Book challenges can be a lot of fun. They provide motivation to keep you reading, introduce you to new books, and let you share your selections with a group of like-minded readers. Currently there’s a great one going on at The Books for Walls Project called the Cuddle Up and Read Challenge. How can you [...]

New Moon Girls has just released its list for the Second Annual Girls Choice Book Awards. The books on this list were all chosen by girls as some of their favorites. There are newer titles as well as older ones, in categories of fiction, nonfiction, fantasy and myster. So see the list and learn more [...]

Books are some of my favorite things to wrap and give as presents. Here are a few of my picks from 2011, as well as suggestions for who would appreciate unwrapping them. For Ages 9 to 12 and Up Quest of the Warrior Sheep by Christine and Christopher Russell-for the family that likes to laugh [...]

  Last week, I offered up a few tips on how to get a family reading group going. Today, I’m recommending a few titles in three age brackets that are good books to read out loud in your family. November is National Family Literacy month, which is a good time to think about adding more [...]

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So many great mother-daughter book club reads debuted this year. Here are just a few you may want to check out. Click on the title for a link to my review. For middle-grade readers and their moms (ages nine to 13) The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little Nissa’s Place by A. LaFaye The Red [...]

Book Bundlz website is a great place for book clubs to check out for all kinds of information. Here’s an article I wrote for them about 12 Great Books for Mother-Daughter Book Clubs. There are four categories of readers so look for the one matching your group.

Today is Earth Day, and to help celebrate I’m offering up a list of books with an earth-friendly story for mother-daughter book clubs and other readers. Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French—Julian is staying with his aunt and uncle in San Francisco when he discovers a plan to cut down a redwood forest. He teams [...]