Tweet Logan McRae wants to accomplish two important goals before finishing her sophomore year in high school: get accepted into a prestigious summer writing program and get a date with Nathan, the senior she can’t stop thinking about. Her chances … Continue reading
Category Archives: Contemporary Fiction
Tweet The Truth (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything) by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein is a little book that gives a lot to think about. Told through the diary entries of a young girl who keeps a … Continue reading
Tweet These reviews for Songs for a Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson were sent in by readers. A Mother’s Review Calle Smith never lives in one place long enough to call it home. While her mother runs from relationships, lonely … Continue reading
Tweet Christina Hamlett’s Movie Girl inspired several readers to send in their own reviews. A Reader’s Review I love this book! As a person who graduated from high school over 30 years ago, Movie Girl by Christina Hamlett reminds me … Continue reading
Tweet After we read Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce with our mother-daughter book club, my daughter Madeleine wrote this review. What would you do if you found nearly 1 million English pounds, and had only a little while in which … Continue reading
Tweet Ed Kennedy is only nineteen years old, but already he feels his life is going nowhere. He drives a cab, shares a run-down apartment with his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman, and his social life consists of playing cards with … Continue reading
Tweet Blake has a pretty good life for a high school sophomore. He’s got a girlfriend who loves him and makes him happy, he’s got good friends, and for the most part he likes his classes in school. And he … 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
