About Us

Derri Smith

Derri is a wife, mother and life-long avid reader. She has a wide variety of educational training and experience. She has an education degree and worked as reading specialist as well as classroom elementary school teacher in public schools for almost eight years.

She oversaw a volunteer program in an inner city school for 3 ½ years and volunteered beside her husband, Bill, for over six years in Nottingham, England and Vienna, Austria. From there, they served refugees and aided persecuted Christians in Communist Eastern Europe. While overseas, Derri created an international library providing reading materials in a variety of languages. She is a home educator with a passion to "feed" her children only the best, including the best literature and her articles on child training issues are published in national and regional magazines and online venues. (current as of March 2008)

Also contributing:

Bethany Smith is a 20-year-old writer and avid reader. She published a newsletter for girls from 2000 until 2004. She is the author of I Remember Mama, published by Sweet Home Press, and magazine articles (online and in print). Her current interests include writing, dancing and missions. She has been involved in leadership with Homeschool Alumni Association. As of this writing, she is working as a nanny and pursuing an education in physical therapy. (current as of March 2008)

Amy Smith is a 16-year-old who loves to read and write fiction. Her other interests include history, art, baking and a Black Lab mix named Shadow. (current as of March 2008)

Bill Smith is a husband, father and professional non-fiction writer. He enjoys creating web sites, like this one, and is on the national board of the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP). Bill heads up Sweet Home Press, which publishes BookAngles. (current as of March 2008)

Guest reviewer:

Bekah Tuggy was born and raised in the (U.S.) South, the daughter of a "missionary kid" from Venezuela and his wife, both Christians, and children from large families. She was homeschooled during the 1980's and 90's, avidly reading the entire time, and as of this writing enjoys a rich life as a Resident Director at Covenant College. After earning college degrees in engineering and piano performance, Bekah put in some time as a grad student, but is currently in an extended sabbatical from formal education as she waits to see where God will lead her career over the next years. Bekah still loves reading and hides books everywhere to be read at opportune moments. She also likes sewing clothing, yelling at soccer games, and looking for unnoticed beauty that Christ has placed everywhere. Also, she enjoys discussing as many angles as possible about the controversial issues of life, in order to find the grace of God in every relationship. (current as of January 2007)