Tweet A reader from Massachusetts sent in this review of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. My 8 year old daughter Rowan read The Secret Garden and LOVED it. It was the first book that she really enjoyed and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reviews of Books for 9 and 10 Year Olds
Tweet Two readers wrote in to recommend The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards. A Daughter’s Review I loooooved this book! I was sooo fun and full of magic. I just got this feeling of happiness, … Continue reading
Tweet This review was sent in by a young girl who read Sarah: Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan for her mother-daughter book club: This book was a story told by Anna about how she got her new mother Sarah. … Continue reading
Tweet This review was sent in by one of the girls in my mother-daughter book club after we read Petey by Ben Mikaelson. Petey is one of the most touching and thought provoking books I have ever read. It is … Continue reading
Tweet Several readers sent in reviews of Lymeria and Falcon’s Prey by author Kristina Coia. A Mother’s Review I would like to tell you about Kristina Coia’s books, Lymeria and Falcon’s Prey. They are simply wonderful. The stories take you on fascinating journeys … Continue reading
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
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
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
