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- [Books As Night Lights: Helping Children See In the Dark](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/07/books-as-night-lights-helping-children-see-in-the-dark/) - In her books for young readers, author Kimberly Kenna addresses big topics, like environmental stress, censorship, and child sexual assault. Kenna has said, "As a former fifth-grade teacher, I know how important it is to have discussions with children about relevant life issues, especially the challenging ones." In this guest post, Kenna talks about how
- [Review: We Dug Up the World by Alexandra Stewart & Kitty Harris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/07/review-we-dug-up-the-world-by-alexandra-stewart-kitty-harris/) - Most kids, and lots of adults too, like digging. There's something about putting a shovel or a trowel into the mud or a sandbox or a garden bed and seeing what's beneath the surface. And what about the people who turn that fascination into a career? Alexandra Stewart and Kitty Harris created a book for
- [Book Review: Glitter Everywhere by Chris Barton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/06/book-review-glitter-everywhere-by-chris-barton/) - Anyone who's ever used glitter (and who hasn't?) knows how even just a little can go a long way. And it keeps turning up long after your project is finished! But most people don't know much about the background of this widely-used sparkling bit. Glitter Everywhere! Where It Came From, Where It's Found & Where
- [Review: Malala Activist for Girls' Education by Raphaele Frier](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/06/review-malala-activist-for-girls-education-by-raphaele-frier/) - Say the name Malala, and most people know it refers to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, who was shot by a member of the Taliban in 2012 because she was outspoken in favor of education for girls. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, and she has continued to advocate for children's education. An
- [Review: The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/06/review-the-firefly-summer-by-morgan-matson/) - Ryanna Stuart expects to spend the summer on a movie set with her film director dad. But then an invitation arrives to a former summer camp run by her mom's parents in Pennsylvania, grandparents she doesn't remember meeting before her mom died. Her dad is reluctant for her to accept, telling her there was a
- [Book Review: Where the Weird Things Are by Zoleka Filander](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/05/book-review-where-the-weird-things-are-by-zoleka-filander/) - Some of the strangest creatures in the ocean live in what's known at the Ocean Twilight Zone, a place so deep there's very little light. The lie that thrives there adapted for survival in those conditions. Where the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone Adventure by Zoleka Filander, introduces young readers to things like
- [Book Review: A Cat's Guide to the Night Sky by Stuart Anderson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/05/book-review-a-cats-guide-to-the-night-sky-by-stuart-anderson/) - Look up at the night sky and you may see a few familiar things. The moon certainly, and sometimes planets as well as stars. But reading the night sky, knowing what the brightest stars and constellations are called, is a little like learning a language. You discover that clusters of stars have a name
- [Book Review: Welcome to Monsterville by Laura Shovan & Michael Rothenberg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/05/book-review-welcome-to-monsterville-by-laura-shovan-michael-rothenberg/) - The book Welcome to Monsterville starts with a poem called Invitation. It reads, in part: Hello, children! Please don't hide. The gate is open. Come inside. We're glad you're here in Monsterville. Our tour today is creature-filled. Indeed, this collection of sixteen illustrated poems for children is creature-filled and wholly delightful. Born out of grief
- [Book Review: Rare Birds by Jeff Miller](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/04/book-review-rare-birds-by-jeff-miller/) - Rare Birds by Jeff Miller tells the story of eleven-year-old Graham, whose mom is on a waiting list at a Florida medical center for a heart transplant. Graham is staying with an old high school friend of his parents, Dom, and Dom's son Nick, who does his best to make Graham's life difficult. Graham is
- [Review: Captain Skidmark Dances With Destiny by Jennifer A. Irwin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/04/review-captain-skidmark-dances-with-destiny-by-jennifer-a-irwin/) - Thirteen-year-old Will knows that no matter how bad the bullies treat him he will keep quiet when they trip him in the hall or steal his lunch or shove him into a locker. He's small and knows he can't fight back. Also, as the school principal's son, he knows that getting the bullies in trouble
- [Book Review: All About Nothing by Elizabeth & Elizabeth Goss](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/04/book-review-all-about-nothing-by-elizabeth-elizabeth-goss/) - It's easy to think that nothing is a thing that doesn't exist. But in their picture book, All About Nothing, Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss set about to get children and their parents thinking about the emptiness, gaps, pauses, and more, that fill our lives. Nothing, they say is the space around everything, including words,
- [Review: Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/03/review-good-different-by-meg-eden-kuyatt/) - Pebblecreek Academy is the kind of place where Selah feels comfortable, a place she describes as like "a pair of favorite shoes" that feel special and important. She's attended school there every year until seventh grade, and she loves being around her friends. One of the things Selah likes best about Pebblecreek is that she
- [Review: The Penguin of Ilha Grande by Shannon Earle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/03/review-the-penguin-of-ilha-grande-by-shannon-earle/) - When Seu Joao rescued an oil-slicked penguin on the beach by his home in Brazil, he never expected it to turn into a long-term relationship. He cleaned the penguin he named Dindim and nursed him back to health. But when Seu tried to release him back to the ocean, Dindim returned. Nothing could make him
- [Review: Whose Egg Is That? by Darrin Lunde](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/02/review-whose-egg-is-that-by-darrin-lunde/) - Every time I unexpectedly come upon an egg in a nest, I get a thrill thinking about the tiny life growing inside. Darrin Lunde's picture book, Whose Egg Is That? captures that wonder while helping children learn about the way different creatures lay different colored and shaped eggs that help them survive until they hatch.
- [Book Review: H Is For Haiku by Sydell Rosenberg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/02/book-review-h-is-for-haiku-by-sydell-rosenberg/) - It's not often I am contacted on behalf of an author who has passed away, but when Sydell Rosenberg's daughter got in touch with me about this delightful book of haiku poems, H Is For Haiku, I knew I had to say yes to a review. Here's what Amy Losak had to say about her
- [Make a Gnome Arts & Crafts Project](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/01/make-a-gnome-arts-crafts-project/) - Today author Raven Howell is stopping by with instructions for a fun arts and crafts project that goes with her book, The 20 Little Poems for 20 Little Gnomes. Keep scrolling through the instructions to fina a visual step-by-step. Try this project when you want to add a little creativity to your day. Arts and
- [Book Review: The 20 Little Poems For 20 Little Gnomes by Raven Howell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/01/book-review-the-20-little-poems-for-20-little-gnomes-by-raven-howell/) - Today I'm taking part in the Wow! Women on Writing blog tour for Raven Howell's newest book of poetry for children. I'm featuring a review now, and on January 10 Howell will have a guest post with ideas for an arts and crafts project to make fun gnomes for all ages. Check back then to The 20 Little Poems For 20 Little Gnomes is a book you'll want to curl up with in a favorite spot and read time and again.
- [Book Review: From Promising to Published by Melanie Faith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/12/book-review-from-promising-to-published-by-melanie-faith/) - Today I'm taking part in a WOW! Women on Writing blog tour for Melanie Faith's From Promising to Published. This book for aspiring and beginning writers is sure to provide a dose of inspiration along with its practical advice. Read on for my review and then more info about the author. Writers looking for inspiration From Promising to Published is an inspiring guide that writers will want to keep at hand as they continue to grow in their craft.
- [Author Interview: Sara Bennett Wealer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/12/author-interview-sara-bennett-wealer/) - Sara Bennett Wealer's Grave Things Like Love is set in a funeral home in an old mansion rumored to be haunted. But the issues it covers are very much part of living: friendship, taking risks, figuring out who you really are even when that goes against family expectations. Here, the author answers questions about the
- [Book Review: Still Mine by Jayne Pillemer & Sheryl Murray](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/11/book-review-still-mine-by-jayne-pillemer-sheryl-murray/) - Talking to young children about death when they lose someone they love—a family member, friend, or someone else—can seem impossible. Yet, children often need to talk to find comfort in tragic situations. A new picture book called Still Mine can help foster those conversations in an age-appropriate way. Written by Jayne Pillemer and illustrated by he book shows how memories can bring comfort, and knowing that the lost loved one will stay forever in the heart.
- [Book Review: Drawing Outside the Lines by Susan J. Austin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/10/book-review-drawing-outside-the-lines-by-susan-j-austin/) - Architect Julia Morgan overcame barriers and blazed the way for women in the profession. In the early 1900s, she was the first woman admitted to study architecture at the École de Beaux Arts in Paris and the first woman in California to be granted an architect's license. Author Susan J. Austin has imagined the life Drawing Outside the Lines is an inspirational read for anyone who dreams about following their hearts to achieve the unexpected.
- [Review: Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont by Nick Brooks](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/10/review-nothing-interesting-ever-happens-to-ethan-fairmont-by-nick-brooks/) - Ethan Fairmont likes to invent things. His newest project is a robot to help his elderly neighbor clean her home. But when the robot goes haywire, he takes it to the abandoned, closed-down factory building where his dad used to work. He's got a stash of odds and ends there to help him tinker. But Author Brooks handles deep issues with a light touch, making points about them without losing track of the story he's telling. Ethan Fairmont is a compelling read that should appeal to boys and girls aged 9 to 12.
- [Book Review: Grave Things Like Love by Sara Bennett Wealer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/10/book-review-grave-things-like-love-by-sara-bennett-wealer/) - Elaine is tired of being the responsible one, the one her parents call on to help out with their funeral home business whenever they need an extra hand. They even expect her to cancel other plans she has with her friends, something that doesn't go over so well when others count on her. But when Grave Things Like Love may take place in an unusual setting, but the issues it deals with are familiar to many teens.
- [Book Review: Meet the Moon by Kerry L. Malawista](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/09/book-review-meet-the-moon-by-kerry-l-malawista/) - At 13, Jody Moran wants what most girls her age want: pierced ears, getting a bra, kissing a boy. But when her mom dies suddenly in an accident that severely injures her younger brother, her whole world is upended. Suddenly she and her older sister are caring for three younger siblings and helping out more Meet the Moon makes a great book for discussion in a mother-daughter book club or as individual reading for ages 10 to 14.
- [Book Review: Graveyard Girls by Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/10/book-review-graveyard-girls-by-lisi-harrison-and-daniel-kraus/) - Whisper, Frannie, Sophie and Gemma bond over their love of creepy stories. Every month they get together for sleepovers and scary tales. They also experience frights of the every-day kind, like bullies at school and troubles at home. As their community of Misery Falls, Oregon, gets ready to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the execution This first in a series is sure to delight readers aged 9 to 12 who like their stories just a little bit scary and creepy.
- [Book Review: Quest Kids and the Dragon Pants of Gold by Mark Leiknes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/09/book-review-quest-kids-and-the-dragon-pants-of-gold-by-mark-leiknes/) - Quest Kids and the Dragon Pants of Gold follows the adventures of Ned and his rag-tag team of would-be questers in search of their first successful challenge. There's Ned, who just wants his parents to understand what he's good at, Terra, an elf kid who's left elfdom behind, Gil, a wizard in training, Boulder, the Quest Kids and the Dragon Pants of Gold by Mark Leiknes
- [Book Review: Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/09/book-review-mika-in-real-life-by-emiko-jean/) - At 35, Mika Suzuki is still waiting for her life to start. An incident in college, a young pregnancy, a daughter given up for adoption, all events that derailed who she thought she would be one day, and she's never truly gotten over them. When she gets a call out of the blue from Penny, Mika in Real Life should provide great discussions in book clubs, and issues to ponder for individual readers.
- [Book Review: Catch Me When I Fall by Bonnie Graves](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/09/book-review-catch-me-when-i-fall-by-bonnie-graves/) - Twelve-year-old Emma knows how to put in a good day's work. Times are tough in Racine, Wisconsin during the Great Depression, but her mother has enough work to put food on the table and Emma helps with chores. Emma's never known her father, and her mother refuses to talk about him. But one day Emma Emma is imaginative and curious and she longs to discover more about herself by finding the dad she's never known. But what she uncovers will surprise her in ways she doesn't expect, while also letting her get to know her mom better, too.
- [Book Review: The Shelterlings by Sara Beth Durst](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/08/book-review-the-shelterlings-by-sara-beth-durst/) - Charlie the beaver used to welcome animals to the Shelter for Rejected Familiars, but since he left one day, Holly the squirrel has done her best to make the other animals feel valued even if their magic is considered not particularly useful. Holly's talent is conjuring pastries, and her friend Gus the owl can turn Filled with a cast of sweet and lovable characters with quirky forms of magic, The Shelterlings is an adventure that celebrates the strengths and flaws found within everyone.
- [Andrew Nehring Talks About Dyslexia and Reading](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/08/andrew-nehring-talks-about-dyslexia-and-reading/) - Andrew M. Nehring, author of the Dave Massie series for middle grade readers, knows how hard it can be to encourage a love of books in children who struggle to read. Here he talks about his own experience growing us with dyslexia and how that influences him when he writes. Read on to find out Andrew M. Nehring
- [Book Review: Secret of the Shadow Beasts by Diane Magras](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/07/book-review-secret-of-the-shadow-beasts-by-diane-magras/) - When Nora and her mom have a close encounter with shadow beasts, deadly creatures like the ones who killed her father years ago, she vows to do something to help eradicate them from her homeland of Brannland. When she was younger she was identified as a potential knight, someone immune to the bite of the Secret of the Shadow Beasts is a fast-moving adventure tale that will have young readers turning pages anxious to see what happens next.
- [Book Review: Dear Dana by Amy Weinland Daughters](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/07/book-review-dear-dana-by-amy-weinland-daughters/) - Dear Dana by Amy Weinland Daughters is somewhat of a story within a story. A tale for our lives now that started when the author realized that someone she knew as a teen, and who she was friends with on Facebook, was suffering a personal tragedy. The realization that she could only claim superficial knowledge Reading Dear Dana is a bit like listening to a friend talk about a major undertaking in her life.
- [Book Review: Lettuce Get in Trouble by Linda Kuo and Mariana Rio](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/07/book-review-lettuce-get-in-trouble-by-linda-kuo-and-mariana-rio/) - Sara Little Turnbull was a designer who liked to question the way things had always been done. She believed colors and shapes and spaces can be arranged in pleasing ways to enhance many things about the way we live. A new picture book called Lettuce Get in Trouble by Linda Kuo and Mariana Rio introduces A new picture book called Lettuce Get in Trouble by Linda Kuo and Mariana Rio introduces Sara Little Turnbull and her ideas about design to children.
- [Book Review: The Button Box by Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani-Williams](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/07/book-review-the-button-box-by-bridget-hodder-and-fawzia-gilani-williams/) - Ava is Jewish and Nadeem is Muslim. They're also cousins who live in a loving, interfaith extended family. When Nadeem is bullied at school, Ava jumps in to defend him. But her own friends advise her to avoid the bullies by staying away from Nadeem, something she won't do. The children bring their troubles to The Button Box by Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani-Williams is a page-turning historical fiction story that will have young readers cheering for Ava and Nadeem.
- [Book Review: The Epic Mentor Guide by Illana Raia](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/03/book-review-the-epic-mentor-guide-by-illana-raia/) - What if girls could get advice from some of the most experienced and respected women working in their fields in the U.S. today? The Epic Mentor Guide: Insider Advice For Girls Eyeing the Workforce From 180 Boss Women Who Know by Illana Raia provides just that, with insights, words of wisdom, actionable recommendations and more With nearly 200 boss women quoted, The Epic Mentor Guide is sure to be inspiring and thought provoking no matter where a girl's interests lie. I recommend it for readers aged 14 and up.
- [Book Review: Dear Student by Elly Swartz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/02/book-review-dear-student-by-elly-swartz/) - Dear Student by Elly Swartz opens on Autumn's first day of sixth grade. Even though her dad has left their home for a two-year stint in the Peace Corps, he still offers her a suggestion: get involved in one thing. Autumn believes that one thing may be Dear Student, the advice column of their school Young readers will cheer for Autumn as she works to find her voice and gain confidence in herself. I recommend Dear Student for readers aged 9 to 12.
- [Book Review: The River Between Hearts by Heather Mateus Sappenfield](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/02/book-review-the-river-between-hearts-by-heather-mateus-sappenfield/) - The River Between Hearts by Heather Mateus Sappenfield starts on the first day of summer after fourth grade, when Rill Kruse follows her cat Clifford into the woods and to the family tree house. The one her dad helped build and the family was happy in. But then her dad left to go kayaking just Rill's story is moving and thoughtful, touching on issues of loss, family, friendship, and more. I highly recommend it for readers aged 9 to 12.
- [Turtle: Overcoming Hurdles Female Athletes Face Through The Power of Reading](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/01/turtle-overcoming-hurdles-female-athletes-face-through-the-power-of-reading/) - Guest post by Pamela Jouan-Goldman and Julia Goldman What started as a pandemic project morphed into something more for my daughter and I, inspired by her own journey as an athlete. As a mother of a 12-year old who has been running since she was five, it’s easy to see how we collected so many Guest post by Pamela Jouan-Goldman and Julia Goldman, authors of Turtle and the Run Like a Girl series.
- [Book Review: Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round by Kathlyn J. Kirkwood](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2022/01/book-review-aint-gonna-let-nobody-turn-me-round-by-kathlyn-j-kirkwood/) - #post_excerptn words simple and profound, she captures the feeling of the times and how people can come together to change hearts and minds around an important issue.
- [Book Review: Storm Walker by Mike Revell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/12/book-review-storm-walker-by-mike-revell/) - Mike Revell's Storm Walker examines the nature of grief through an inventive story about a boy who wants to live a vibrant life with his dad after his mom dies.
- [Book Review: Puzzle Odyssey by Helen Friel & Ian Friel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/12/book-review-puzzle-odyssey-by-helen-friel-ian-friel/) - #post_excerptPuzzle Odyssey is a great way to get kids interested in the historical books and have fun while they learn. I recommend it for ages 9 to 13.
- [Book Review: Nom Nom Nom by Jeffrey Burton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/12/book-review-nom-nom-nom-by-jeffrey-burton/) - Nom Nom Nom: A Yummy Book With Flaps by Jeffrey Burton is a whimsical little board book that poses questions to kids about what animals may like to eat.Nom Nom Nom: A Yummy Book With Flaps by Jeffrey Burton is a whimsical little board book that poses questions to kids about what certain animals may like to eat. The choices are often funny, and it can prompt kids to talk about what they do and don't like to eat. Here's an example from
- [Book Review: Kid on the Go! by Neill McKee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/12/book-review-kid-on-the-go-by-neill-mckee/) - #post_excerptWith illustrations and photos by the author, Kid on the Go! makes for an interesting read for those aged 16 and up.
- [Book Review: Photo Ark ABC by Debbie Levy and Joel Srtore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/12/book-review-photo-ark-abc-by-debbie-levy-and-joel-srtore/) - #post_excerptPhoto Ark ABC is deserves a long-term spot on the bookshelf, where it can be easily accessed for reading again and again and again.
