Book Review: The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher

Tweet Adrienne is sure her summer is going to be a disaster. Instead of spending it on a wilderness canoe trip in Canada with her best friend, she’s stuck at home in West New Hope, Delaware with a knee injury. … Continue reading

Book Review: The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin

Tweet I loved being able to recommend good books for middle-grade readers, which is roughly defined as readers aged 9 to 12, The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook is one of those, so read on for the review, and … Continue reading

Book Review: Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart

Tweet Donna Gephart, who previously penned the funny and thoughtful books as if being 12-3/4 isn’t bad enough my mother is running for president! and How to Survive Middle School, has another great book for middle-grade readers aged 9 to … Continue reading

Book Review: Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin

Tweet As she heads into high school, Kelsey is determined to change the way people see her. It’s not that she doesn’t already have a lot going for her already—including great friends and pretty good looks—but she wants to kick … Continue reading

Book Review: The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker

Tweet Ricki Jo is determined to move from a plain old country girl into popular, sophisticated Ericka when she starts 9th grade at her local public high school. She figures there will be lots more opportunities at the larger school … Continue reading

Book Review: The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor

Tweet In The Darlings Are Forever, Jane, Victoria and Natalya, who have been friends for years, were separated  for the first time in years when they left the school they attended until 8th grade and each went to different high … Continue reading

Book Review: Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick

Tweet Home for the Holidays is the fifth book in Heather Vogel Frederick’s beloved series, The Mother-Daughter Book Club. By now, the girls of the Concord, Massachusetts book club are almost as well known to readers as the characters in … Continue reading

Book Review: I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Tweet Sam doesn’t remember too much from before his dad took him and his little brother away from home for a life on the run. He just knows that it’s important that he not attract attention to himself when he … Continue reading

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