Fall Recommendations

September 18, 2014

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS all reviews are from Goodreads.com, unless noted otherwise ~LISA MURRAY~ My “books on deck” pile list is out of control! I have been coming across so many interesting new and old titles there . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

Navigating Early / Clare Vanderpool.

September 8, 2014

9/8/2014Yikes. This is beautifully written with great characters, structure and themes but I found it difficult. I couldn’t put it down but neither could I quite believe it. Two boys journey, partly on the Appalachian . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Revolution / Deborah Wiles.

September 8, 2014

9/8/2014This is a fabulous work blending fiction and non fiction that uses a documentary style including newspaper articles, photos, artwork, music and slogans of the time. It tells a fictional story about the 1964 Freedom . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Young Adult Books

The summer experiment / Cathie Pelletier.

September 8, 2014

9/8/2014A very engaging story about two 11 year old girls living in Allagash Maine. It’s a summer with lots of growing up to do but on the surface of things they just want to win . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Island’s end / Padma Venkatraman.

September 8, 2014

9/8/2014 I enjoyed this very much. For the purpose of recommending to kids I would categorize it along with the works of Jean Craighead George, Scott O’Dell and perhaps Gary Paulson. They each build stories . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews - Kids, Reviews Juvenile Books

Summer 2014 Recommendations

July 16, 2014

What a perfect Maine summer it has been so far! We hope you are out in the thick of it enjoying the sun, warm lakes and cool breezes. Of course we highly recommend you bring . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

2014 Maine Readers’ Choice Award

May 30, 2014

Its that time again, for the Maine Readers’ Choice Awards! Below is the short list. Please click here for the full list of titles considered. The Maine Readers’ Choice Award, officially established in 2013 by . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

Gearing up for Summer Reading

May 21, 2014

What a spring we have had! I don’t know about you but I’m looking  forward to sitting out in my yard reading a good book in the sunshine! The summer booklists are starting to roll . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

Gabriel García Márquez

April 18, 2014

The father of magical realism, Gabriel García Márquez, died yesterday April 17, 2014. The New York Times published a wonderful commemorative article here. I have also included a book list below.His work is always worth a . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews

Top 100 Mighty Girl Picture Books

April 14, 2014

  My sister recently sent me a link to the fabulous website Mighty Girl and there I found a wonderful collection of picture books, fiction and nonfiction, starring fantastic girl characters. Check out Top 100 Mighty Girl . . . read more »

Category: Book Reviews