- [Book Review: The Lost Language by Claudia Mills](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/11/book-review-the-lost-language-by-claudia-mills/) - #post_excerptThe Lost Language presents tough issues with honesty and with compassion that values very different types of people and their emotions.
- [Book Review: The Happy Writing Book by Elise Valmorbida](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/11/book-review-the-happy-writing-book-by-elise-valmorbida/) - #post_excerptThe Happy Writing Book: Discover the Positive Power of Creative Writing by Elise Valmorbida is one of the best books of that type I have read in a while.
- [Book Review: Read Island by Nicole Magistro](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/11/book-review-read-island-by-nicole-magistro/) - #post_excerptRead Island is great for lap time, bedtime, or anytime reading with a child.
- [Book Review: Besties Work It Out by Kayla Miller and Jeffrey Canino](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/11/book-review-besties-work-it-out-by-kayla-miller-and-jeffrey-canino/) - #post_excerptIt's a cute story that shows the girls' good intentions, the mistakes they make, and how they set things right.
- [Book Review: Elinormal by Kate McCarroll Moore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/10/book-review-elinormal-by-kate-mccarroll-moore/) - #post_excerptElinor is a likeable character, and young readers aged 9 to 13 should enjoy following along as her story unfolds.
- [Book Review: The Leather Apron Club by Jane Yolen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/10/book-review-the-leather-apron-club-by-jane-yolen/) - Benjamin Franklin started the first successful lending library in the United States when he established the Leather Apron Club in Philadelphia in 1727. Best-selling author Jane Yolen writes about this especially for young readers in a picture book called The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, His Son Billy & America's First Circulating Library. Beautifully illustrated
- [Book Review: Valedictorians at the Gate by Becky Munsterer Sabky](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/10/book-review-valedictorians-at-the-gate-by-becky-munsterer-sabky/) - I found Valedictorians at the Gate to be helpful in giving advice on how to navigate the whole process as well as manage expectations.
- [Author Carol Estby Dagg Talks About Revising The Year We Were Famous](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/11/author-carol-estby-dagg-talks-about-revising-the-year-we-were-famous/) - #post_excerptedition.
- [Interview With Judith Rabinor, Author of The Girl in the Red Boots](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/10/interview-with-judith-rabinor-author-of-the-girl-in-the-red-boots/) - #post_excerptIn this interview, Dr. Rabinor talks about her challenges in writing her book and gives more observations about the mother-daughter relationship.
- [Book Review: The Year We Were Famous by Carole Estby Dagg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/04/book-review-the-year-we-were-famous-by-carole-estby-dagg/) - The Year We Were Famous by Carole Estby Dagg is a fictionalized story based on real events from the late 1800s.
- [Review: CoComelon Books](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/09/review-cocomelon-books/) - CoComelon, the wildly popular YouTube videos and Netflix show for preschool children, now has a set of companion books. The four titles are: Hello, New Friend!;The Wheels on the Bus; Yes, Yes, Vegetables!; and Ready for School! The books are a great way to add tactile interaction to the stories that help teach letters, numbers
- [Book Review: Rat Rule 79 by Rivka Galchen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/09/book-review-rat-rule-79-by-rivka-galchen/) - #post_excerptRat Rule 79 is about a child trying to find her way during a confusing time of life.
- [Tori Eldridge Talks About the Mother-Daughter Relationship in a Bi-Racial Family](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/09/tori-eldridge-talks-about-the-mother-daughter-relationship-in-a-bi-racial-family/) - #post_excerptTori Eldridge talks about challenges of the mother-daughter relationship, particularly in a biracial family, and how her own experiences influenced her writing.
- [Book Review: It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk by Josh Funk and Edwardian Taylor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-its-not-jack-and-the-beanstalk-by-josh-funk-and-edwardian-taylor/) - Book Review: It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk by Josh Funk and Edwardian Taylor
- [Book Review: Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/09/book-review-once-upon-a-camel-by-kathi-appelt/) - #post_excerptOnce Upon a Camel enchants as well as any Arabian Nights tale. I highly recommend it for readers aged 8 and up.
- [Book Review: Good Night, Good Night by Sandra Boynton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/09/book-review-good-night-good-night-by-sandra-boynton/) - #post_excerptGood Night, Good Night is a great bedtime book that can help set a bedtime routine for little ones transitioning from their active days to sleepy nights.
- [Book Review: Threads of Peace by Uma Krishnaswami](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/08/book-review-threads-of-peace-by-uma-krishnaswami/) - #post_excerptKrishnaswami is a great storyteller who reveals how their upbringing and experiences influenced how these men saw the world and chose to act.
- [Interview With Barbara Newman, Author of The Dreamcatcher Codes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/08/interview-with-barbara-newman-author-of-the-dreamcatcher-codes/) - #post_excerptBarbara Newman talks about her writing and why she thinks young people should have hope for the future and feel empowered.
- [Book Review: The Dreamcatcher Codes by Barbara Newman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/book-review-the-dreamcatcher-codes-by-barbara-newman/) - #post_excerptThe Dreamcatcher Codes by Barbara Newman encourages young readers to tune into the wisdom of cultures that have long worked in harmony with nature.
- [Chris Negron's Recipe for Cacio e Pepe](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/chris-negrons-recipe-for-cacio-e-pepe/) - #post_excerptCacio e Pepe is a simple pasta dish popular in Rome with just three ingredients. Like it a little more peppery or a little more cheesy? Adjust it to your taste.
- [Interview With Chris Negron, Author of The Last Super Chef](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/interview-with-chris-negron-author-of-the-last-super-chef/) - #post_excerptChris Negron's latest book follows his successful debut novel. Here he answers questions for Mother Daughter Book Club & shares a recipe from his home kitchen.
- [Book Review: The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/book-review-the-last-super-chef-by-chris-negron/) - #post_excerptThe Last Super Chef melds the fast-paced environment of reality TV with mouth-watering food descriptions in a tale to inspire kids to experiment in the kitchen.
- [Book Review: Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/book-review-temple-alley-summer-by-sachiko-kashiwaba/) - #post_excerptTemple Alley Summer is a thoughtful tale that explores the meaning of family, memories, and pursuing what's important to you
- [Book Review: Marie Curie by Julie Knutson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/book-review-marie-curie-by-julie-knutson/) - #post_excerptMarie Curie helps kids understand terms like scientific theory, radioactivity, & electromagnetic spectrum, and it brings the woman and her time period to life.
- [Book Review: Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/07/book-review-secondhand-dogs-by-carolyn-crimi/) - #post_excerptCrimi keeps the story going in ways that keep it from being predictable, letting it unfold gently until it reaches a heartwarming conclusion.
- [Book Review: Even and Odd by Sarah Beth Durst](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/06/book-review-even-and-odd-by-sarah-beth-durst/) - #post_excerptEven and Odd is imaginative and fun, great for kids who love adventure and fantasy. I recommend it for ages 9 to 12.
- [Book Review: The Science and Technology of Leonardo da Vinci by Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/06/book-review-the-science-and-technology-of-leonardo-da-vinci-by-elizabeth-pagel-hogan/) - #post_excerptLeonardo questioned the way things had always been done, and he looked at challenges creatively. He also came up with solutions that used math and science.
- [Book Review: The Magnificent Books Series](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/06/book-review-the-magnificent-books-series/) - #post_excerptThe Magnificent Book of Horses and The Magnificent Book of Birds may be especially appealing to young readers drawn to fact-based books.
- [Book Review: Jungle Animals: A Spotter's Guide by Jane Wilsher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/06/book-review-jungle-animals-a-spotters-guide-by-jane-wilsher/) - #post_excerptJungle Animals should provide hours of reading fun, particularly for children who are drawn to nonfiction books.
- [Book Review: Taking Up Space by Alyson Gerber](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/05/book-review-taking-up-space-by-alyson-gerber/) - #post_excerptTaking Up Space can help anyone struggling with food issues or friends of someone who struggles understand what may be happening and seek help.
- [Book Review: Glow by Ruth Forman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/05/book-review-glow-by-ruth-forman/) - #post_excerptThis board book is poetic and sweet, showing a boy who loves the way his dark skin looks by the light of the moon
- [Book Review: The Wild Book by Juan Villoro](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/05/book-review-the-wild-book-by-juan-villoro/) - #post_excerptThe Wild Book by Juan Villoro is for those who love to read, appreciate a mystery, and like tales full of fantasy.
- [Book Review: The Girl in the Red Boots by Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/05/book-review-the-girl-in-the-red-boots-by-judith-ruskay-rabinor-phd/) - #post_excerptRabinor takes readers on a journey that can provide a jumping off point for mothers and daughters to begin their own discussions about issues important to them.
- [Book Review: The Universe by Matthew Brenden Wood](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/04/book-review-the-universe-by-matthew-brenden-wood/) - #post_excerptThe Universe engages readers aged 12-15 interested in discovering what goes on in the space where Earth spins as well as the ground under their feet.
- [Book Review: Escape the Mummy's Tomb by Philip Steele](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/04/book-review-escape-the-mummys-tomb-by-philip-steele/) - #post_excerptIt's a fun way to engage young readers to learn about ancient Egypt and the tombs built during the period.
- [Book Review: M*mmy Cusses by Serena Dorman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/04/book-review-mmmy-cusses-by-serena-dorman/) - #post_excerptThere's lots of profanity, but there's also a lot of poignant observations that provide emotional support for what moms may be experiencing.
- [Interview With Jennifer Maschari, Author of Things That Surprise You](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/giveaway-and-interview-with-jennifer-maschari-author-of-things-that-surprise-you/) - Giveaway and Interview With Jennifer Maschari, Author of Things That Surprise You
- [Guest Post: Gigi Priebe, Author of the Henry Whiskers Series](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/guest-post-and-book-giveaway-gigi-priebe-author-of-the-henry-whiskers-series/) - Guest Post and Book Giveaway: Gigi Priebe, Author of the Henry Whiskers Series
- [Book Review: Christmas in Cooperstown by David A. Kelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/11/book-review-and-giveaway-christmas-in-cooperstown-by-david-a-kelly/) - Book Review and Giveaway: Christmas in Cooperstown by David A. Kelly
- [Interview: Lindsay Ward, Author of Don't Forget Dexter](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/01/interview-and-book-giveaway-lindsay-ward-author-of-dont-forget-dexter/) - Interview and Book Giveaway: Lindsay Ward, Author of Don't Forget Dexter
- [Book Review: The Boo-Boos That Changed The World by Barry Wittenstein](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/02/book-review-and-giveaway-the-boo-boos-that-changed-the-world-by-barry-wittenstein/) - Book Review and Giveaway: The Boo-Boos That Changed The World by Barry Wittenstein
- [Book Review: My Name is Wakawakaloch! by Chana Stiefel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/08/book-review-my-name-is-wakawakaloch-by-chana-stiefel/) - My Name is Wakawakaloch! is great for any child whose name is unusual, hard to pronounce, old-fashioned, or different in any way.
- [Book Review: Exploring Gotham City by Matthew K. Manning](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/03/book-review-exploring-gotham-city-by-matthew-k-manning/) - #post_excerptThis gorgeous book is sure to please Batman fans of any age.
- [Book Review: The Extraordinary Book That Eats Itself by Susan Hayes and Penny Arlon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/03/book-review-the-extraordinary-book-that-eats-itself-by-susan-hayes-and-penny-arlon/) - The Extraordinary Book That Eats Itself can provides hours of fun and shared activity time for families of all types. Parents looking for environmentally friendly activities they can do with their children will find inspiration, instructions and materials in The Extraordinary Book That Eats Itself. Authors Susan Hayes and Penny Arlon present a variety of projects that appeal to kids' curious nature about the world around them while also feeding an interest that many have
- [June Akers: Riley Madison Books Help Kids Get Organized](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/03/june-akers-riley-madison-books-help-kids-get-organized/) - The Riley Madison books are fictional, funny kids chapter books.Have you ever had one of THOSE days with your kiddos where you have gone to bed exhausted thinking of so many ways you could have been a better mom? I am a mom of four. I have had way more than just ONE of THOSE days. One particular night though as I lay in
- [John Shay on How Panda Demick Helps Kids Learn About Coronavirus, Plus More](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/02/john-shay-on-how-panda-demick-helps-kids-learn-about-coronavirus-plus-more/) - #post_excerptthe story is about a Panda, named Demick, who is just like any other panda except that he has the unique ability to talk to other animals, humans, and even itsy-bitsy viruses.
- [Book Review: Curls by Ruth Forman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/02/book-review-curls-by-ruth-forman/) - #post_excerptWith sturdy pages perfect for small hands to grab and turn, Curls highlights the ways that Black girls can find the fun in living with curly hair
- [Book Review: My Name Is Layla by Reyna Marder Gentin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/02/book-review-my-name-is-layla-by-reyna-marder-gentin/) - Layla dreads starting 8th grade, another year, she assumes, of mediocre grades and the feeling of just getting by. Life at home has difficult moments too: her dad's been gone since she was a baby, her mother juggles single-parenting with night-shift work at the hospital, and her older brother spends a lot of time gaming.
- [Book Review: Eat That Frog! For Students by Brian Tracy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/01/book-review-eat-that-frog-for-students-by-brian-tracy/) - High school and college students today have a lot to juggle as they work to succeed in school and set the tone for success in life. With so many demands on their time, it may be difficult for them to figure out how to efficiently and effectively get the most important things done in a
- [Review: Milton Makes a Move by Jonathan Graziano](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/08/review-milton-makes-a-move-by-jonathan-graziano/) - Milton is a pug who lives on a farm with a lot of dogs and an array of other animals. He has a good life with lots of things to eat and sniff and plenty of critters to play with. Still, he longs for the day when someone will take him to live with his
- [Review: Adventure in the City of Stories by Emma Otheguy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/07/review-adventure-in-the-city-of-stories-by-emma-otheguy/) - Cousins Jorge, Camila, and Siggy don't realize two things when they take an old book and some paper mâché puppets from their aunts cupboard: the items have historical significance and they are being reported as stolen. They know their aunt didn't steal them, and to make sure she's not blamed for it, they travel back
- [Review: The New Norm by Matthew J. Gilbert](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/07/review-the-new-norm-by-matthew-j-gilbert/) - Norm is just a regular kid in middle school with a trusted group of long-time friends. He'd love to fit in more with the popular kids, but that's not the kind of person he is. He lives with his dad, who's a therapist, and the two of them counsel each other. Norm keeps his dad
- [Review: Sharks in Kansas by Melissa Stewart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/07/review-sharks-in-kansas-by-melissa-stewart/) - It's hard to imagine sharks living in Kansas, which sits near the center geographically of the U.S. and far from an ocean. But if you go back far enough, like 85 million years ago, an interior seaway separated North America into two land masses. Melissa Stewart's picture book, Sharks in Kansas: The Ancient Sea in
- [Review: So You Want To Be A Veterinarian by Linda Soules](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/08/review-so-you-want-to-be-a-veterinarian-by-linda-soules/) - Lots of kids who love animals say they want to be a veterinarian when they grow up. Often, they know they'd like to help animals, but they don't really know what kind of work a veterinarian does. That's where So You Want To Be A Veterinarian by Linda Soules comes in. It's a small book
- [Review: Just One Oak by Maria Gianferrari](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/07/review-just-one-oak-by-maria-gianferrari/) - Oak trees are some of the most important sustainers of habitat. Its leaves and acorns provide shelter and food to so many animals. Maria Gianferrari's picture book, Just One Oak, is a celebration of these majestic trees and the many ways they provide support. The book opens with the lines: "Just one oak...from the tip
- [Review: Don't Look in the Freezer by Patti Eddington](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/05/review-dont-look-in-the-freezer-by-patti-eddington/) - As the wife of a veterinarian in Michigan, Patti Eddington has seen closely how crucial vets are to those of us with pets. Particularly when they are in a small town, vets' offices may play a large role in the welfare of the whole community. Eddington's memoir, Don't Look in the Freezer: The Very Strange
- [Review: Notre-Dame by Lynn Curlee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/06/review-notre-dame-by-lynn-curlee/) - Notre-Dame is one of the world's most famous cathedrals as well as one of the most recognizable landmarks in Paris, France. When it caught fire in 2019, the steeple toppled to the ground and much of the attic burned. People around the world waited to see if the nearly nine-century old church could be saved.
