About Cindy Hudson

Cindy Hudson is the author of Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother Daughter Book Clubs (Seal Press 2009) and creator of Mother Daughter Book Club.com. She also writes about family literacy issues.

Book Review: Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Tweet When my mother-daughter book club with Catherine read Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce, we had a long discussion about the many layers of meaning to be found in this seemingly simple story. Here’s what two of the moms had … Continue reading

Book Review: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

Tweet Two girls in mother-daughter book clubs sent in their reviews of Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. Flipped was a fabulous book that I genuinely enjoyed reading. It was fun, captivating and easy to relate to. Wendelin Van Draanen so … Continue reading

Book Review: Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey

Tweet I received this review from a mom who recommends this series for mother-daughter book clubs. I’d like to recommend Anne McCaffrey’s young adult series for your 8-12th grade range. I don’t see anything else I recognize as science fantasy, … Continue reading

Book Review: Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman

Tweet This review came in from a daughter who recommends it highly. I read the book Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman. This book took place in a juvenile detention center called Sunnydale Farm (which wounded up not being so … Continue reading

Book Review: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Tweet My daughters and I all love author Frank Cottrell Boyce’s books for young readers. Here’s a review my daughter Madeleine wrote for Cosmic. An excellent book. I love Cottrell’s writing style, have enjoyed his other works, and am adding … Continue reading

Book Review: Boy by Roald Dahl

Tweet My daughter Catherine wrote this review of Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl; it’s one of her favorite books. I recommend this book for all ages and girls, boys, women and men. In short, it should be a … Continue reading

Book Review: Bloomability by Sharon Creech

Tweet Here’s a review sent in by one of the moms in my mother-daughter book club. Bloomability is a coming of age book that I really enjoyed. It tells the story of a young girl who is sent off to … Continue reading

Book Review: Awesome Plays for Teens and Tweens by Christina Hamlett

Tweet Here are a few reviews of Christina Hamlett’s Awesome Plays for Teens and Tweens sent in by moms. Our mother and daughter club usually reads novels—new releases and classics—but when one of our younger members asked if we could … Continue reading

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