study of the “land of umpires”