- [Review: What Emma Wrote by Ann Diament Koffsky](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/06/review-what-emma-wrote-by-ann-diament-koffsky/) - I'm familiar with Emma Lazarus, the poet who wrote "The New Colossus" for the Statue of Liberty. The poem includes the well known lines: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." But I can't say I knew much more about this fascinating woman until I read Ann Diament Koffsky's
- [Review: The Funniest Picture Book Ever by Derek Taylor Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/06/review-the-funniest-picture-book-ever-by-derek-taylor-kent/) - Derek Taylor Kent knows how to write picture books that appeal to kids who love gross things. The Funniest Picture Book Ever, AKA, Fartnado! delivers plenty of humor along with the gross. The story starts off with two children introducing us to their town of Ha! with a population that's too lazy to count how
- [Review: Underwearwolf by Gideon Sterer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/05/review-underwearwolf-by-gideon-sterer/) - The birthday note from Uncle Larry to the boy was unusual. I know you appreciate underwear, he wrote, so I sent you the coolest ones I could find. That sets the stage for The Underwearwolf, a picture book written by Gideon Sterer and illustrated by Charles Santoso. The note came with a caution. Do not
- [Review: Through the Garden Gate by Sharon Rose](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/05/review-through-the-garden-gate-by-sharon-rose/) - Miles is bored, with nothing to do on a nice summer day. His mom encourages him to help their neighbor, who has a broken ankle, by pulling weeds from her garden. Weeding sounds even more boring to Miles, but his mom promises cherry pie and the opportunity to play with the neighbor’s dog, so he
- [Review: Rules for Mothers by Julie Swendsen Young](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/05/review-rules-for-mothers-by-julie-swendsen-young/) - Elly Sparrow is the mother of four small children and the wife of a man who travels and works long hours at a law firm. Often finding herself the sole caregiver for days at a time, she begins to chafe at the restrictions on her life that young children demand. She loves them all, yet
- [Review: The True Ugly Duckling by Sandra Nickel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/04/review-the-true-ugly-duckling-by-sandra-nickel/) - Hans Christian Andersen is known for his stories about misfits, the poor, and especially a little mermaid who gave up her voice for the love of a prince. The man behind the stories suffered hardships of his own during life, and experts now believe that he was likely on the autism spectrum. The True Ugly
- [Review: the Secrets of the Jellies by Karen Jameson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/04/review-the-secrets-of-the-jellies-by-karen-jameson/) - Some of my favorite things to see at an aquarium are jellyfish. Watching their rhythmic moves is almost meditative for me. And I'm always fascinated by the different sizes, shapes, tendrils, and colors. All on animals with no brains! Karen Jameson shines light on these fascinating sea creatures in her picture book, The Secrets of
- [Review: Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/04/review-zicky-wrath-of-the-rat-king/) - Every night when Zackary goes to sleep he uses his magic pacifier to enter the realm of the Rat King, an evil ruler who oppresses all in his kingdom. While there Zackary becomes Zicky, a superhero who fights off the king's hordes before returning to his bed by morning. When young Zackary talks about his
- [Review: Lola Gillete and the Summer of Second Chances by Kimberly Behre Kenna](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/04/review-lola-gillete-and-the-summer-of-second-chances-by-kimberly-behre-kenna/) - Lola Gillette needs a second chance. After she is caught shoplifting, her parents bring her to spend the summer with her reclusive uncle, who lives in a crumbling castle on the Connecticut River that has been in the family for generations. It turns out her uncle needs a second chance too, as he has withdrawn
- [Review: City Spies: Europa by James Ponti](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/02/review-city-spies-europa-by-james-ponti/) - The City Spies are adjusting to life in a new home, satisfied that criminal mastermind Le Fantome is in a high security prison. But then MI6 intercepts messages that discuss bombing high level targets across Europe with the goal to win Le Fantome's release. The messages are all in code, and this is where the
- [Review: The Spider Strikes by Michael P. Spradlin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/03/review-the-spider-strikes-by-michael-p-spradlin/) - It's early 1930s Germany and Hitler's Nazi Party is just beginning to gain power. People turn to him because he seems to have answers during tough economic times. The trouble is, his answers often involve blaming others, particularly Jews, for hardship. The Spider Strikes by Michael P. Spradlin brings this tense time to life through
- [Author Lauren Fischer Talks About How The Opioid Crisis Affects Children](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/03/author-lauren-fischer-talks-about-how-the-opioid-crisis-affects-children/) - The Lasting Effects of the Opioid Crisis on Children and Families: Talking About a Stigmatized Topic A parent’s job is to prepare their children for what happens in life, not to shield them from it. Easier said than done, right? My family watches TV using streaming services, which means we control exactly what we see.
- [Review: The True Story of Maysoon Zayid by Dr. Seema Yasmin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/02/review-the-true-story-of-maysoon-zayid-by-dr-seema-yasmin/) - Maysoon Zaid was the youngest of three daughters, born with a condition called cerebral palsy that sometimes caused her to shake in ways she couldn't control. Though she faced challenges and discrimination for her condition, she and her family always saw her as someone who could achieve whatever she decided to achieve and work hard
- [Review: The Aftermyth by Tracy Wolff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/02/review-the-aftermyth-by-tracy-wolff/) - Penelope arrives at Anaximander's Academy, where students learn about and apply the lessons of the Greek mythology to their own lives. She expects to be chosen for the house of Athena, where all of her family before her resided during their years at the school. Instead, she ends up in Aphrodite, which is way too
- [Review: How The Rhino Lost His Horn by Jack Rathmell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/01/review-how-the-rhino-lost-his-horn-by-jack-rathmell/) - Jack Rathmell knew that after he graduated from high school he wanted to make a difference in the world. When his plans for college didn't pan out, he researched other opportunities with world organizations. But most programs he looked into either cost a lot of money or required a long list of achievements, neither of
- [Review: The Jilted Countess by Loretta Ellsworth](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/01/review-the-jilted-countess-by-loretta-ellsworth/) - A Hungarian countess arrives in the U.S. after World War II to marry the American soldier she met after the war. But when she gets to his Midwestern town, she discovers he's already married. With the help of a newspaper columnist, she embarks on a quest to find a husband before her visa expires in
- [Review: The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/01/review-the-snowman-code-by-simon-stephenson/) - Even though it's March in London the ground is covered in snow, the skies are gray, and it seems that spring will never arrive. Ten-year-old Blessing has worries to match the bleak weather. Her mother gets depressed in winter and sometimes has trouble going to work or taking care of their home, and if she
- [Review: Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne—100th Anniversary Edition](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2026/01/review-winnie-the-pooh-by-a-a-milne-100th-anniversary-edition/) - It's been 100 years since author A.A. Milne introduced readers to Winnie-the-Pooh, a bear of very little brain, and all the other residents of the Hundred Acre Wood. To celebrate, publisher Aladdin, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster, has issued a beautiful book that is sure to hold a special place on children's bookshelves for
- [Review: The Essential Christmas Classics Collection](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/12/review-the-essential-christmas-classics-collection/) - Most of us are familiar with the stories of the major Christmas classics. We may have seen The Nutcracker performed as a ballet, watched one of the many versions of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, or listened to a reading of A Visit From St. Nicholas (better known as The Night Before Christmas). But reading
- [Review: Dear Daughter, This Is My Story](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/12/review-dear-daughter-this-is-my-story/) - I'm lucky. My mom has written lots of stories about what life was like for her when she was growing up and major events that influenced who she is. I treasure those stories and so do my daughters, and I imagine the generations that follow will treasure them too. But many people find it difficult
- [Tales From The Half Continent by D. M. Cornish](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/11/tales-from-the-half-continent-by-d-m-cornish/) - Tales From The Half Continent is book #4 in the Monster Blood Tattoo series by D. M. Cornish. With the saga of Rossamund Bookchild either complete or moving in a different direction, Cornish has turned his attention to other inhabitants of the half continent. There are two tales, each about 100 pages, so shortened from
- [Review: Just In Case by Megan Clendenan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/10/review-just-in-case-by-megan-clendenan/) - Much of the food we eat, the flowers that bloom, the trees that shade, grow from seed. A seed pit becomes an avocado, a seed sliver becomes a marigold, a seed acorn becomes an oak. With so many things around us growing and producing seeds, it seems people wouldn't have to worry about saving them.
- [Review: Press 1 For 1nvasion by J. A. Dauber](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/10/review-press-1-for-1nvasion-by-j-a-dauber/) - Matt knew he should have turned in the cell phone when he found it on the ground. But he really wanted to see what using one would be like. And since his parents wouldn't let him have one yet, he figured what could be the harm keeping it for just a bit. Turns out, finding
- [Review: Factotum by D. M. Cornish](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/10/review-factotum-by-d-m-cornish/) - Factotum, book three of the Monster Blood Tattoo series, finds Rossamund Bookchild settling into life with Europe in her home in Brandenbrass. He has a much to worry about, including the accusations that question his origin and what he is, as well as the life of violence killing monsters he has signed up for as
- [Review: Dedushka by Katerina Spaeth](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/10/review-dedushka-by-katerina-spaeth/) - Dedushka: Memories of My Grandpa and Ukraine by Katerina Spaeth, is a picture book that tells of a child who grows up being looked after by her loving grandpa. Dedushka is retired when she enters the world, and he dedicates his time to her. Together, the two stroll through Kharkiv with him explaining things they
- [Review: Rock Star by Sandra Neil Wallace](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/11/review-rock-star-by-sandra-neil-wallace/) - Ursula Marvin wanted to study rocks, but her male professor wouldn't let her major in geology. That didn't stop her. She switched schools, graduated, and became one of the first geologists to study rocks brought back from the moon. Her discoveries about the minerals she found in the rocks, and later in meteorites, changed what
- [Review: Limelight by Renée M. LaTulippe](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/11/review-limelight-by-renee-m-latulippe/) - Theater provides not only entertainment, but also, for many kids, a place to be creative and find friends who enjoy the same things they do. Limelight: Curtain Up On Poetry Comics! by Renée M. LaTulippe delves deep into the theater world from the perspective of each element. For instance, there's the audition from the perspective
- [Review: Moon Cat by Casi Cole](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/11/review-moon-cat-by-casi-cole/) - When a grandchild asks PawPaw for a bedtime story from when the old man was little, he starts by having his grandchild settle in and relax. Then he weaves the tale of Moon Cat, saying: "When night falls, Moon Cat wakes from sleep. He stretches and yawns, slinking down from the sky. "Landing quietly, softly
- [Review: At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/09/review-at-last-she-stood-by-erin-entrada-kelly/) - Josefina Guerrero, known more commonly as Joey, was a daring spy and guerilla fighter in the Philippines during World War II. After the war she was decorated with the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. She worked tirelessly to make sure people were fed and taken care of despite widespread shortages of food and housing.
- [Review: Lamplighter by D. M. Cornish](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/09/review-lamplighter-by-d-m-cornish/) - When we last left Rossamund Bookchild in book one of the Monster Blood Tattoo series, he had finally arrived at his destination to train to be a lamplighter. In book two, Lamplighter, he continues his adventures while learning what is to be his trade, lighting lamps along the Empire's roadways. Rossamund settles into the routine
- [Review: Foundling by D. M. Cornish](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/08/review-foundling-by-d-m-cornish/) - The only home Rossamund has ever known is Madam Opera's Estimable Marine Society for Foundling Boys and Girls. Found on the doorstep with the word assumed to be his name pinned to his blanket, he has suffered torment at the hands of some of the other children and found joy with the adults who have
- [Review: Forever Friends Farm](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/08/review-forever-friends-farm/) - Forever Friends Farm is a cute picture book and early reader series that emphasizes friendship and ways to communicate to help everyone get along together. The first book, Forever Kind, is a picture book written by Annie Auerbach and illustrated by Luke Flowers. It introduces the regulars P.J., Winston, Mei, Cassie, and more when they
- [Review: The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/07/review-the-view-from-lake-como-by-adriana-trigiani/) - Jess has always done what her family expected of her without complaint. But when her beloved Uncle Louie dies suddenly, she has the opportunity to leave her New Jersey home for an extended stay near her family's ancestral home in Carrara, Italy. While there, Jess gets to explore what she really wants and decide for
- [Review: Lissa Loves Bugs by Tracy Blom](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/08/review-lissa-loves-bugs-by-tracy-blom/) - When Lissa looks through a magnifying glass she found in the attic of her home, she discovers something wondrous: anything she points it at reveals facts and hidden messages. Those messages lead her to the family garden and the woods beyond, where the plants and soil are distressed. With the help of her friends—Wren, Luna,
- [Review: So Over Sharing by Elissa Brent Weissman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/07/review-so-over-sharing-by-elissa-brent-weissman/) - Willow and Hadley bond over shared frustration that their moms, both influencers on social media, seem to care more about their followers than what's best for their children. They are constantly being asked to pose for the camera or capture what should be a private moment for an audience. There are perks, of course, in
- [Review: Biology Lessons by Melissa Kantor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/07/review-biology-lessons-by-melissa-kantor/) - Grace is chosen to tutor Jack, a star on their high school's baseball team, in AP Biology. Over the weeks they become more and more attracted to each other until one day they have sex. Soon after, Jack breaks up with Grace to get back together with his old girlfriend. At the same time, Grace
- [Review: The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/06/review-the-marthas-vineyard-beach-and-book-club-by-martha-hall-kelly/) - It's 1942, and everything is about to change for the Smith family on Martha's Vineyard. Brother Tom is off to war, leaving sisters Cadence and Briar to look after their farm and their grandmother. He also leaves behind Bess, an almost fiancée who loves him and her adopted family. The island is also going through
- [Review: Fantastic Flora by Ann McCallum Staats](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/06/review-fantastic-flora-by-ann-mccallum-staats/) - Most times we leave our homes, we encounter plants of some kind. Flowers, shrubs, and trees are present even in urban environments. But few of us think about how these plants grow and attract pollinators and reproduce in a continuous cycle. And things that are prickly and smelly get even less of our attention, unless
- [Review: Kaua'i Storm by Tori Eldridge](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/06/review-kauai-storm-by-tori-eldridge/) - When Makalani returns to family's home on the island of Kaua'i for her grandmother's birthday, little does she know that she has a mystery to solve: two of her cousins are missing and no one seems concerned except her. As a national park ranger in Oregon, she's used to keeping the peace among a lot
- [Review: Wolf Girl Into the Wild by Ahn Do](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/05/review-wolf-girl-into-the-wild-by-ahn-do/) - An unknown threat forces Gwen and her family and everyone she knows to flee. Packing bare essentials, they set out in their car, and so does everyone else from their town. When the threat catches up to them, they set out on foot. Gwen's parents tell her to run as fast as she can towards
- [Review: Spelling It Out by Margaret Finnegan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/05/review-spelling-it-out-by-margaret-finnegan/) - Ben Bellini gets the Spelling Bee bug when he becomes his school's champ and advances to regionals. That's where he finds out that people take the competitions seriously, and most contestants study for them. Ben's friends don't really get his newfound interest, which makes him unsure if he wants to pursue it. That is, until
- [Ann McCallum Staats: The Enticing Spice of Kidlit Nonfiction](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/04/ann-mccallum-staats-the-enticing-spice-of-kidlit-nonfiction/) - Intro to guest post: My two daughters found very different approaches to a love of reading when they were young. One loved fiction, mostly fantasy and historical, particularly if it made her laugh. The other gravitated to nonfiction. Stories about real animals and nature and how things work were interesting to her, and they also
- [Review: When Stars Align by Melissa de la Cruz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/05/review-when-stars-align-by-melissa-de-la-cruz/) - Miranda, Germaine, and Sicily met as teens on the set of a popular kids show. They basked in the attention they received, though their outward success and wild times captured by paparazzi hid the challenges they went through in their private lives. As they aged their troubles only grew. Miranda struggled with alcohol, drugs, and
- [Review: Maybe Just Ask Me! by Katie Mazeika](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/04/review-maybe-just-ask-me-by-katie-mazeika/) - It's not unusual for kids (or adults) to not know what to say when they meet someone with an obvious disability. Author Katie Mazeika wants to change that with her picture book, Maybe Just Ask Me! The story follows Mazie, a new girl at school who wears an eye patch and a head scarf. When
- [Review: Something Like Fate by Amy Lea](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/03/review-something-like-fate-by-amy-lea/) - Loren, known as Lo, comes from a long line of psychic women who have visions of their soulmates before they meet. Her own mom died when she was young, and she's never had a vision of her own until her freshman year of college. The image she sees confirms for her that she'll meet her
- [Review: Girls to the Front by Nina Mata](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/02/review-girls-to-the-front-by-nina-mata/) - As a Filipina American girl, Nina Mata did not know much about Asian American women who stood out for their actions. As an author and illustrator, she has set out to provide such a guide for her daughter and the current generation of girls with Girls to the Front: 40 Asian American Women Who Blazed
- [Review: Alpacas Here, Alpacas There](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/02/review-alpacas-here-alpacas-there/) - Who doesn't love alpacas? The cute animals with big eyes, long necks, and fluffy bodies attract attention whether seen in fields or farms. And of course, their wool keeps people warm when used to make things like sweaters, ponchos, gloves, and socks. Alpacas Here, Alpacas There, a picture book written by Carrie Tillotson, lets kids
- [Review: Getting Ready For Valentine's Day](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/01/review-getting-ready-for-valentines-day/) - It's the day before Valentine's day, and Kai is making cards for his friends and family. Paper and crayons and glue and scissors are spread across the table, and his mom and dad and baby sister help. He's excited for the party the next day at school and is even happier when he finds out
- [Review: I Am A Space Tiger by Jarod Rosello](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2025/01/review-i-am-a-space-tiger-by-jarod-rosello/) - When Hugo realizes it's his Mami's birthday, he decides to get her something special. He knows she likes all kinds of rocks, so he sets off on an adventure with his pet dino. The two embark on an outer space adventure that still has them home in time to celebrate. I Am A Space Tiger
- [Review: The Firelight Apprentice by Bree Paulsen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/11/review-the-firelight-apprentice-by-bree-paulsen/) - Safi has strong magic, but she needs a mentor to learn how to use it. Her father and older sister know they can't afford to pay someone to teach her, so they hope to find her an apprenticeship with an experienced practitioner. When traveling magicians arrive in their city to perform, they see Safi's potential
- [Pip Drysdale Gives Insight About Her New Book: The Close-UP](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/12/pip-drysdale-gives-insight-about-her-new-book-the-close-up/) - Pip Drysdale’s global upbringing (she grew up in Africa, Canada, and Australia and became an adult in New York and London) gives an international flair to her novels of psychological suspense. Her previous books—The Sunday Girl, The Strangers We Know, The Paris Affair, and The Next Girl—have all been international bestsellers, propelling Australia’s Stellar magazineto
- [Review: Drop Dead Sisters by Amelia Diane Coombs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/11/review-drop-dead-sisters-by-amelia-diane-coombs/) - Remi Finch hates spending time with family. She particularly doesn't get along with her two older sisters. But when her parents anniversary requires a mandatory appearance at a camping weekend, Remi knows she has to make the best of it. When an uninvited guest turns up dead and Remi is set to take the blame,
- [Review: Still There Was Bread by Lisl H. Detlefsen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/10/review-still-there-was-bread-by-lisl-h-detlefsen/) - In Still There Was Bread, a picture book written by Lisl H. Detlefsen and illustrated by David Soman, a young boy learns to bake bread from his grandma. The story is seemingly simple, yet it feels as warm and comforting as the smell of rolls fresh from the oven. The boy is excited when his
