Book Review: The Cardturner by Louis Sachar

Tweet Alton has always known that his parents look to his Great Uncle Lester as their salvation. Uncle Lester is very wealthy, and they hope that when he dies he will leave them lots of money. So when Alton gets … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused by Kari Lee Townsend

Tweet The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused by Kari Lee Townsend is part realistic fiction, part science fiction, and part superhero action novel. It’s also funny. Samantha Granger could get lost in her own home—she has zero sense of direction. So … Continue reading →

Book Review: Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? by Pamela Keogh

Tweet Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Marilyn Monroe are two of the most memorable female icons of the last century. In her own way, each embodied personal style and celebrity, and each held power over those around her. Jacqueline came from … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Heroine’s Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore

Tweet Imagine pairing some of your favorite heroines in literary history with their female authors and analyzing both the similarities and differences in their lives. That’s what Erin Blakemore has done in The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, From Jane Austen … Continue reading →

Book Review: Ivy + Bean: What’s the Big Idea, Written by Annie Barrows, Illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Tweet Ivy and Bean are friends even though they are opposite in many ways. Bean is loud and rambunctious and full of crazy ideas. Ivy is quiet and thoughtful and often willing to help Bean try out some of her … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry

Tweet In Irish storytelling tradition, Patti Callahan Henry has a brought us a touching holiday tale about finding and holding onto the things you love in The Perfect Love Song. The unnamed, omniscient storyteller weaves the tale of brothers Jack … Continue reading →

Book Review: Change of Heart by Shari Maurer

Tweet Sixteen-year-old Emmi feels at her best when she’s on the soccer field. She hopes to win a scholarship to college and keep playing all her life. That is until she’s sidelined with viral myocarditis, an infection that weakens her … Continue reading →

Book Review: Heart with Joy by Steve Cushman

Tweet Julian’s always been closer to his mother than his father. So when she leaves their home in North Carolina to manage a hotel in Florida for her parents, he knows there’s more to the story. Stuck at home until … Continue reading →

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