Tweet Nell’s summer is all planned out to spend at a tennis camp with her best friend. But then her dad goes away and she has to leave for North Carolina, where her botanist mother has a temporary research job. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Contemporary Fiction
Tweet Slimey loves everything about Camp Rolling Hills, and she can’t wait to spend her summer there. Robert, aka, Smelly, is a first timer, and he would surely be at baseball camp if his parents hadn’t made him go to … Continue reading
Tweet Tomorrow I’m taking part in a blog tour for Gena/Finn, and authors Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson will give tips about meeting people online safety. Today I’m featuring a review of the book. If you’d like a chance to … Continue reading
Tweet Dark and foreboding, Klickitat is told through the eyes of Vivian, a teen whose family is stressed by her older sister’s (Audra) rebellion and Vivian’s unnamed mental malady that causes her to retreat far within herself when she is … Continue reading
Tweet An unexpected storm traps Mira on Haven, the island where she lives, separated from her mother and younger brother, who are stuck on the mainland. In the storm’s aftermath, she fights for survival amid the destruction while also coming … Continue reading
Tweet Eleven-year-old Jules is a rock hound who collects all kinds of stones from the rural area of Vermont where she lives with her sister, Sylvie, and their dad. There’s igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. But her favorite may be what … Continue reading
Tweet High school starts out rough for Beatrice Bunson. Her best friend lost a lot of weight over the summer and now hangs out with the cool kids. Life at home is chaotic as her older sister fights with her … Continue reading
Tweet There are so many things twelve-year-old Nina doesn’t understand about grown ups. Like why do they ask you questions if they don’t want honest answers, and if adults can stop kids from doing things, then why can’t kids stop … Continue reading