- [Review: Bounce! by Sarah Albee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/10/review-bounce-by-sarah-albee/) - Rubber is used to make many things we use every day, including balls, and bicycle wheels, and the soles of shoes. Rubber shows up in so many products it's hard to imagine a time in history when it didn't exist. Bounce: A Scientific History of Rubber by Sarah Albee talks about that history and how
- [Review: Dead Below Deck by Jan Gangsei](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/11/review-dead-below-deck-by-jan-gangsei/) - Dead Below Deck by Jan Gangsei is a great young adult mystery that will keep readers guessing until the end. It starts with what seems like a straightforward crime. Maggie is seen in video pushing Giselle from the railing of a luxury yacht into the open ocean. The two are about to graduate from a
- [Review: Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood by Robert Beatty](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/10/review-sylvia-doe-and-the-100-year-flood-by-robert-beatty/) - Sylvia Doe doesn't know where she came from or who her parents were. All she knows is she would rather stay at the Highground Home for Children, where she can tend horses and be surrounded by nature, than live in a foster home in the city. So she keeps running away from new placements to
- [Review: As Edward Imagined by Matthew Burgess & Marc Majewski](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/09/review-as-edward-imagined-by-matthew-burgess-marc-majewski/) - During his life Edward Gorey was the artist for many children's books written by other authors. He also wrote and illustrated his own. He won awards designing costumes for plays, but he preferred to spend most of his time quietly at home snuggling up to his cats. It's appropriate then, for children to read a
- [Review: How To Be A Super Awesome Artist by Henry Carroll & Rose Blake](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/09/review-how-to-be-a-super-awesome-artist-by-henry-carroll-rose-blake/) - Sometimes all you need to create art is a little bit of inspiration and some straightforward instruction on getting started. That's what budding artists and their parents will find in How To Be A Super Awesome Artist: 20 Art Projects Inspired By The Masters by Henry Carroll & Rose Blake. Using well-known artists as examples,
- [Review: PetWizards by Kirk Scroggs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/08/review-petwizards-by-kirk-scroggs/) - Finch Eaglehawk is a petwizard, a human who can control animals. Petwizards have existed for centuries, but they're supposed to be discreet, so no one knows about their special powers. But when the middle school musical is in jeopardy, and Finch's crush Ken Chu needs help, Finch promises to provide a flock of seagulls for
- [Review: Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/08/review-death-at-morning-house-by-maureen-johnson/) - Marlowe Wexler had an epic first date with her long-time crush Akilah. But it ended badly when Marlow lit a candle to set a mood and accidentally burned down a family friend's summer cottage. She ends up taking a job at Morning House, an historic home on an island in the St. Lawrence River to
- [Review: Nina Peanut by Sarah Bowie](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/08/review-nina-peanut-by-sarah-bowie/) - Nina Peanut loves making videos that involve potatoes and bananas and tips on how not to step in dog poop. She posts her videos online, where she has two people following her: her best friend Brian and her grandma. Megan also posts videos online. Mostly about her super-cute pup doing tricks. Megan is popular, with
- [Review: The Owl Prowl Mystery by Diana Renn](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/08/review-the-owl-prowl-mystery-by-diana-renn/) - Miles really cares about the wildlife that lives around his home. He lives next to a wooded area and wildlife refuge that suddenly gets lots of attention for the owls spotted there. But when people flock to the area to get a sighting, they sometimes act in ways that stress the owls and can put
- [Review: Invisible Isabel by Sally J. Pla](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/07/review-invisible-isabel-by-sally-j-pla/) - Isabel Beane lives in a house that's hardly ever quiet. With five siblings and parents on the go, there's always some hullabaloo. If anyone in her family stayed still long enough, she might tell them about the worry moths that flutter inside her, or the way the new girl at school has been mean to
- [Review: The Cookie Crumbles by Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/07/review-the-cookie-crumbles-by-tracy-badua-alechia-dow/) - Laila and Lucy are best friends intent on going to Sunderland Academy, an exclusive boarding school high school where Laila hoped to hone her baking skills and Lucy planned to learn more about investigative journalism. When a cookie baking competition comes up, it offers them both what they want: scholarships that will let their families
- [Review: Alterations by Ray Xu](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/06/review-alterations-by-ray-xu/) - Life is complicated for Kevin Lee. His single-mother mom always needs help at her alterations shop. His older sister is interested in life without her younger brother in tow. And his grandmother, recently arrived from China to live with his family, embarrasses him with her lack of English and strange ways. Kevin also struggles to
- [Review: Else B. In The Sea by Jeanne Walker Harvey](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/06/review-else-b-in-the-sea-by-jeanne-walker-harvey/) - Else Bostelman was an artist who helped people understand what deep-sea creatures looked like by painting them underwater. The time was the 1930s, and world-renowned scientist William Beebe explored the waters off Bermuda, in the Atlantic Ocean. He hired Else to capture the images of things he discovered. Her adventures are told in a picture
- [Review: Spy Ring by Sarah Beth Durst](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/06/review-spy-ring-by-sarah-beth-durst/) - Rachel and Joon are best friends out to solve a mystery: Did Anna Smith Strong, a purported spy during the Revolutionary War, leave clues to a treasure? If so, how can two kids figure out clues from more than two centuries ago? Spy Ring, by Sarah Beth Durst follows the two on an adventure of
- [Review: Castles and Ruins by Rue Matthiessen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/07/review-castles-and-ruins-by-rue-matthiessen/) - When Rue Matthiessen was eight, her family spent a summer in Ireland in an idyllic setting near the ruin of a castle. Her parents were going through a difficult period, but Rue remembers that time as a reprieve from the stresses causing a rift. Her parents, author Deborah Love and famed naturalist and writer Peter
- [Review: Sorry For The Inconvenience by Farah Naz Rishi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/07/review-sorry-for-the-inconvenience-by-farah-naz-rishi/) - When Farah Naz Rishi met Stephen while working on a class project in college, the last thing she thought is that they would become best friends and ultimately marry. For one thing, her first impression was that he was sloppy and inconsiderate. For another, she knew as a non-Muslim he would never be acceptable to
- [Review: The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise by Robert Norris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/06/review-the-good-lord-willing-and-the-creek-dont-rise-by-robert-norris/) - While Robert Norris was growing up, his mother, Kay, set an example for him as an independent thinker. At a time when divorce was uncommon and looked down on, she got divorced. She stood up to the priest who refused her communion after she remarried. She worked hard throughout her life and wasn't prone to
- [Review: The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants by Philip Bunting](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/05/review-the-wonderful-wisdom-of-ants-by-philip-bunting/) - Did you know that if all the ants in the world were put on a scale they roughly would equal the weight of all the humans? Or that weaver ants can hang on to one another to build living bridges? Those are just two of the cleverly presented facts in The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants
- [Ruth Behar on Writing About Mothers and Daughters](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/04/ruth-behar-on-writing-about-mothers-and-daughters/) - Today I'm featuring a guest post by author Ruth Behar, whose books feature complicated mother-daughter relationships. Read on at the end of her post for more info about the author and her books. Relationships between mothers and daughters are always at the heart of my stories. In my first middle-grade novel, Lucky Broken Girl, which
- [Review: The Wildcat Behind Glass by Alki Zei](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/05/review-the-wildcat-behind-glass-by-alki-zei/) - Fascism was gaining ground in Greece in the 1930s, but young Melia and her sister Myrto are more concerned about visiting their summer home by the seaside, where they run free with friends and don't have to worry about school lessons. The politics of the day intrude anyway, and they soon learn that their beloved
- [Review: Sunny Parker Is Here To Stay by Margaret Finnegan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/04/review-sunny-parker-is-here-to-stay-by-margaret-finnegan/) - Sunny Parker does her best to live up to her name, bringing the sunshine into the lives of her dad and her best friends. But she sometimes finds it hard to find the bright spots in the goings on in her community. Like when protests erupt over converting an old school into affordable housing or
- [Robert Norris On How His Mother Influenced His Love of Stories](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/04/robert-norris-on-how-his-mother-influenced-his-love-of-stories/) - Today I'm featuring a guest post by Robert Norris, author of a memoir that is also a tribute to his mother called, The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise: Pentimento Memories of Mom and Me. Here he talks about how she fostered in him a love of stories. Read on to the end
- [Review: Lola Meets the Bees by Anna McQuinn](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/04/review-lola-meets-the-bees-by-anna-mcquinn/) - Lola Meets the Bees by Anna McQuinn is a cute picture book that teaches little ones about honeybees. It starts when Lola visits her mom's friend Zora, who keeps bees on the rooftop of her home in the city. She sees bees flitting from flower to flower, spreading pollen as they go. Lola learns that
- [Review: Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep At Night?](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/04/review-where-do-ocean-creatures-sleep-at-night/) - Curious children want to know: What happens to things that live in the ocean when its time to sleep? A picture book by Steven J. Simmons and Clifford R. Simmons satisfies that curiosity in their book, Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep At Night? The book covers some widely recognized sea life, like stingrays, which burrow
- [Review: You Are a Little Seed by Sook-Hee Choi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/03/review-you-are-a-little-seed-by-sook-hee-choi/) - If you're looking for a sweet picture book with tender drawings that capture the joy of life beginning, look no further than You Are a Little Seed. Written and illustrated by Sook-Hee Choi, the book shows different types of seeds and the flowers they grow into. Some seeds are light and fluffy and blow in
- [Review: All About Color by Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/03/review-all-about-color-by-elizabeth-rusch-elizabeth-goss/) - All About Color, a picture book by Elizabeth Rusch and Elizabeth Goss, opens with a surprise fact: Color doesn't exist. We only see blue skies and green grass and yellow flowers because light sends messages to our brain. The illustrations are also unexpected, as they show people with green or purple skin and things in
- [Review: The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna Miles](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/02/review-the-fall-of-the-house-of-tatterly-by-shanna-miles/) - Theo Tatterly has a special gift. He can see ghosts and help them peacefully transition to the next world. He comes from a long line of people with magical abilities and both the living and the dead reside in the ancestral home in South Carolina. Theo, as the last male in the line, is the
- [Review: The Princess Protection Program by Alex London](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/02/review-the-princess-protection-program-by-alex-london/) - When Rosamund is woken with a kiss after being asleep for 100 years, her first instinct is to flee. With her prince in pursuit she opens a door and steps from her story into the protected haven of Home Educational Academy, where princesses find refuge from their fairy tales. The young women (and one prince)
- [Interview With Kristen Simmons, author of The Glass Arrow](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/interview-with-kristen-simmons-author-of-the-glass-arrow/) - Interview With Kristen Simmons, author of The Glass Arrow
- [Our Story Book Review: Fatima Al-Fihri](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/02/our-story-book-review-fatima-al-fihri/) - Our Story books seek to shine a light on historical figures who accomplished great things. Fatima Al-Fihri is one of those. In 859 CE she established what has become the world's oldest university in the city of Fes, Morrocco. Born in Tunisia, Fatima was the daughter of a wealthy merchant who migrated with his family
- [Review: Yumbo Gumbo by Keila V. Dawson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/02/review-yumbo-gumbo-by-keila-v-dawson/) - Annabelle is excited to go to her grandparents' house and learn to cook gumbo, one of her favorite things to eat. But when they get to Mami and Papi's, no one can agree on what kind of gumbo to cook. Some want okra, some want chicken. They vote to decide but come out with an
- [Review: My University of the World by Neill McKee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2024/01/review-my-university-of-the-world-by-neill-mckee/) - Today I'm taking part in a blog tour through Wow! Women on Writing for Neill McKee's book, My University of the World: Adventures of an International Film & Media Maker. For other stops on the tour, check out the complete list following my review. As a young man, Neill McKee volunteered to be a high
- [Review: The Zoo-Choo Train by K.B. Otto](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/11/review-the-zoo-choo-train-by-k-b-otto/) - The Zoo-Choo train is bringing sleepy animals back to their homes after a long day at play. There's a lion and giraffes, hippos and zebras. But where are the penguins? Only one of five shows up. So the engineer backtracks to all the other stops he's made until they're all accounted for. The Zoo-Choo Train
- [Review: Meet Claude Monet](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/11/review-meet-claude-monet/) - Books that highlight famous people of the past are great for introducing children to all kinds of concepts. Meet Claude Monet, part of the Meet the Artist picture book series, helps budding artists learn how Monet used broad brushstrokes to create the illusion of detail. The illustrations highlight small pieces of famous paintings on one
- [Review: I'm Trying to Love Germs by Bethany Barton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/12/review-im-trying-to-love-germs-by-bethany-barton/) - Germs are everywhere. And when most of us think of them, we think of bad germs. Like the ones that cause us to feel nauseated, or have diarrhea, or get a cold. But there are also good germs that help us stay healthy. Bethany's Barton's cute and fun picture book, I'm Trying to Love Germs,
- [Review: Too Many Interesting Things Are Happening to Ethan Fairmont](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/11/review-too-many-interesting-things-are-happening-to-ethan-fairmont/) - When we last saw young inventor Ethan Fairmont and his friends, they were finishing up a summer of adventure and surprises. They had helped an alien friend, brought people in their neighborhood together, and set up a space where kids could gather to create things. Now, with school starting again, Ethan faces new challenges, both
- [Review: Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/10/review-woke-up-like-this-by-amy-lea/) - It's the end of her senior year and all that stands in the way of Char meeting all the goals on her checklist is her nemesis, Renner. The two have been at odds ever since he stood her up for homecoming in their freshman year. With prom just days away, she's determined not to let
- [Review—Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/10/review-kin-rooted-in-hope-by-carole-boston-weatherford/) - In her book Kin: Rooted in Hope, award-winning children's author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford takes a family roots story and turns it into the wider tale of American slavery. Through research, Weatherford discovered that her ancestors fought in the American Revolution and were enslaved alongside Frederick Douglass. They also fought in the Civil War
- [Author Carole Boston Weatherford on Kin: Rooted in Hope](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/10/author-carole-boston-weatherford-on-kin-rooted-in-hope/) - Award-winning children's author Carole Boston Weatherford and her illustrator son Jeffrey, worked together to create Kin: Rooted in Hope. An illustrated book of poems for young readers, Kin draws on their personal family history to humanize their enslaved ancestors and their struggles as well as their triumphs. In this post, Carole talks about the book
- [Review: She's a Mensch! by Rachelle Burk & Alana Barouch](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/09/review-shes-a-mensch-by-rachelle-burk-alana-barouch/) - Mensch is a Yiddish word that refers to someone who has integrity, and whom others consider to be good, possibly a role model. Authors Rachelle Burk and Alana Barouch, a mother-daughter team, have highlighted several Jewish women through history who fall into this category in their picture book, She's a Mensch! The book features highlights
- [Review: The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair by K. H. Saxton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/10/review-the-aa-detective-agency-the-fairfleet-affair-by-k-h-saxton/) - Young readers who love mysteries similar to The Westing Game, will love K. H. Saxton's The A & A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair. In the story, Alex Foster and Asha Singh are not only friends, they also have a budding detective agency. They even have a headquarters in a tree house in front of
- [Review: Graveyard Girls Scream for the Camera by Lisi Harrison & Daniel Kraus](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/10/review-graveyard-girls-scream-for-the-camera-by-lisi-harrison-daniel-kraus/) - When we last saw the Graveyard Girls, Whisper, Sophie, Gemma, and their friend Zuzu, they had just found out that someone stole Silas Hoke's body. In the next installment in the series, Graveyard Girls: Scream for the Camera by Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus, they are on a quest to find out who did it.
- [Review: Quest Kids and the Dark Prophecy of Doug](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/09/review-quest-kids-and-the-dark-prophecy-of-doug/) - The lovable troupe of adventure seekers from Quest Kids and the Dragon Pants of Gold continue their search for Ned's parents in Quest Kids and the Dark Prophecy of Doug. Six months after Ned, Terra, Gil, Boulder, and Ash found a creative way to save a village from a dragon, they find a clue from
- [Book Review: Hello Trees by Nina Chakrabarti](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/09/book-review-hello-trees-by-nina-chakrabarti/) - Hello Trees: A Little Guide to Nature by Nina Chakrabarti is a great little book for children about something we see every day but probably don't give much thought to. This small-format pocket guide is handy enough to take out to the park, a stroll in the woods, or just an amble about the neighborhood.
- [Book Review: Mascot by Charles Waters & Traci Sorell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/09/book-review-mascot-by-charles-waters-traci-sorell/) - What happens when students of a public school see the sports mascot as racist and others see it as a tradition to be upheld? That's the question asked in the middle grade novel Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell. Told in verse from the viewpoint of six eighth-grade students and their teacher in an
- [Review: Bees Are Our Friends by Toni D'Alia & Alice Lindstrom](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/09/review-bees-are-our-friends-by-toni-dalia-alice-lindstrom/) - Bees are so important for pollinating the food we eat and the flowers we love to smell, as well as for so many other reasons. Bees Are Our Friends, a picture book by Toni D'Alia and Alice Lindstrom, introduces young readers to the work bees do and helps them to see how bees benefit the
- [Book Review: Draw This! by Marion Deuchars](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/08/book-review-draw-this-by-marion-deuchars/) - Draw This! Art Activities to Unlock the Imagination by artist Marion Deuchars, is a small book designed to help budding artists tap into their creativity and make some art. Known for her Let's Make Some Great Art series, Deuchars helps make the process of turning simple lines and squiggles into animals, insects, and other creatures
- [Review: Night Owl Night by Susan Edwards Richmond](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/08/review-night-owl-night-by-susan-edwards-richmond/) - Sova's mom is a scientist who studies owls. During migration time, she works at night, catching and banding saw-whet owls before sending them on their way. Sova wants to go with her, but she must be patient and wait until she's older. When the night finally comes for Sova to go into the forest with
- [Review: Hands-On Science: Matter by Lola M. Schaefer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/07/review-hands-on-science-matter-by-lola-m-schaefer/) - Hands-On Science: Matter is a great combination of fun and educational.
- [Review: The Case of the Missing Tarts by Christee Curran-Bauer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/08/review-the-case-of-the-missing-tarts-by-christee-curran-bauer/) - The Pigeon Private Detectives have a new case: someone stole a plate of tarts from the precinct. Crumbs and clues are dropped all over the office, and they'll have to investigate them closely to find the culprit. Book One of the Pigeon Private Detectives series, The Case of the Missing Tarts, finds the three sleuths
- [Review: Schonzzer & Tatertoes Take a Hike!](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/07/review-schonzzer-tatertoes-take-a-hike/) - Schnozzer & Tatertoes are two pup buddies who decide to set off on an adventure to find Tatertoes's mother. They know the name of the farm where he was born, and they have a map. But they lose the map and must rely on getting directions from characters they meet along the way. In Schnozzer
- [Book Review: Graceland by Nancy Crochiere](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/06/book-review-graceland-by-nancy-crochiere/) - A grandmother's dying wish to see Graceland one more time. Her pink-haired teen granddaughter driving her there from New York in an old Volkswagen. Her daughter protecting a long-buried secret, trying to prevent them from reaching their destination. A cross-dressing cousin traveling with the daughter through the south. What could go wrong? In Nancy Crochiere's
- [Excerpt from Leaving, a Book by Kanchan Bhaskar](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2023/05/excerpt-from-leaving-a-book-by-kanchan-bhaskar/) - Note from MotherDaughterBookClub.com: While I didn't have the opportunity to review the following book, I wanted to make readers aware of it, so I worked with the author on an excerpt. Read on to learn more. The following is an excerpt from Leaving: How I Set Myself Free from an Abusive Marriage by Kanchan Bhaskar.
