My favorite book of the summer or maybe even the year. A story about a “bad boy” abandoned, abused and a father. At 14 he is in foster care and has a daughter he has . . . read more »
This book didn’t work for me. It was ambitious in scope and included many themes that I found engaging but the characters were simply not convincing enough to make it work. I felt I should . . . read more »
This was a disturbing book. I admit to doing some eye rolling at first but by the end I was thinking that every parent should read it. It may be the personal story needed to convince . . . read more »
Picture Book As we mark the centenary of the start of the World War I, this fantastic true dog story will also teach a bit of history. Rags, a Parisien stray, was befriended by a . . . read more »
This compelling novel in verse begins in Vietnam during the war in 1975. Ten-year-old Ha and her older brothers and mother are living in Saigon, waiting for the return of the children’s father. Even as . . . read more »
The story takes us inside the heart and mind of a great kid named Rose (rows) who has high functioning Autism. Rose has no Mom, a dysfunctional depressed Dad, and an Uncle who cares. She . . . read more »
I loved Chanterelle. I didn’t want it to end and I had to read it twice. It may be possible to read this second book of the Five Stones Trilogy on it’s own, but why . . . read more »
Here is another book I loved and will love to recommend. The story is action packed, is beautifully told and asks big questions. Similar in theme to The Lion Boy Trilogy and We Can’t All . . . read more »
I have loved these Shannon Hale books. The characters touch my heart and fuel my imagination. There are plenty of surprises and crafty plot twists but there is a smoothness to the telling that I . . . read more »
For me the telling of this story was a little too quick. It’s a fascinating period of history; I would have liked more detail and more length to develop the characters. In spite of the . . . read more »
