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 Giveaway and Review: The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger by Jenny Meyerhoff

Tweet Both boys and girls aged 9 to 12 should love to read this book about a boy who is navigating changes at home and with his friends at school while also trying to build his courage to perform. It’s … Continue reading

Book Review: Standing By by Alison Buckholtz

Tweet Alison Buckholtz never imagined she’d be the wife of someone in the military, so when she fell in love with and married a navy man, she found herself navigating an alien world. And when she and her husband, Scott, … Continue reading

Book Review: Odette’s Secrets by Maryann Macdonald

Tweet Odette was four years old living in Paris with her mother and father at the outbreak of World War II. Right away her father volunteered for the army and went off to fight. As time went by things got … Continue reading

Book Review: The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr

Tweet All her life sixteen-year-old Lucy has been told she has a gift, a special talent for the piano. Yet she no longer plays after walking off the stage at a competition the year before. Now her younger brother Gus … Continue reading

Book Giveaway and Author Michaela MacColl Talks About Conducting Research for Novels

Tweet Recently I reviewed Michaela MacColl’s new book Nobody’s Secret, which features a young Emily Dickinson solving a mystery that takes place in her hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts. Today, I’m happy to host MacColl with a guest post talking about … Continue reading

Book Review: Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld

Tweet Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld, the duo that brought us the award-winning Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, have created another bedtime picture book that’s sure to be a hit with parents and preschoolers alike. Steam Train, Dream Train is … Continue reading

Book Review: Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler

Tweet Aaron Hartzler grew up in Kansas City as the oldest son in a strict Baptist family. From early on he was happy to help as his mom spread the word to neighborhood children about the rapture, when Jesus would … Continue reading

Book Review: Absent by Katie Williams

Tweet Paige died when she accidentally fell from her high school roof. Now she’s stuck in place, able to move around the school grounds and in the building, but her spirit can’t pass the parking lot. At least she has … Continue reading

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