- [Melissa Face and I Love You More Than Coffee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/10/melissa-face-and-i-love-you-more-than-coffee/) - Mellisa Face's essay collection, I Love You More Than Coffee, seeks to capture the conflicting emotions parents often feel: anticipation, joy, fear, guilt, and worry. Written for both new and seasoned parents, the stories are heartfelt and humorous. Here is an excerpt from her title essay. For more information about the author or her book,
- [Book Review: Why Longfellow Lied by Jeff Lantos](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2021/09/book-review-why-longfellow-lied-by-jeff-lantos/) - The story of Paul Revere's ride to warn the countryside about British troops is well known lore. Especially about how this patriot waited for the lanterns to shine in the belfry tower, one if by land, two if by sea, before he started his journey. But what if the facts don't match up to the
- [Book Review: Big Wishes for Little Feat by Cheryl Osten](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/10/book-review-big-wishes-for-little-feat-by-cheryl-osten/) - Big Wishes for Little Feat is part reality/part fantasy, and it's focus on wishing for dreams to come true makes it a great bedtime read.
- [Book Review: Family in Six Tones by Lan Cao and Harlan Margaret Van Cao](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/10/book-review-family-in-six-tones-by-lan-cao-and-harlan-margaret-van-cao/) - For teen and adult mothers and daughters, Family in Six Tones can provide a good jumping-off place for discussions about their own relationships.
- [Book Review: Jayla Jumps In by Joy Jones](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/09/book-review-jayla-jumps-in-by-joy-jones/) - This energetic story will have readers wanting to learn Double Dutch and convince people they know to try it, too. I recommend Jit for readers aged 9 to 12.
- [Book Review: The True Story of Zippy Chippy by Artie Bennett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/09/book-review-the-true-story-of-zippy-chippy-by-artie-bennett/) - The True Story of Zippy Chippy is a feel-good book with illustrations by Dave Szalay that will make you laugh and a story that will have you cheering out loud.
- [Book Review: The Places We Sleep by Caroline Brooks DuBois](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/09/book-review-the-places-we-sleep-by-caroline-brooks-dubois/) - The Places We Sleep by Caroline Brooks DuBois is a coming-of-age story about a girl trying to find her voice.
- [Book Review: Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/07/book-review-batman-tales-once-upon-a-crime-by-derek-fridolfs-and-dustin-nguyen/) - Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime is lots of fun and readers will be drawn back to the stories to reread again and again.
- [Book Review: Stealing Mt. Rushmore by Daphne Kalmar](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/08/book-review-stealing-mt-rushmore-by-daphne-kalmar/) - Stealing Mt. Rushmore highlights a family in crises, resilience, friendship, and personal empowerment in a compelling coming-of-age story.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Dan Unmasked by Chris Negron](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/07/book-review-and-giveaway-dan-unmasked-by-chris-negron/) - Dan Unmasked by Chris Negron is a book about friendship, baseball, comic books, complicated family relationships, and so much more
- [Book Review: Dana Digs In by Laura Pederson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/07/book-review-dana-digs-in-by-laura-pederson/) - Dana Digs In is inspiration for young gardeners. Parents and their kids can make a plan to grow something yummy for themselves.
- [Book Review: Batman Overdrive by Shea Fontana](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/07/book-review-batman-overdrive-by-shea-fontana/) - The graphic novel format brings the action to life and keeps the story moving at a fast pace.
- [Book Review: AntiHero by Kate Karyus Quinn & Demitra Lunetta](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/06/book-review-antihero-by-kate-karyus-quinn-demitra-lunetta/) - Antihero is fun and fast paced and great for readers aged 8 to 12.
- [Interview With Dr. Rachel Kowert, Author of Pragmatic princess: 26 Superb Stories of Self Suffiency](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/05/interview-with-dr-rachel-kowert-author-of-pragmatic-princess-26-superb-stories-of-self-suffiency/) - Inspired by her frustration as a mother seeking books with female leads who weren’t superheroes or male-companion dependent, Dr. Rachel Kowert wrote a children's book with tales of empowerment and self-reliance.
- [Book Review: Misadventures of a Magician's Son by Laurie Smollett Kutscera](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/05/book-review-misadventures-of-a-magicians-son-by-laurie-smollett-kutscera/) - Misadventures of a Magician's Son by Laurie Smollett Kutscera is a story that delves into issues of grief, friendship, self-confidence, and more
- [Book Review: We Could Be Heroes by Margaret Finnegan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/03/book-review-we-could-be-heroes-by-margaret-finnegan/) - We Could Be Heroes by Margaret Finnegan is a sweet story about two kids who think of themselves as misfits.
- [Book Review: Zatanna and the House of Secrets](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/02/book-review-zatanna-and-the-house-of-secrets/) - Zatanna and the House of Secrets by Matthew Cody and Yoshi Yoshitani is a graphic novel full of twists and turns and adventure.
- [Book Review: The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/03/book-review-the-stars-we-steal-by-alexa-donne/) - The Stars We Steal is fun to read and will keep readers entertained until the last page. The story is like a futuristic adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion.
- [Book Review: Gloom Town by Ronald L. Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/03/book-review-gloom-town-by-ronald-l-smith/) - Gloom Town by Ronald L. Smith is a mystery with a delightful touch of creepiness.
- [Book Review: Cursed by Thomas Wheeler and Frank Miller](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/10/book-review-cursed-by-thomas-wheeler-and-frank-miller/) - Cursed is sure to delight readers who love action, adventure, and imaginative takes on well-known myths, but don't mind a bit of carnage.
- [Book Review: The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid by Kirk Scroggs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/10/book-review-the-secret-spiral-of-swamp-kid-by-kirk-scroggs/) - The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid introduces a fun and funny middle-school superhero whose special powers tend toward the vegetable side of nature.
- [Book Review: Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/02/book-review-diana-princess-of-the-amazons-by-shannon-hale-and-dean-hale/) - Diana: Princess of the Amazons is a graphic novel that imagines what life would be like for an energetic & playful young Amazon who is also lonely for a friend.
- [Book Review: Green Lantern Legacy by Minh Lê and Andie Tong](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/02/book-review-green-lantern-legacy-by-minh-le-and-andie-tong/) - Green Lantern Legacy is a fun read full of action; I recommend it for ages 9 to 13.
- [Book Review: Up on Bob by Mary Sullivan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/02/book-review-up-on-bob-by-mary-sullivan/) - Anyone with a cat or dog or both or none will fall in love with this cute duo in Up on Bob.
- [Book Review: A Girl, A Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon by Karen Romano Young](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2020/01/book-review-a-girl-a-raccoon-and-the-midnight-moon-by-karen-romano-young/) - A Girl, A Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon is for anyone who loves to read, loves to visit libraries, and believes in the power of community action.
- [Book Giveaway & Review: This Book Is Gray by Lindsay Ward](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/12/book-giveaway-review-this-book-is-gray-by-lindsay-ward/) - This Book Is Gray by Lindsay Ward introduces children to concepts about color while also telling a great story about inclusiveness and diversity.
- [Book Review: The Grossest Picture Book Ever by Derek Taylor Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/12/book-review-the-grossest-picture-book-ever-by-derek-taylor-kent/) - Kids will love the story, and indulging parents will learn to like it too, when they get to laugh with their kids while reading it out loud.
- [Book Review: Black Canary: Ignite by Meg Cabot](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/11/book-review-black-canary-ignite-by-meg-cabot/) - Black Canary: Ignite is fast-paced with lots of action. Dinah is a winning character sure to be a hit with readers aged 9 to 13.
- [Book Review: The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/11/book-review-the-disaster-days-by-rebecca-behrens/) - The Disaster Days by Rebecca Behrens is part interesting story, part primer on how to be prepared in the event of a major emergency.
- [Book Review: Ten to Zen by Owen O'Kane](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/10/book-review-ten-to-zen-by-owen-okane/) - Based on my experience, I recommend Ten to Zen as a way to get into meditation and make it a part of daily life.
- [Book Review: Little Libraries, Big Heroes by Miranda Paul](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/09/book-review-little-libraries-big-heroes-by-miranda-paul/) - Little Libraries, Big Heroes is a great read-aloud for parents of young children, and it can inspire kids to read more as well as spread the love of reading.
- [Book Review: Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya pasternack](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/09/book-review-anya-and-the-dragon-by-sofiya-pasternack/) - Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack is cute and funny while leading young readers on an adventure that includes a dragon and other magical creatures.
- [Book Review: Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/09/book-review-emmy-in-the-key-of-code-by-aimee-lucido/) - Emmy in the Key of Code is a great introduction to coding for kids who are unfamiliar with it as well as those who already like it.
- [Book Review: Most of the Better Natural Things in the World by Dave Eggers and Angel Chang](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/11/book-review-most-of-the-better-natural-things-in-the-world-by-dave-eggers-and-angel-chang/) - The whole effect makes a sweet story that parents will appreciate while they help their children learn about the natural world.
- [Book Review: The Paris Project by Donna Gephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/10/book-review-the-paris-project-by-donna-gephart/) - The Paris Project is a great way to start a conversation about friendship, trust in the face of betrayal, communicating honestly, and more.
- [Book Review: Insect Superpowers by Kate Messner](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/11/book-review-insect-superpowers-by-kate-messner/) - Insect Superpowers: 18 Real Bugs That Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! by Kate Messner is a great book to feed any kid's budding interest in science.
- [Book Review: A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/09/book-review-a-stone-sat-still-by-brendan-wenzel/) - Fans of Wenzel's They All Saw a Cat will love this story that encourages deep thinking about something as simple as a rock that doesn't move.
- [Book Review & Giveaway: Dear Justice League by Michael Northrup](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/08/book-review-giveaway-dear-justice-league-by-michael-northrup/) - Superheroes have issues online, such as spending too much time checking emails or getting distracted from their chores, are sure to resonate with young readers.
- [Book Review: Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/book-review-tiger-boy-by-mitali-perkins/) - Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins offers a glimpse into village life in the Sunderbans, an area in the delta of the Bay of Bengal that borders India and Bangladesh
- [Book Review: Amanda in Holland by Darlene Foster](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/09/book-review-amanda-in-holland-by-darlene-foster/) - Young readers with a sense of adventure will dive into the story and keep turning pages until the end.
- [Book Review: All in a Drop by Lori Alexander](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/09/book-review-all-in-a-drop-by-lori-alexander/) - All in a Drop combines science and history to make an intriguing book for young readers aged 8 to 11.
- [Book Review: Ghost: A Collection by Illustratus](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/08/book-review-ghost-a-collection-by-illustratus/) - Ghost is great for readers aged 9 to 12 who like stories that are creepy without being too scary.
- [Book Review: The Big Idea Gang: Bee the Change by James Preller](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/08/book-review-the-big-idea-gang-bee-the-change-by-james-preller/) - The Big Idea Gang: Bee the Change by James Preller helps kids figure out how to turn things they are excited about into actions to educate and motivate others.
- [Book Review: Spark by Sarah Beth Durst](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/07/book-review-spark-by-sarah-beth-durst/) - Spark by Sarah Beth Durst lets quiet children know that just because their voice isn't loud, it doesn't mean what they have to say isn't important.
- [Book Review: Mystery Club by Davide Cali and Yannick Robert](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/07/book-review-mystery-club-by-davide-cali-and-yannick-robert/) - Mystery Club: Wild Werewolves and Mummy Mischief by Davide Cali and Yannick Robert is a great graphic novel double mystery for young readers aged 7 to 10.
- [Book Review: The Key from Spain by Debbie Levy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/08/book-review-the-key-from-spain-by-debbie-levy/) - The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music, a picture book by Debbie Levy, introduces young readers to Jagoda and the history of her people.
- [Book Review: Reaching for the Moon by Katherine Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/07/book-review-reaching-for-the-moon-by-katherine-johnson/) - Told with candor in a conversational tone, reading Reaching for the Moon is like sitting down with a friend to hear a fascinating story.
- [Book Review: Serafina and the Seven Stars by Robert Beatty](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/07/book-review-serafina-and-the-seven-stars-by-robert-beatty/) - Serafina and the Seven Stars by Robert Beatty is a page turner in the series about a girl who changes from human to panther, and the boy who bonds with animals.
- [Book Review: An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/06/book-review-an-invisible-thread-by-laura-schroff-and-alex-tresniowski/) - Written by Laura Schroff with assistance from Alex Tesniowski, An Invisible Thread is a powerful story of compassion, acceptance, and unlikely friendship.
- [Book Review: Before They Were Authors by Elizabeth Haidle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/06/book-review-before-they-were-authors-by-elizabeth-haidle/) - Before They Were Authors is great for ages 8 to 11, but can be appreciated by older readers as well.
- [Book Review: Camp by Kayla Miller](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/book-review-camp-by-kayla-miller/) - Camp is a great book for anyone prepping to go to summer camp with or without friends, or for any young reader facing an issue of evolving friendships.
- [Book Review: Out of Place by Jennifer Blecher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/06/book-review-out-of-place-by-jennifer-blecher/) - Out of Place is a great book for any reader and for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 8 to 12.
- [Book Review: We Are the Change](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/book-review-we-are-the-change/) - We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders takes an innovative approach to introducing important figures in the fight for civil rights
- [Book Review: The Giver (Graphic Novel) Adapted by P. Craig Russell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/03/book-review-the-giver-graphic-novel-adapted-by-p-craig-russell/) - This graphic novel adaptation of The Giver is a great edition to keep on your bookshelf to read over and over again.
- [Book Review: Garbage by Donna Latham](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/book-review-garbage-by-donna-latham/) - Garbage has charts, pull-out definitions, activities, and other tidbits of facts to help anyone figure out how to reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle.
- [Book Review: Fly Girls by Keith O'Brien](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/03/book-review-fly-girls-by-keith-obrien/) - O'Brien brings the stories of these trailblazing female aviators to light, revealing the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.
- [Book Review: Herstory by Katherine Halligan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/03/book-review-herstory-by-katherine-halligan/) - Herstory provides inspiration as well as information about influential women and girls throughout history. I recommend it for readers aged 9 and up.
- [Book Review: The Unicorn in the Barn by Jacqueline K. Ogburn](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/book-review-the-unicorn-in-the-barn-by-jacqueline-k-ogburn/) - The Unicorn in the Barn is sure to appeal to sensitive readers and those who like stories about animals and magical beings.
- [Guest Post by Kirstin Cronn-Mills—Music is Always the Thing That Saves Me](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/guest-post-by-kirstin-cronn-mills-music-is-always-the-thing-that-saves-me/) - In this guest post Kirstin Cronn-Mills talks about how music and songs can help all of us get through difficult times.
- [Book Review: Lottie & Walter by Anna Walker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/book-review-lottie-walter-by-anna-walker/) - Lottie and Walter is the kind of picture book that parents will reach for over and over, perhaps for before and after bath time to inspire young imaginations.
- [Banned Books Challenge Readers On a Variety of Issues](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/09/banned-books-challenge-readers-on-a-variety-of-issues/) - Banned Books Week is September 25 through October 1, and this year the spotlight is on diversity.
- [Book Review: El Perro Con Sombrero Meets Los Gatos Con Gelatos by Derek Taylor Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/05/book-review-el-perro-con-sombrero-meets-los-gatos-con-gelatos-by-derek-taylor-kent/) - El Perro con Sombrero meets Los Gatos con Gelatos is a cute bilingual tale told in English and Spanish to help language learners of both types.
- [Book Review: Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/04/book-review-bloodleaf-by-crystal-smith/) - Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith is a captivating adventure that twists and turns throughout the story as it takes readers on a spellbinding journey.
- [Book Review: What Every Girl Should Know by J. Albert Mann](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/04/book-review-what-every-girl-should-know-by-j-albert-mann/) - What Every Girl Should Know: Margaret Sanger's Journey by J. Albert Mann, tells of her early life growing up in a household of more than 12 adults and children.
- [Book Review: Angel Thieves by Kathi Appelt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/04/book-review-angel-thieves-by-kathi-appelt/) - Angel Thieves combines history with the present and a sprinkle of magical realism to create a compelling story that flows as easily as the waters of Buffalo Bayou.
- [Book Review: Raising Humans in a Digital World by Diana Graber](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/02/book-review-raising-humans-in-a-digital-world-by-diana-graber/) - Graber's book provides guidance for parents on setting limits on screen time, delaying social media activity, nurturing relationships on and offline, and more.
- [Book Review: Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/03/book-review-pay-attention-carter-jones-by-gary-d-schmidt/) - Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt is both light-hearted and serious as it tells the story of a boy trying to find his way during a confusing time.
- [Book Review: Invictus by L.L. Holt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/03/book-review-invictus-by-l-l-holt/) - Invictus, by L.L. Holt, provides a glimpse into the life of young Beethoven and the times he grew up in.
- [Book Review: It's Not Hansel and Gretel by Josh Funk](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/03/book-review-its-not-hansel-and-gretel-by-josh-funk/) - In It's Not Hansel and Gretel, writer Josh Funk brings humor to the classic fairy tale, with the children challenging the narrator every step of the way.
- [Book Review: Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/11/book-review-peaceful-fights-for-equal-rights-by-rob-sanders/) - Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights can provide a way into discussions about things children see or hear in the news as well as for talking about family values.
- [Book Review: What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/11/book-review-what-can-a-citizen-do-by-dave-eggers/) - The book can be a great way for parents to talk with their children about what anyone, even children, can do to make a difference.
- [Book Review: From an Idea to Disney by Lowey Bundy Sichol](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/01/book-review-from-an-idea-to-disney-by-lowey-bundy-sichol/) - From an Idea to Disney by Lowey Bundy Sichol is an interesting look at the story behind the Walt Disney Company, starting with the childhood of its founder.
- [Book Review: This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/02/book-review-this-promise-of-change-by-jo-ann-allen-boyce-and-debbie-levy/) - This Promise of Change brings up issues around the integration of schools, what it means to take risks for something you believe in, and so much more.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: First Snow by Nancy Viau](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/12/book-review-first-snow-by-nancy-viau/) - First Snow by Nancy Viau captures the joy of going out to play in the snow.
- [Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case  by Patricia Hruby Powell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/02/loving-vs-virginia-a-documentary-novel-of-the-landmark-civil-rights-case-by-patricia-hruby-powell/) - Patricia Hruby Powell talks about the landmark case of Loving vs. Virginia, and her decision to tell the story in verse.
- [Book Review: Limitless by Leah Tinari](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/02/book-review-limitless-by-leah-tinari/) - Tinari celebrates the vision, uniqueness, and perseverance of 24 remarkable women, and shows that women can be role models.
- [Book Review: I Hate My Cats (A Love Story) by Davide Cali and Anna Pirolli](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/02/book-review-i-hate-my-cats-a-love-story-by-davide-cali-and-anna-pirolli/) - Parents and children will fall in love with these two characters as they relate to the animals in their own lives.
- [Book Review: The Space Race by Matthew Brenden Wood](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-the-space-race-by-matthew-brenden-wood/) - Book Review: The Space Race by Matthew Brenden Wood
- [Book Review: Crow Not Crow by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/12/book-review-crow-not-crow-by-jane-yolen-and-adam-stemple/) - A picture book by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, Crow Not Crow helps young readers understand the role of observance in learning how to identify and name birds.
