Today I wrote a guest post for Reading Group Guides.com about discussing North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley, which I recommend for girls aged 14 and older. You can also read my previous review and an interview with Headley.

Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations has recently posted a list called The Best Book Club Selections of 2009 (as chosen by Great Book Bloggers). My contribution to the list is Justina Chen Headley’s book North of Beautiful, which I read with my mother-daughter book club in September. The books on this list aren’t specifically for mother-daughter [...]

Terra Cooper can’t wait to escape her small-town life in Washington state’s Methow Valley. She feels her true self is carefully concealed there, just as the port-wine stain birthmark on her face is concealed under heavy make-up. Terra dreams of being an artist, although she’s not confident in her own ability to let go and [...]

Readergirlz has a new blog that looks great. For those of you who don’t know about readergirlz, you may want to check out the blog and their Web site. You can find author chats, month-long book chats about a selected book, and a Facebook page. Readergirlz is also on YouTube, where you’ll find videos of [...]