09.24.21

Why I Refuse
to be Speechless

about rachel

 Rachel Judith Leitch discovered the book of writing when she was seven. She’s been turning pages ever since! She lives her own American adventure in northern Indiana, with her parents, three sisters, two brothers, and a dog who thinks he’s the hero of her story. She writes young adult historical fiction with a dash of adventure or a spark of magic. She has multiple novels she hopes to have considered for publication. When she’s not hidden away penning young adult and middle grade fiction, she’s trying to fit all her reads on her shelf in a somewhat organized manner, rambling through American history, daydreaming at the piano, or teaching students to be just as bookish as she is. In all her adventures, she learns how to shine brighter for the Father of Lights.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
James 1:17

How To Take The First Step
(Disney's RAya and the Last Dragon)

August 27, 2021

There’s been quite the debate as to what this movie was trying to say, and I had a lot of fun discussing it with some of my writer friends.

Sisu, the hilarious yet wise dragon, advocates giving everyone a chance. But in real life, we can’t just walk up to a random person on the street and ask for help. We can’t go to someone who has seriously hurt us and give them a gift and make everything better.

Raya, on the other hand, trusts no one. And we see throughout the movie that her way doesn’t work either. We can’t do everything ourselves (and I would highly suggest you not try drying your own food unless you know how).

So what are we to do?

Why It Is Alright To Cry
(Disney's Big Hero 6)

July 30, 2021

When the first glimpses of San Fransokyo—and Disney’s Big Hero 6—lit up our TV screen, I had no idea what to expect. Or what I had just gotten myself into. I skeptically watched the first bot battle.

When the end credits finally rolled, I was a devoted fan. Despite the movie being far outside the genre I usually read or watch, it quickly drew me in.

How? Many things—the creativity of the plot, the diversity of the characters, and well, the Baymaxness of Baymax.

But mostly, something deeper that was buried in the amateur superheroes and microbots and robotic nurses.

ABOUT rachel

Rachel Judith Leitch writes historical fiction with a dash of adventure or a spark of magic. She has multiple young adult historicals on the road to publication.

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