- [Book Review: Come November by Katrin van Dam](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/12/book-review-come-november-by-katrin-van-dam/) - Come November by Katrin van Dam gives a glimpse of the ramifications when a parent gets drawn in to a kind of cult.
- [Book Review: That Night by Amy Giles](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/12/book-review-that-night-by-amy-giles/) - That Night by Amy Giles looks at tragedy and how it affects the whole family.
- [Book Review: Dry by Clare Liardet](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/11/book-review-dry-by-clare-liardet/) - I found Dry to be a handy-sized book that's easy to use at home or take on vacation. I expect to use it often for years to come.
- [Book Review: Uncharted by Erin Cashman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-uncharted-by-erin-cashman/) - Uncharted by Erin Cashman is full of mystery, intrigue, and a touch of fantasy.
- [Book Review: Monster School by Kate Coombs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-monster-school-by-kate-coombs/) - The collection of poems makes a great book to read at Halloween; it's humorous, and the characters experience a range of activities and emotions.
- [Book Review: Science Comics The Brain by Tory Woollcott](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-science-comics-the-brain-by-tory-woollcott/) - The graphic novel format, along with a story to follow, is a great way to explain a complex topic.
- [Book Review: The House in Poplar Wood by K. E. Ormsbee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-the-house-in-poplar-wood-by-k-e-ormsbee/) - Readers who like inventive tales, a bit of mystery, and stories of friendship and family will find lots to love in The House in Poplar Wood.
- [Book Review: Skylark and Wallcreeper](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-skylark-and-wallcreeper/) - Skylark and Wallcreeper is a tale that show young people fighting for what they believe in, forging friendships and strengthening family relationships.
- [Book Review: Journey of the Pale Bear by Susan Fletcher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-journey-of-the-pale-bear-by-susan-fletcher/) - Journey of the Pale Bear is great for those who like historical fiction, adventure, and stories about bonds between humans and animals.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Bone Soup by Alyssa Satin Capucilli](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-bone-soup-by-alyssa-satin-capucilli/) - Bone Soup would be a fun book to bring out every October to be read as a lead-in to Halloween.
- [Book Review: My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/09/book-review-my-real-name-is-hanna-by-tara-lynn-masih/) - My Real Name Is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih is a tale of resilience in the face of hardship, familial love and tenacity, and triumph of the human spirit.
- [Book Review: Flawed by Andrea Dorfman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/10/book-review-flawed-by-andrea-dorfman/) - Flawed is a reminder that people can't be judged for how they look, what they do, or other outward signs of appearance.
- [Book Review: Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/09/book-review-girls-think-of-everything-by-catherine-thimmesh/) - Girls Think of Everything would make a great mother-daughter book club book, with moms and daughters talking about inventions to make the world a better place.
- [Book Review: Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/09/book-review-sold-on-a-monday-by-kristina-mcmorris/) - Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris looks at how desperate people can make choices with dire consequences.
- [Book Review: Path to the Stars by Sylvia Acevedo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/09/book-review-path-to-the-stars-by-sylvia-acevedo/) - Acevedo talks about growing up bilingual and poor in New Mexico, and how she earned college degrees, became a rocket scientist, then went on to lead the Girl Scouts.
- [Book Review: Thrilling Thieves by Brianna DuMont](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-thrilling-thieves-by-brianna-dumont/) - It's not common to think of famous people from history as thieves. And yet, in many cases they stole to cement their power, which is why their names are known to us today. Take Elizabeth I of England. She stole gold, silver, and ships from Spain, which had stolen much of its riches from natives
- [Book Review: Ivy + Bean: One Big Happy Family by Annie Barrows + Sophie Blackall](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/09/book-review-ivy-bean-one-big-happy-family-by-annie-barrows-sophie-blackall/) - Ivy + Bean: One Big Happy Family is a funny look at siblings: wanting them, not wanting them, having them, and borrowing them
- [Book Review: Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-everywhere-you-want-to-be-by-christina-june/) - Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June is about facing your fears and learning from your mistakes to become a better person while pursuing your passion.
- [Book Review: The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/09/book-review-the-forest-queen-by-betsy-cornwell/) - The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell is a compelling retelling of the tale of Robin Hood and his band of merry men, with women serving as the main characters.
- [Book Review: Sylvia Long's Big Book for Small Children](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-sylvia-longs-big-book-for-small-children/) - Sylvia Long's Big Book for Small Children is a mash up of classic tales, family recipes, lullabies, and more. It should provide endless fun for little ones.
- [Book Review: Maze Quest by Travis Nichols](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-maze-quest-by-travis-nichols/) - Maze Quest by Travis Nichols is great for kids who love to solve puzzles tied to a story.
- [Book Review: Survivor Diaries: Lost! by Terry Lynn Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-survivor-diaries-lost-by-terry-lynn-johnson/) - Survivor Diaries: Lost! is a great book to help young readers consider what they would do if they ever needed to survive on their own.
- [Book Review: The Confidence Code For Girls by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-the-confidence-code-for-girls-by-katty-kay-claire-shipman/) - Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, authors of the New York Times bestseller The Confidence Code, have created a new book on confidence especially for girls aged 8 to 12. Aimed at reaching girls at a stage in life when they may need confidence boosters, the book is chock full of good advice, helpful exercises, and
- [Book Review: Lincoln in His Own Words, Edited by Milton Meltzer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-lincoln-in-his-own-words-edited-by-milton-meltzer/) - During the course of his public life, Abraham Lincoln left a vast record or speeches and correspondence that give insight into his views on important issues of the day. Lincoln in His Own Words, edited by historian Milton Meltzer, directly reprints select passages to help readers build an understanding of this complex man who played
- [Book Review: The Gift of Dark Hollow by Kieran Larwood](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-the-gift-of-dark-hollow-by-kieran-larwood/) - The Gift of Dark Hollow is great fun and should leave fans of the series eagerly anticipating the next title.
- [Book Review: Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules by Tony Cliff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-delilah-dirk-and-the-pillars-of-hercules-by-tony-cliff/) - Fans of the Delilah Dirk series will find more to love in this installment: swashbuckling action, a mystery to be solved, and Dirk's defense of the good.
- [Interview With Kindness Advocate Marie Unanue](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/interview-with-kindness-advocate-marie-unanue/) - Marie Unanue talks about writing for children, her kindness campaign, and her children's book.
- [Book Review: The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/08/book-review-the-disappearances-by-emily-bain-murphy/) - The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy weaves a mysterious tale with a bit of the supernatural.
- [Book Review: The Brilliant Deep by Kate Messner](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-the-brilliant-deep-by-kate-messner/) - Kate Messner's picture book, The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs shows how one person has been giving new life to these beautiful colonies.
- [Book Review: Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-be-prepared-by-vera-brosgol/) - Be Prepared, a graphic novel by Vera Brosgol tells the mostly-true-tale of Vera's time at summer camp.
- [Book Review: All Summer Long by Hope Larson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-all-summer-long-by-hope-larson/) - All Summer Long is Hope Larson's graphic novel about growing up, evolving friendships, and self-discovery.
- [Book Review: Death Coming Up the Hill by Chris Crowe](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-death-coming-up-the-hill-by-chris-crowe/) - Death Coming Up the Hill is a haunting tale likely to leave a lasting impression.
- [Book Review: What Do They Do With All That Poo by Jane Kurtz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-what-do-they-do-with-all-that-poo-by-jane-kurtz/) - What Do They Do With All That Poo? is sure to prompt lots of laughter while encouraging parent-child conversations about bodily function, zoo animals, and the role of waste in nature.
- [Book Review: Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/04/book-review-hello-hello-by-brendan-wenzel/) - Book Review: Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel
- [Book Review: Mama's Belly by Kate Hosford](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/05/book-review-mamas-belly-by-kate-hosford/) - Book Review and Giveaway: Mama's Belly by Kate Hosford
- [Book Review: The Long Way Home by Gigi Priebe](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-the-long-way-home-by-gigi-priebe/) - When Henry finds a mysterious map in the desk drawer of the queen's dollhouse, he runs to show his discovery to his cousin Jeremy. But the two are spotted in the kitchen, whisked into a bowl, and driven away to a park, where they are set free. With the help of the map they set
- [Book Review: Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/12/book-review-lily-and-dunkin-by-donna-gephart/) - Donna Gephart’s Lily and Dunkin is about two people struggling for different reasons: one is transgender; the other faces mental health issues.
- [Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-the-graveyard-book-by-neil-gaiman/) - Gaiman’s mastery of storytelling, including elements of fantasy involving ghouls, and other creatures, makes The Graveyard Book great for readers aged 9 to 12.
- [Book Review: Damselfly by Chandra Prasad](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-damselfly-by-chandra-prasad/) - Damselfly by Chandra Prasad reimagines the Lord of the Flies scenario.
- [Book Review: Rosetown by Cynthia Rylant](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/07/book-review-rosetown-by-cynthia-rylant/) - Rosetown by Cynthia Rylant is a sweet book about a girl who is discovering new things about herself and the world around her.
- [Book Review: Goodbye Brings Hello by Dianne White](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-goodbye-brings-hello-by-dianne-white/) - Goodbye Brings Hello is a great book for parents to read aloud, helping them calm common childhood fears so their children can see the positives of growing up.
- [Book Review: Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-speak-the-graphic-novel-by-laurie-halse-anderson/) - Speak: The Graphic Novel tells Melinda's story in a new format, which means the novel has the potential of reaching an even broader audience than before.
- [Book Review: The Fantastic Library Rescue by Deborah Lytton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-the-fantastic-library-rescue-by-deborah-lytton/) - The Fantastic Library Rescue highlights Ruby's efforts to balance what's important: family, doing well in school, being a good friend, and making a difference.
- [Book Review: What I Leave Behind by Alison McGhee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-what-i-leave-behind-by-alison-mcghee/) - What I Leave Behind is a quick read that invites a second reading and may inspire longer-term thought about an individual's place in the world as well as among friends and family.
- [Book Review: The Vietnam War by Barbara Diggs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-the-vietnam-war-by-barbara-diggs/) - The involvement of U.S. military in Vietnam is a complicated story that took place during a complicated time. American presidents, their advisors, and the military
- [Book Review: Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/book-review-brightly-burning-by-alexa-donne/) - Book Review: Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne
- [Book Review: Fairy Spell by Marc Tyler Nobleman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/05/book-review-fairy-spell-by-marc-tyler-nobleman/) - Book Review: Fairy Spell: How Two Girls Convince the World That Fairies Are Real by Marc Tyler Nobleman
- [Book Club Discussion: Remember Me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/02/book-club-discussion-remember-me-to-harold-square-by-paula-danziger/) - Last night twelve moms and daughters gathered for our February book club meeting to talk about Remember Me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger.
- [The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/03/the-higher-power-of-lucky/) - Susan Patron's The Higher Power of Lucky is sometimes considered controversial for middle school students to read.
- [Book Review: Stolen Voices, Edited by Zlata Filipovic and Melanie Challenger](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/04/stolen-voicesedited-by-zlata-filipovic-and-melanie-challenger/) - My daughter and I read Stolen Voices aloud together, and it gave us a chance to talk about each of the wars & discuss the difficulties the diarists experienced.
- [Book Review: The Grail by Brian Doyle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/05/on-my-nightstand-the-grail/) - The Grail: A Year Ambling and Shambling Through an Oregon Vineyard by Brian Doyle, is about the author's year-long quest to find the best pinot noir wine.
- [Book Club Discussion and Review: Goose Girl by Shannon Hale](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/06/book-club-discussion-goose-girl/) - The concept of taking a known story like the fairy tale this is based on and creating a whole story-behind-the-story is very well done here.
- [Book Review: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/07/uglies/) - I recommend Uglies as a good book to generate discussion about the importance of beauty and conformity in any society.
- [Book Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/07/the-book-thief/) - The Book Thief deals with heavy subject matter—it's set in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death—but the story is so compelling I found myself savoring every page.
- [Book Review: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/10/stargirl-by-jerry-spinelli/) - Adults will appreciate Spinelli's writing, and girls 12+ can make connections between situations in the book and things they deal with in their own lives.
- [Book Review: Every Crooked Pot by Renée Rosen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/11/every-crooked-pot-by-renee-rosen/) - Nina's story takes place in high school, where everyone is trying to find who they are, and most are insecure about something.
- [Book Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2007/12/twilight/) - Twilight has it's place as a light, fun book to read as long as you're not expecting to explore issues in-depth during a discussion.
- [Book Review: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/01/i-capture-the-castle/) - I Capture the Castle takes place in the 1930s, and it tells the story of a family living in a crumbling castle in England.
- [Book Review: What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/02/whats-eating-gilbert-grape/) - It was interesting to compare and contrast the book and movie, since Hedges wrote both.
- [Book Review: The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/02/the-green-glass-sea/) - The Green Glass Sea doesn't shy away from tough issues dealing with family, friendship and the moral dilemma of the atomic bomb.
- [Book Review: The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/02/the-mother-daughter-book-club/) - The Mother-Daughter Book Club is great to read with your own book club, so you can discuss similarities and differences between the fictional club and yours.
- [Book Review: Amazing Grace by Megan Shull](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/02/amazing-grace/) - Amazing Grace is about a teenage tennis whiz/model celebrity who wants to get off the roller coaster that her life has become and live a normal life.
- [Book Review: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/04/mother-daughter-book-club-meeting-last-night/) - Jennifer Donnelly flawlessly weaves in vivid details of life in the Adirondacks that transports the reader back to that time in history.
- [Book Review: Sold by Patricia McCormick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/04/sold/) - Sold is about a Nepalese girl who leaves home thinking she will work to support her poor family; instead she has been sold into the sexual slave trade.
- [Book Review: West with the Night by Beryl Markham](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/04/west-with-the-night/) - Beryl Markham's memoir, West with the Night, gives a glimpse into life in Africa during the early decades of the 20th century & into the life of a bush pilot.
- [Book Review: Girlwood by Claire Dean](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/05/girlwood-new-book-review/) - With one foot in today's world and one in a fantasy world, Girlwood is about Polly Greene, who can see colors that surround people, revealing their true selves.
- [Book Review: Gumbo Tales by Sara Roahen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/05/on-my-nightstand-gumbo-tales/) - Sara Roahen weaves the history of New Orleans into culinary tales and updates readers on what happened to favorite restaurants after Hurricane Katrina.
- [Book Review: This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/06/this-boys-life/) - Memoir about the boyhood of writer Tobias Wolff
- [Book Review: as if being 12-3/4 isn't bad enough, my mother is running for president! by Donna Gephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/06/as-if-being-12-34-isnt-bad-enough-my-mother-is-running-for-president/) - Gephart gives us a good glimpse into the family life of a presidential candidate—hint: there's not much family time—while also capturing pre-teen angst well.
- [Book Review: The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/06/the-curse-of-addy-mcmahon/) - Be sure you have plenty of time when you start to read The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis—you may want to keep turning pages to see what happens next.
- [Book Review: If I'd Known Then, Women in Their 20s and 30s Write Letters to Their Younger Selves](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/06/if-id-known-then/) - If I'd Know Then, Women in Their 20s and 30s Write Letters to Their Younger Selves is a collection written to give encouragement through difficult times.
- [Book Review: Ringside 1925 by Jen Bryant](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/09/ringside-1925/) - Ringside 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial by Jen Bryant brings the event to life in a way that your history book never could.
- [Book Review: Creepers by Joanne Dahme](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/09/new-book-giveaway-creepers/) - Creepers is fast-paced, & each chapter starts with a diary entry, newspaper story, and more that keep the book moving along and adds something to the mystery.
- [Book Review: Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/09/new-book-set-in-world-war-ii-and-current-times-sarahs-key/) - Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay is a mystery as well as a story of the round up and deportation of Jewish families from Paris to Auschwitz.
- [Book Review: The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/09/review-the-egg-and-i/) - The Egg and I tells the story of life for Betty MacDonald and her husband when they buy a chicken farm in a remote area of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula.
- [Book Review: Becoming a Superhero by William Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/09/becoming-a-superhero-by-william-smith/) - Becoming a Superhero by William D. Smith is an endearing semi-autobiographical account of a young boy who dreams of being a superhero.
- [Book Review: The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/10/the-night-tourist-book-review/) - The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh is an interesting twist on the story of Orpheus in Greek mythology.
- [Book Review: The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/10/ruby-in-the-smoke–book-review/) - Fans of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series will find The Ruby in the Smoke very different, but in many ways just as fun to read.
- [Book Review: Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/10/getting-the-girl-book-review/) - us into the world of Cameron Wolfe, a high school boy living in the shadow of his older siblings.
- [Book Review: Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olsen + Mother-Daughter Book Club Library Meeting](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/10/call-me-hope-book-review-mother-daughter-book-club-library-meeting-with-gretchen-olson/) - Call Me Hope is told simply through the words of the young protagonist, and it is richly layered with many themes.
- [Book Review: Masterpiece by Elise Broach](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/10/masterpiece-book-review/) - Follow the adventures as James and Marvin work to unravel the complications of their deception while they learn the true value of art and friendship.
- [Book Review: Savvy by Ingrid Law](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/11/savvy-good-book-for-middle-grade-readers-and-up/) - Savvy by Ingrid Law explores issues of family, friendship, budding romance, and finding the things that are special inside each of us.
- [The Secret Life of Bees Movie/Book Comparison](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/11/the-secret-life-of-bees-moviebook-comparison/) - The Secret Life of Bees Movie/Book Comparison
- [Book Review: Unraveling by Lynn Biederman and Michelle Baldini](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/11/book-review-unraveling-by-lynn-biederman/) - Reading Unraveling by Lynn Biederman and Michelle Baldini provides a safe place to discuss mother-daughter conflicts and how they affect the whole family.
- [Book Review: Memo to the President Elect by Madeleine Albright](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/11/on-my-nightstand-memo-to-the-president-elect/) - Albright goes throughout the regions of the world and talks about the history of each one as well as the current status.
- [Book Review: Cleavage: Breakaway Fiction for Real Girls Edited by Deb Loughead and Jocelyn Shipley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/book-review—cleavage/) - If you can think of an issue for women, it's probably in Cleavage, including attitudes about weight, breast implants, tattoos, body image, make-up, and more.
- [Book Review: Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/book-review-love-meg-by-c-leigh-purtill/) - Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill looks at what it means to be a mother, a daughter, a grandmother, and the ways that family can support us as well as tear us down.
- [Book Review: Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/book-review-much-ado-about-anne/) - Frederick weaves facts about the Lucy Maud Montgomery into the story seamlessly and helps readers learn about the Anne of Green Gables classic series.
- [Book review: Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/book-review-hearts-of-horses-by-molly-gloss/) - In The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss brings the American west in its first decades of settlement to life.
