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
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Tweet The kisses in Lips Touch, Three Times are not the absent-minded pecks on the cheek, expressions of friendship kinds of kisses. The kisses in these stories are sometimes shy, but also passionate, desperate, and full of longing and expectation. … Continue reading
Tweet Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang is a compelling memoir from a girl growing up during the Chinese cultural revolution. Filled with patriotic fervor for the Chinese communist government, Ji-li is at first ashamed to be part of her … Continue reading
Tweet Quite a few readers wrote in with reviews of Red: The Next Generation of American Writers—Teenage Girls—On What First Up Their Lives Today. The book was edited by Amy Goldwasser. This is the best book I’ve ever read that … 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 Mother-daughter book club reader Inez C. from Arizona sent in this review of The New York Stories of Edith Wharton. Step into the pages of Edith Wharton’s short stories about turn of the century New York and you find … 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
