Previously I’ve written about an interview with Lynn Biederman, author of unraveling, and her mom. But I realized I never wrote my official review of the book for my blog readers. So here it is, just in time for you to pick up and read while school’s out for Thanksgiving. unraveling by Lynn Biederman and [...]
My book club with my daughter, Catherine, just read The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson. It’s a great science fiction title for young adult readers 14 and up. The issues are complex, and they make for a great discussion with mother-daughter book clubs. It brings up questions in bio-ethics for plants and [...]
I’ve just learned about a new book called Movie Girl by Christina Hamlett that is getting great reviews as a good book for girls who are 9–12 as well as their moms to read. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but the author recently contacted me to say she will offer discounts [...]
I was sucked into Nina Goldman’s life the minute I started to read this little gem of a book from Renée Rosen. Nina was born with a strawberry birthmark that covers one of her eyes, and early on she learned that it brings both good and bad attention to her. I agonized along with Nina [...]
I’m back after a nice, long, recharging trip to Italy. The whole family went—me and my husband and our two daughters—and we survived 3-1/2 weeks of 24-hour togetherness better than any of us would have guessed. We weren’t the only ones who decided to travel to Italy this summer; every place we went was pretty [...]
Good children’s literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child. ~ Anonymous ~ It’s no surprise that our favorite book club selections over the years have been those with appeal to both moms and daughters—books that combine a message with great storytelling. In 4th grade it [...]
The Crucible by Arthur Miller will continue the run of heavy-discussion-topic books we’ve been reading in my book club with Madeleine. In the last year we’ve read Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, and Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce. We’ve [...]
Mother Daughter Book Club with my oldest daughter, Madeleine, was last night. It was a bit chaotic, with girls and moms arriving late and leaving early because of sports and homework commitments, but none of us wants to miss a meeting unless there’s no other option. Our group has been together for more than six [...]