- [Book Review: The Mother Daughter Cookbook by Lynette Rohrer Shirk](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/another-snow-day-time-to-cook-with-the-mother-daughter-cookbook/) - The Mother Daughter Cookbook is a great addition to any mom's cookbook shelf. The recipes are broken down into separate tasks for moms and daughters.
- [Book Review: Piper Reed, The Great Gypsy by Kimberly Willis Holt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/book-review-piper-reed-the-great-gypsy/) - Younger readers in particular will be able to identify with Piper's desire to win the prize at the pet show she puts on and the conflicts that arise with her sisters.
- [Book Review: The Pages In Between by Erin Einhorn](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2008/12/book-review-the-pages-in-between-by-erin-einhorn/) - The Pages In Between is Erin Einhorn's memoir about what she finds when she searches for the Polish family that sheltered her Jewish mother during World War II.
- [Book Review: The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/01/book-review-the-painter-from-shanghai/) - The Painter of Shanghai is filled with rich details of China from the early days of the 20th century into the very beginnings of the rise of communism.
- [Book Club Meeting and Book Review: Ireland by Frank Delaney](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/01/book-club-meeting-ireland-by-frank-delaney/) - The history of Ireland and one boy who longs to be a storyteller.
- [Book Review: Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/01/heart-of-a-shepherd-book-review/) - Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry reveals the heart of today's ranching communities and the values that keep those communities together.
- [Book Review: The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/01/the-book-of-nonsense-book-review/) - The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater is a treat for mystery lovers, magic lovers and just general book lovers.
- [Book Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/01/book-review-the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian/) - Through Arnold's eyes we see the problems faced by many on modern Indian reservations: alcoholism, poverty, lack of opportunity and despair.
- [Book Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/02/book-review-north-of-beautiful-by-justina-chen-headley/) - A powerful book for mothers and daughters to read together, North of Beautiful is about self-discovery, the true meaning of beauty, and trusting in yourself.
- [Book Review: The Only True Genius in the Family, Interview with Author Jennie Nash](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/02/a-conversation-with-jennie-nash—author-of-the-only-true-genius-in-the-family/) - Claire seems to have it all—a successful career, a beautiful, accomplished daughter, and a husband in the midst of selling his long-time family business.
- [Book Review: Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/03/book-review—autumn-winifred-oliver-does-things-different/) - Autumn is a delightful character with a down to earth voice, and through her eyes we see the beauty of the mountains, streams, and countryside around her home.
- [Book Review: A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism; Interview with Author Laura Shumaker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/03/book-review-of-a-regular-guy-growing-up-with-autism-conversation-with-the-author-laura-shumaker/) - Laura Shumaker's storyA Regular Guy: Growing Up with Autism, will resonate with many parents raising a child with special needs.
- [Book Review: The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance by Catherine Ryan Hyde](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/03/book-review—the-year-of-my-miraculous-reappearance-by-catherine-ryan-hyde/) - The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance by Catherine Ryan Hyde takes the reader inside the life of addiction from a teen girl's perspective.
- [Book Review: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/03/book-review—howls-moving-castle-by-diana-wynne-jones/) - Howl's Moving Castle brings up issues of creating family for yourself and seeing people for who they truly are.
- [Book Review: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/03/book-review-revolutionary-road/) - Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates is more about a lack of maturity, morality, and inner fortitude of the characters than it is about the time they lived in.
- [Book Review: Jane in Bloom by Deborah Lytton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/05/book-review-jane-in-bloom-by-deborah-lytton/) - While Jane in Bloom by Deborah Lytton deals with heartbreaking issues, it is also uplifting.
- [Book Review: Because I Love Her, Edited by Andrea Richesin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/05/book-giveaway-and-review-of-because-i-love-her/) - In her anthology, Because I Love Her, Andrea N. Richesin presents a collection of essays by women writers exploring the mother-daughter relationship.
- [Book Review: The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/05/new-book-giveaway—the-chosen-one-by-carol-lynch-williams/) - The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams is a glimpse inside a secretive sect that keeps its members under control & limits knowledge of the outside world.
- [Book Review: Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning; Interview with Author Danette Haworth](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/05/guest-blog-with-danette-haworth-author-of-violet-raines-almost-got-struck-by-lightning/) - This delightful book is great for mother-daughter book clubs, and it makes a good summer book for readers on their own.
- [Book Review: Women Making America by Heidi Hemming and Julie Hemming Savage](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/05/book-review—women-making-america/) - Women Making America is a resource you will want to have around for years to come.
- [Book Review: The Fetch by Laura Whitcomb](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/06/book-review—the-fetch-by-laura-whitcomb/) - In The Fetch, Laura Whitcomb has created an inventive tale that is part supernatural mystery and romance, and part historical fiction.
- [Book Review: The Color of Earth by Kim Dong Hwa](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/07/book-review—the-color-of-earth/) - The Color of Earth is the first in a trilogy of graphic novels about a young girl named Ehwa and her widowed mother who owns a tavern in a small Korean village.
- [Book Review: Torched by April Henry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/07/book-review-torched/) - Torched by April Henry will keep you turning pages as you follow Ellie from fire-bombing a Hummer dealership, to tree sitting and more.
- [Book Review: Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/07/book-review-operation-redwood/) - Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French is an eco-adventure for kids.
- [Book Review: Runaround by Helen Hemphill](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/07/book-review-runaround-by-helen-hemphill/) - Runaround harkens back to the days of lazy summers and having a country store down the road kids could walk to and buy groceries on credit.
- [Book Review: Surviving High Society by Elizabeth Mulholland](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/08/book-review-surviving-high-society/) - Surviving High Society tells of Elizabeth Mulholland's life growing up around the world of New England monied families.
- [Book Review: Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/08/book-review-lipstick-apology/) - Lipstick Apology offers good discussions on forgiveness, friendship, family, love and grief.
- [Book Review: Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/08/book-review—alligator-bayou/) - Based on a true event, Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli is about a clash of Cajun and Italian cultures in Louisiana.
- [Book Review: White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/08/book-review-white-sands-red-menace-by-ellen-klages/) - White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages is a great follow up to The Green Glass Sea.
- [Book Review: Shock Point by April Henry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/08/book-review-shock-point-by-april-henry/) - Shock Point by April Henry opens with an adrenaline rush and doesn’t let up until the last page is turned.
- [Book Review: The Real Real by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/09/new-book-review-the-real-real/) - Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, the bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries, have written a book that should resonate with reality TV viewers.
- [Book Review and Discussion Questions: Dear Big V by Ellen Leroe](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/09/new-book-review-dear-big-v-by-ellen-leroe/) - Dear Big V by Ellen W. Leroe is for older girls who will appreciate the frank treatment of conflict between hormones and values.
- [New Book Review: Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/10/new-book-review—brooklyn-bridge-by-karen-hesse/) - Karen Hesse’s Brooklyn Bridge is a portrait of family in its many facets as well as the story of how immigrants struggle to fit into their new country.
- [Book Review: Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/10/new-book-review—goth-girl-rising-by-barry-lyga/) - While Goth Girl Rising continues the story from The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, you don’t have to have read the first one to appreciate it.
- [Book Review: Saving Ben: A Father's Story of Autism by Dan Burns](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/10/book-review-saving-ben-a-fathers-story-of-autism/) - Saving Ben: A Father's Story of Autism tells of Dan Burns struggles after his son was diagnosed with autism and mental retardation.
- [Book Review: Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/10/horrid-henry-book-giveaway/) - The series of books that has Horrid Henry trying out one scheme after another is really funny for beginning readers.
- [Book Review: Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/10/book-review—dear-pen-pal-by-heather-vogel-frederick/) - The girls are reading Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster, and Frederick once again seamlessly weaves in storylines that somewhat match those of Webster’s classic.
- [Book Review: Water Steps by A. LaFaye](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/10/new-book-review—water-steps-by-a-lafaye/) - Good discussion points for mother-daughter book clubs reading Water Steps include overcoming fears, friendship, acceptance, patience and courage.
- [Book Review: The Last Will of Moira Leahy, Interview with Author Therese Walsh](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/11/the-lat-will-of-moira-leahy—book-review-and-giveaway-interview-with-author-therese-walsh/) - The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh is a richly conceived tale that weaves mystery, romance, adventure and self-discovery into one beautiful package.
- [Book Review: According to Kit by Eugenie Doyle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/12/book-review-according-to-kit-by-eugenie-doyle/) - According to Kit by Eugenie Doyle highlights the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship.
- [Book Review: Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/12/book-review-al-capone-shines-my-shoes-by-gennifer-choldenko/) - Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko is a charming follow-up to her Newbery Honor winner, Al Capone Does My Shirts.
- [Book Review: Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose by Diana Leszczynski](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/12/book-review-fern-verdant-and-the-silver-rose-by-diana-leszczynski/) - Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose by Diana Leszczynski recounts Fern’s adventures as she seeks to save her mother and nurture her blossoming gift.
- [Book Review: A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2009/12/book-review-a-season-of-gifts-by-richard-peck/) - Fans of A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder will love to read more about Grandmas Dowdel’s schemes for her small town and the family next door.
- [Book Review: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/01/book-review—in-the-sanctuary-of-outcasts-by-neil-white/) - In The Sanctuary of Outcasts, Neil White gives the reader a glimpse into two societies shut off from the mainstream: prisoners and leprosy patients.
- [Book Review: Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/01/book-review-artichokes-heart-by-suzanne-supplee/) - Artichoke’s Heart by Suzanne Supplee is about a high school girl trying to lose weight, make friends and date.
- [Book Review: Forever Lily by Beth Nonte Russell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/01/book-review-forever-lily-by-beth-nonte-russell/) - Forever Lily: An Unexpected Mother’s Journey to Adoption in China is the memoir Beth Nonte Russell has written about adopting a baby girl.
- [Book Review: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/01/new-book-review-the-evolution-of-calpurnia-tate-by-jacqueline-kelly/) - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly is historical fiction that reveals turn-of-the-last-century times in rural Texas.
- [Book Review: Don't Know Where, Don't Know When by Annette Laing](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/01/book-review-—-dont-know-where-dont-know-when-by-annette-laing/) - Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When gives a great sense of the people of wartime England.
- [Book Review: A Different Day, A Different Destiny by Annette Laing](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review—a-different-day-a-different-destiny-by-annette-laing/) - Hannah, Alex and George are back in a second time-traveling novel for kids, A Different Day, A Different Destiny by Annette Laing.
- [Book Review: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review—the-moonstone-by-wilkie-collins/) - Considered to be the first detective mystery, The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins offers a glimpse into the times it was written—the 1860s.
- [Book Review: In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-and-giveaway—in-a-heartbeat-by-loretta-ellsworth/) - In a Heartbeat is about two girls: one who donates her heart after dying and one who received the donated heart.
- [Book Review: Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-and-huge-giveaway-for-letter-to-my-daughter-by-george-bishop/) - Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop is a great book for mother-daughter book clubs with girls in high school to read.
- [Book Review: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-a-year-down-yonder-by-richard-peck/) - This hilarious book is great to read aloud, and will leave both moms and daughters in stitches.
- [Book Review: Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-al-capone-does-my-shirts-by-gennifer-choldenko/) - Al Capone Does My Shirts takes us through the difficulty of being 12 and trying to fit into a new life while giving us a great glimpse of Alcatraz in the 1930s.
- [Book Review: All American Girl by Meg Cabot](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-all-american-girl-by-meg-cabot/) - All American Girl is a different twist on the theme of The Princess Diaries: What happens to an ordinary girl when something extraordinary changes her life.
- [Book Review: Awesome Plays for Teens and Tweens by Christina Hamlett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-awesome-plays-for-teens-and-tweens-by-christina-hamlett/) - It is remarkable that one author, Christina Hamlett, wrote all fifteen plays in Awesome Plays for Teens and Tweens.
- [Book Review: Bloomability by Sharon Creech](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-bloomability-by-sharon-creech/) - Sharon Creech writes beautifully about how 13-year-old Dinnie learns to love her new home while still holding on to what she loves about family she left behind.
- [Book Review: Boy by Roald Dahl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-boy-by-roald-dahl/) - If you ever want to just have some fun and laugh, this is a great book to read.
- [Book Review: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-cosmic-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/) - Frank Cottrell Boyce\'s book Cosmic can be appreciated on many different levels, which means both children and adults will enjoy reading it.
- [Book Review: Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-chasing-the-falconers-by-gordon-korman/) - Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman took place in a juvenile detention center called Sunnydale Farm (which wounded up not being so sunny to the kids).
- [Book Review: Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-dragonsong-by-anne-mccaffrey/) - Dragonsong introduces Menolly, a talented teenage musician but her father cannot stand her being anything but what is traditional for women in their village
- [Book Review: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-flipped-by-wendelin-van-draanen/) - Flipped was fun, captivating and the story was easy to relate to. Seeing two sides of the same story really makes you think about things differently.
- [Book Review: Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-framed-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/) - Framed is a wonderful tale of what it means to be part of a family and a community.
- [Book Review: Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-flash-burnout-by-l-k-madigan/) - Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan juxtaposes suburban middle-class life against the lives of the homeless and addicted.
- [Book Review: Going Solo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-going-solo/) - Going Solo follows Roald Dahl\'s adventures in Africa and around the Mediterranean just before and during World War II.
- [Book Review: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-i-am-the-messenger-by-markus-zusak/) - In I Am the Messenger, Markus Zusak takes the reader into the gritty realities of Ed\'s life and the lives of the people he comes into contact with.
- [Book Review: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-in-the-time-of-the-butterflies-by-julia-alvarez/) - In The Time of Butterflies follows the lives of four sisters and the decisions they make to join, or keep away from, the revolution in their country.
- [Book Review: Lymeria and Falcon's Prey by Kristina Coia](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-lymeria-and-falcons-prey-by-kristina-coia/) - In today’s fast pace and real world these books give you time to sit back and enjoy a mystical and fantasy world allowing us to use our imagination.
- [Book Review: Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-millions-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/) - What would you do if you found nearly 1 million English pounds, and had only a little while in which to spend it before the money became worthless?
- [Book Review: Movie Girl by Christina Hamlett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-movie-girl-by-christina-hamlett/) - Movie Girl by Christina Hamlett is a book every teen/tween (and some older) girls would love to have on their bookshelves.
- [Book Review: The New York Stories of Edith Wharton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-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 yourself in the midst of a genteel, well mannered society.
- [Book Review: Petey by Ben Mikaelson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-petey-by-ben-mikaelson/) - Petey is one of the most touching and thought provoking books I have ever read.
- [Book Review: Red: The Next Generation of American Writers—Teenage Girls—On What Fires Up Their Lives Today](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-the-next-generation-of-american-writers—teenage-girls—on-what-fires-up-their-lives-today/) - I ♥ Red!
- [Book Review: Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-red-scarf-girl-by-ji-li-jiang/) - Red Scarf Girl by Ji-Li Jiang is a compelling memoir from a girl growing up during the Chinese cultural revolution.
- [Book Review: Lips Touch, Three Times by Laini Taylor and Jim Di Bartolo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-lips-touch-three-times-by-laini-taylor-and-jim-di-bartolo/) - Each of the stories in Lips Touch creates a rich fantasy world that pulls you in so completely you may have difficulty re-entering reality when you put it down.
- [Book Review: Sarah: Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-sarah-plain-and-tall-by-patricia-maclachlan/) - I especially liked that the book was funny and sad. Everyone agreed that they wanted to read more books in the Sarah: Plain and Tall series
- [Book Review: Screenwriting for Teens by Christina Hamlett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-screenwriting-for-teens-by-christina-hamlett/) - Screenwriting for Teens, The 100 Principles of Screenwriting Every Budding Writer Must Know, is an in-depth, yet easy to read book for writers of all ages.
- [Book Review: Songs for a Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-songs-for-a-teenage-nomad-by-kim-culbertson/) - Culbertson leans into the complexities of relationships and tackles the inner world of a teenage girl with a refreshing respect for the wisdom that lies there.
- [Book Review: Still Life with Chickens by Catherine Goldhammer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-still-life-with-chickens-by-catherine-goldhammer/) - Nothing attacks life changes better than the wit and mirth of Catherine Goldhammer\'s Still Life with Chickens: Starting Over in a House by the Sea.
- [Book Review: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-the-adoration-of-jenna-fox-by-mary-e-pearson/) - The Adoration of Jenna Fox covers many difficult topics with a very real and human perspective, mainly how far would you go to save someone you love.
- [Book Review: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/02/book-review-the-house-of-the-scorpion-by-nancy-farmer/) - The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer looks at issues of cloning humans.
- [Book Review: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-the-last-of-the-really-great-whangdoodles-by-julie-andrews-edwards/) - Whangdoodles is the adventure of three children (a girl, age 7 or 8, and 2 boys, ages 11 and 13) and a professor specializing in DNA/cloning research.
- [Book Review: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-the-secret-garden-by-frances-hodgson-burnett/) - A great classic for moms to read with their daughters.
- [Book Review: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Di Camillo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-the-tale-of-despereaux-by-kate-di-camillo/) - If you like fantasy-type books about animal heroes, you will love the book The Tale of Despereaux.
- [Book Review: The Truth: I'm Smart, I'm a Girl and I Know Everything by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-the-truth-im-smart-im-a-girl-and-i-know-everything-by-dr-barbara-becker-holstein/) - The Truth lets us in on the thoughts of a 10-year-old who is still a child, but who is also not sure how to deal with changes she's going through.
- [Book Review: Walter, the Story of a Rat by Barbara Wersba/Illustrated by Donna Diamond](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-walter-the-story-of-a-rat-by-barbara-wersbaillustrated-by-donna-diamond/) - Long before a gourmet rodent named Remy stole our hearts in Ratatouille, a bookish rat named Walter scampered into existence courtesy of author Barbara Wersba.
- [Book Review: Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-weedflower-by-cynthia-kadahota/) - Set in WWII, Weedflower is an amazing story about a Japanese girl who is forced to leave everything behind.
- [Book Review: Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-zlatas-diary-by-zlata-filipovic/) - Zlata lives in Sarajevo and keeps a diary. When war breaks out in her country, an innocent child’s diary turns into a war diary.
- [Book Review: Beautiful Dead, Book 1—Jonas by Eden Maguire](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-beautiful-dead-book-1—jonas-by-eden-maguire/) - Beautiful Dead, Book 1—Jonas by Eden Maguire imagines a realm where the dead can return, commune with the living, and solve a mystery surrounding their deaths.
- [Book Review: Merlin's Harp by Anne Eliot Crompton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-merlins-harp-by-anne-eliot-crompton/) - Merlin’s Harp weaves a tale that blends the lines of mythical and historical worlds.
