Tweet Dancia Lewis spends her time trying to be ordinary. She knows she has a mysterious power that helps her protect people she cares about, but it also can hurt others. Dancia tries to control that power by not having … Continue reading
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Tweet Synopsis: In the midst of World War II, a Midwestern infantryman falls deeply in love through a yearlong letter exchange, unaware that the girl he’s writing to isn’t the one replying. Woven around this tenuous thread are three female … Continue reading
Tweet This week I’m excited to offer a couple of posts about a new fantasy book for middle readers. It’s called A True Princess by Diane Zahler, and it should delight young readers who like Ella Enchanted, The Goose Girl, … Continue reading
Tweet The Pink Locker Society is back up and running after being shut down in the first book of the series: Only Girls Allowed. In this book, Best Kept Secret, Jemma and her friends secretly continue to answer questions that … Continue reading
Tweet At 13, Jade has a lot to deal with: she’s still getting over her mother’s drowning death a year ago, she just got her first period, and she might have a crush on a guy who surely thinks she’s … Continue reading
Tweet For as long as she can remember, Rose has been promised to Patrick Dugan, a liaison forged between their two prominent Philadelphia Irish families. Once married to him she finds herself mistress of a grand home and a staff … Continue reading
Tweet Jane knows something is up when she spots a squirrel packing a suitcase. Things get even stranger when she realizes that birds aren’t singing and all the wild animals seem to be leaving. As adults get more and … Continue reading
Tweet My mother-daughter book club met a couple of days ago to discuss A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker. (See my previous review.) We had a lively discussion about everything from friends and social circles, to judging … Continue reading