- [Book Review: Strange But True, America by John Hafnor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-strange-but-true-america-by-john-hafnor/) - Written by John Hafnor and featuring illustrations by Dale Crawford, Strange But True, America features little known tales from all 50 states.
- [Book Review: Heavens to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-heavens-to-betsy-by-maud-hart-lovelace/) - One of the popular Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace.
- [Book Review: When I Married My Mother by Jo Maeder](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-when-i-married-my-mother-by-jo-maeder/) - When I Married My Mother will strike a chord with anyone who has wondered what she will do when an aging parent can no longer care for herself.
- [Book Review: Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-and-giveaway-aries-rising-by-bonnie-hearn-hill/) - Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill features Logan, who uses astrology to find out what motivates people, then adjusts her actions to get along with them better.
- [Book Review: Poetry Speaks Who I Am, Edited by Elise Paschen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-poetry-speaks-who-i-am-edited-by-elise-paschen/) - The more than 100 poets whose work is represented include classic poets as well as contemporary poets.
- [Book Review: The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/03/book-review-the-year-of-goodbyes-by/) - The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy is a simple, but moving account of everyday people, living everyday lives in an extraordinary time.
- [Book Review: The Tighty Whitey Spider by Kenn Nesbitt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-the-tighty-whitey-spider-by-kenn-nesbitt/) - I can’t think of a better way to help younger children develop an early appreciation for poetry than reading Nesbitt’s poems.
- [Book Review: Incarceron by Catherine Fisher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-incarceron-by-catherine-fisher/) - Incarceron is Catherine Fisher’s highly imaginative fantasy novel about life in a future time where technology exists to create a prison of enormous magnitude.
- [Book Review: Horrid Henry's Joke Book by Francesca Simon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-horrid-henrys-joke-book-by-francesca-simon/) - Horrid Henry's Joke Book by Francesca Simon is about a rascally little boy who's always trying to get away with something.
- [Book Review: How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-how-to-survive-middle-school-by-donna-gephart/) - An 11 year old navigates the challenges of middle school in this poignant books for young readers.
- [Book Review: Foiled by Jane Yolen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-foiled-by-jane-yolen/) - Foiled touches on lots of middle-school-aged worries, such as popularity, kissing for the first time, and dating.
- [Book Review: Resistance, Book 1 by Carla Jablonski and Leland Purvis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-resistance-book-1-by-carla-jablonski-and-leland-purvis/) - Resistance, Book 1 by Carla Jablonski and Leland Purvis is the first in a series of graphic novels about life in Occupied France during World War II.
- [Book Review: The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/04/book-review-the-girls-from-ames-by-jeffrey-zaslow/) - The Girls from Ames follows the 40-year friendship of 11 women from Ames, Iowa.
- [Book Review: The Threadbare Heart by Jennie Nash](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-the-threadbare-heart-by-jennie-nash/) - In The Threadbare Heart, Jennie Nash has written a story of love, loss, family and the many forms each of those can take.
- [Book Review: The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-the-heretics-daughter-by-kathleen-kent/) - The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent does a masterful job of capturing the mood of the times leading up to and during the Salem Witch Trials.
- [Book Review: City of Spies by Susan Kim and Laurance Klavan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-city-of-spies-by-susan-kim-and-laurance-klavan/) - City of Spies is set during the early days the U.S. was involved in Word War II, and Americans became obsessed with the thought that spies were among them,
- [Book Review: The Keening by A. LaFaye](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-the-keening-by-a-lafaye/) - When Lyza’s Mater dies of the flu in the pandemic of 1918, Lyza must figure out how to keep relatives from sending her Pater to a place for people deemed crazy.
- [Book Review: This is Me from Now On by Barbara Dee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-this-is-me-from-now-on-by-barbara-dee/) - This is Me from Now On takes on a confusing pre-teen time of life and turns into a witty, charming story focused on the possibilities of reinventing yourself.
- [Book Review: Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt and Suzanne Beaky](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-hailey-twitch-is-not-a-snitch-by-lauren-barnholdt-and-suzanne-beaky/) - Young readers aged 6 to 8 will see Hailey work through similar issues that they do: playground disputes, getting in trouble, and keeping and making friends.
- [Book Review: Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-restoring-harmony-by-joelle-anthony/) - Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony will transport you into life in the 2040s, a world without ready gasoline or a strong central government.
- [Book Review: Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-kimchi-and-calamari-by-rose-kent/) - Issues in Kimchi and Calamari include communicating with your parents, what makes you part of a family, adoption, your family heritage, dating and more.
- [Book Review: Nissa's Place by A. LaFaye](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-nissas-place-by-a-lafaye/) - Nissa’s Place by A. LaFaye is richly evocative of a time when women didn’t speak up, blacks and whites had separate school and divorce was rare.
- [Book Review: Ophelia’s Oracle by Donna DeNomme and Tina Proctor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/05/book-review-ophelia’s-oracle-by-donna-denomme-and-tina-proctor/) - Filled with self-examination exercises, poetry, drawings, and real-life stories, Ophelia’s Oracle is a story and a workbook for young girls and early teens.
- [Book Review: Picture the Dead, Written by Adele Griffin, Illustrated by Lisa Brown](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-picture-the-dead-written-by-adele-griffin-illustrated-by-lisa-brown/) - Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin combines the interest in spiritualism rampant during the American Civil War with the stories of soldiers and their families.
- [Book Review: We Hear the Dead by Dianne K. Salerni](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-we-hear-the-dead-by-dianne-k-salerni/) - We Hear the Dead by Dianne K. Salerni is based on the true story of the Fox sisters and the beginning of the Spiritualist movement in the mid 1850s.
- [Book Review: Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-bonobo-handshake-by-vanessa-woods/) - Bonobo Handshake is a story of love, politics and science woven around the the story of apes, tales of Congo, and accounts of scientific research.
- [Book Review: Magickeepers, The Pyramid of Souls by Erica Kirov](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-magickeepers-the-pyramid-of-souls-by-erica-kirov/) - The Magickeepers series is lots of fun for readers aged 9 to 12.
- [Book Review: What I Would Tell Her, Edited by Andrea N. Richesin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-what-i-would-tell-her-edited-by-andrea-n-richesin/) - Essays written by dads to and about their daughters.
- [Book Review: Tombstone Tea by Joanne Dahme](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-tombstone-tea-by-joanne-dahme/) - Tombstone Tea by Joanne Dahme has plenty of action to give you the creeps, but it’s not so spooky that it’s likely to keep you awake at night.
- [Book Review: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott By Kelly O'Connor McNees](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-lost-summer-of-louisa-may-alcott-by-kelly-oconnor-mcnees/) - The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott is full of info about Louisa’s real life, but those facts are woven into the story well enough to be interesting.
- [Book Review: The Turning by Helen Ellis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-turning-by-helen-ellis/) - The Turning: What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis is a teen series focusing on humans who can turn into cats.
- [Book Review: The Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-prince-of-persia-by-jordan-mechner/) - The action in The Prince of Persia takes place in the kingdom of Marv during two centuries, the 9th and the 13th.
- [Book Review: My First Best Friend by Nancy Lindemeyer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-my-first-best-friend-by-nancy-lindemeyer/) - Thirty stories celebrating friendship are featured in Nancy Lindemeyer's book, My First Best Friend: Thirty Stories, Lifetime Memories.
- [Book Review: The Pony Whisperer by Janet Rising](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-pony-whisperer-by-janet-rising/) - The Pony Whisperer: The Word on the Yard by Janet Rising is a new series that plays to every horse lover’s dream: being able to communicate with horses.
- [Book Review: The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-summer-of-skinny-dipping-by-amanda-howells/) - The Summer of Skinny Dipping will make you wish for days with nothing to do but lie on the beach and read while giving you issues to think about.
- [Book Review: Solomon's Thieves by Jordan Mechner](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-solomons-thieves-by-jordan-mechner/) - Solomon's Thieves is a graphic novel that takes the reader back to medieval times and the story of the Knights Templar.
- [Book Review: Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-tortilla-sun-by-jennifer-cervantes/) - In Tortilla Sun New Mexico comes as vividly alive as the bright colors worn by many of its people.
- [Book Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-by-jenny-han/) - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han will make you want to grab a beach towel and sunscreen and head to a sandy spot where you can read.
- [Book Review: The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams by Rhonda Hayter](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/06/book-review-the-witchy-worries-of-abbie-adams-by-rhonda-hayter/) - The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams by Rhonda Hayter is a fun look at how witches would adjust if they went about their daily lives among non-magical people.
- [Book Review: Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-rickshaw-girl-by-mitali-perkins/) - Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins is the touching story of a girl who longs to put her talents to use.
- [Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-will-grayson-will-grayson-by-john-green-and-david-levithan/) - Mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 15 and up should find this book inspires conversation about issues that may otherwise not come up on their own.
- [Book Review: Noonie's Masterpiece by Lisa Railsback](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-noonies-masterpiece-by-lisa-railsback/) - Noonie's Masterpiece is a great book for younger girls looking for a step up from an early reader chapter book.
- [Book Review: How I Made It to Eighteen by Tracy White](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-how-i-made-it-to-eighteen-by-tracy-white/) - How I Made It to Eighteen by Tracy White is a “mostly a true story” about her journey from a breakdown through therapy & institutionalization to the other side.
- [Book Review: A Taste for Rabbit by Linda Zuckerman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-a-taste-for-rabbit-by-linda-zuckerman/) - A Taste for Rabbit by Linda Zuckerman has many moral issues to ponder.
- [Book Review: The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-the-space-between-trees-by-katie-williams/) - The Space Between Trees highlights dangers when teens take risks, and shows how they can fall into magical thinking that heightens and exaggerates their fears.
- [Book Review: The Lonely Tree by Yael Politis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-the-lonely-tree-by-yael-politis/) - The Lonely Tree by Yael Politis is a sweeping tale set against the Jewsish settlement of Palestine and the establishment of a Jewish state.
- [Book Review: Blue Plate Special by Michelle D. Kwasney](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/07/book-review-blue-plate-special-by-michelle-d-kwasney/) - Blue Plate Special by Michelle D. Kwasney is at its heart a story of mothers and daughters.
- [Book Review: Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/08/book-review-monsoon-summer-by-mitali-perkins/) - Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins is about believing in your own strengths, working to help others, trusting people & having courage to say what you’re feeling.
- [Book Review: Breakaway by Andrea Montalbano](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/08/book-review-breakaway-by-andrea-montalbano/) - Breakaway by Andrea Montalbano is a great book for any girl who loves to play soccer or even watch from the sidelines.
- [Book Review: Nonna's Book of Mysteries by Mary Osborne](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/08/book-review-nonnas-book-of-mysteries-by-mary-osborne/) - In Nonna’s Book of Mysteries, author Mary Osborne paints a fascinating picture of Renaissance Italy and its thirst for beauty and knowledge.
- [Book Review: Rocky Road by Rose Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/08/book-review-rocky-road-by-rose-kent/) - Tess, her mother and her brother grow in surprising ways throughout the story, and they find unexpected strengths to help them find solutions to their problems.
- [Book Review: Doodlebug by Karen Romano Young](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-doodlebug-by-karen-romano-young/) - Doodlebug, a Novel in Doodles explores how some children have different learning styles and ways of coping to help them through emotionally trying times.
- [Book Review: My Teenage Werewolf by Lauren Kessler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-my-teenage-werewolf-by-lauren-kessler/) - My Teenage Werewolf: A Mother, A Daughter, A Journey Through the Thicket of Adolescence, is a revealing work that will both worry & give hope to moms everywhere.
- [Book Review: The Death of Silas Winterbottom by Stephen M. Giles](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-the-death-of-silas-winterbottom-by-stephen-m-giles/) - The Death (and Further Adventures) of Silas Winterbottom: The Body Thief by Stephen M. Giles is the first in a funny/creepy series for early readers.
- [Book Review: Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-betti-on-the-high-wire-by-lisa-railsback/) - Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback is a look at the tragedy caused by civil strife through a child’s eyes.
- [Book Review: The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-the-healing-spell-by-kimberley-griffiths-little/) - The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little is a story of love and forgiveness and the complicated relationships mothers can have with their daughters.
- [Book Review: The Aristobrats by Jennifer Solow](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-the-aristobrats-by-jennifer-solow/) - The Aristobrats by Jennifer Solow is the first of a fresh series for middle-grade readers.
- [Book Review: Stalker Girl by Rosemary Graham](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-stalker-girl-by-rosemary-graham/) - Stalker Girl by Rosemary Graham is a realistic look at how an otherwise normal teen girl can become obsessed when a boy breaks up with her.
- [Book Review: The Julian Game by Adele Griffin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-the-julian-game-by-adele-griffin/) - The Julian Game by Adele Griffin looks at many issues teens deal with: wanting to be liked, finding out what friendship really means, and more.
- [Book Review: The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/09/book-review-the-red-umbrella-by-christina-diaz-gonzalez/) - The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez tells the fictional story of children sent alone to live in the U. S. during the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s.
- [Book Review: The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball by Risa Green](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/book-review-the-secret-society-of-the-pink-crystal-ball-by-risa-green/) - Risa Green’s series for young adults, The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball, presents a lot for teens and their moms to think about.
- [Book Review: Hurricane Mia by Donna Marie Seim](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/book-review-hurricane-mia-by-donna-marie-seim/) - Hurricane Mia by Donna Marie Seim shows what can happen when adults and children don’t communicate about important events that affect everyone.
- [Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook All About the Gross Stuff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/new-worst-case-scenario-survival-handbook-all-about-the-gross-stuff/) - Lots of kids will also love The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series—Gross Junior Edition.
- [Book Review: The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/book-review-the-other-side-of-blue-by-valerie-o-patterson/) - The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson explores how things left unsaid in families can hurt just as much as things said.
- [Book Review: The Magnificent 12—The Call by Michael Grant](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/book-review-the-magnificent-12—the-call-by-michael-grant/) - The Magnificent 12: The Call is the first in a new series for young readers by Michael Grant.
- [Book Review: Pies and Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/book-review-pies-and-prejudice-by-heather-vogel-frederick/) - Fans of Heather Vogel Frederick’s Mother-Daughter Book Club series (I’m one!) are sure to be happy with Pies and Prejudice.
- [Book Review: The Queen's Daughter by Susan Coventry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/10/book-review-the-queens-daughter-by-susan-coventry/) - From France and England to Sicily to the Holy Land, The Queen’s Daughter by Susan Coventry takes the reader on an adventure during the Middle Ages.
- [Book Review: The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-the-improper-life-of-bezellia-grove-by-susan-gregg-gilmore/) - The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore touches on issues of race, class, alcoholism, religion and love.
- [Book Review: The Pink Locker Society by Debra Moffitt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-the-pink-locker-society-by-debra-moffitt/) - Reading The Pink Locker Society by Debra Moffitt is a great way for girls aged 9 to 12 to get answers to questions about their changing bodies and emotions.
- [Book Review: A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-a-match-made-in-high-school-by-kristin-walker/) - The concept of a mock marriage should be interesting to discuss for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 14 and up.
- [Book Review: Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-prisoners-in-the-palace-by-michaela-maccoll/) - Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria Became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel by Michaela MacColl is rich, historical fiction.
- [Book Review: The Wishing Trees by John Shors](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-the-wishing-trees-by-john-shors/) - When Ian’s wife Kate dies and leaves him to raise their young daughter, he doesn’t know how he’ll ever feel normal again. A year later, he finds a letter from Kate telling him to take their daughter on a journey to the places they lived when they fell in love and formed their relationship. Her
- [Book Review: Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-adios-nirvana-by-conrad-wesselhoeft/) - Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft is sometimes raw and manic, which is the way Jonathon feels much of the time since his brother died in an accident.
- [Book Review: Heart with Joy by Steve Cushman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-heart-with-joy-by-steve-cushman/) - Heart with Joy by Steve Cushman is an unexpected look at the life of a teenage boy.
- [Book Review: Change of Heart by Shari Maurer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-change-of-heart-by-shari-maurer/) - Mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 14 and up will find a lot to talk about with Change of Heart.
- [Book Review: The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/11/book-review-the-perfect-love-song-by-patti-callahan-henry/) - In Irish storytelling tradition, Patti Callahan Henry brings us a touching holiday tale about finding and holding onto things you love in The Perfect Love Song.
- [Book Review: Ivy + Bean: What's the Big Idea, Written by Annie Barrows, Illustrated by Sophie Blackall](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-and-giveaway-ivy-bean-whats-the-big-idea-written-by-annie-barrows-illustrated-by-sophie-blackall/) - When they come together to work on a science project in Ivy + Bean: What’s the Big Idea, they are determined to find a solution for global warming.
- [Book Review: The Heroine's Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-the-heroines-bookshelf-by-erin-blakemore/) - The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, From Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder analyzes similarities & differences between literary heroines & their authors.
- [Book Review: Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? by Pamela Keogh](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-are-you-a-jackie-or-a-marilyn-by-pamela-keogh/) - Pamela Keogh compares and contrasts these two women while also speculating as to how they fit into today’s world.
- [Book Review: The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused by Kari Lee Townsend](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-the-samantha-granger-experiment-fused-by-kari-lee-townsend/) - The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused should be fun to read for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged nine to 12.
- [Book Review: The Cardturner by Louis Sachar](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-the-cardturner-by-louis-sachar/) - The Cardturner by Louis Sachar offers young adults more of what they may have loved in Holes with lessons on bridge built in.
- [Book Review: Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-extraordinary-by-nancy-werlin/) - Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin straddles fantasy and reality with a look at how vulnerable teen girls can be to undue influence from friends and boyfriends.
- [Book Review: Missing by Cornelia Maude Spelman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-missing-by-cornelia-maude-spelman/) - Missing focuses mainly on the author’s mother, and the book is divided into two parts: My Mother’s Story, and My Mother’s Past.
- [Book Review: Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-penny-dreadful-by-laurel-snyder/) - Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder is a look at how families and communities can band together to help each other in times of need
- [Great Christmas Book for Family Reading with Older Kids](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/great-christmas-book-for-family-reading-with-older-kids/) - Each of these little stories vividly evokes the times they were set in. They are also intimate portraits of the people involved.
- [Book Review: The Pony Whisperer: Team Challenge by Janet Rising](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-the-pony-whisperer-team-challenge-by-janet-rising/) - In the second book of The Pony Whisperer series, Team Challenge, Pia and her friends are discovering that being part of a team is a lot of work.
- [Book Review: Gaia Girls, Enter the Earth by Lee Welles](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2010/12/book-review-gaia-girls-enter-the-earth-by-lee-welles/) - Gaia Girls, Enter the Earth by Lee Welles is the first in a series that focuses on children using special powers to help save what they love.
- [Book Review: Far Above Rubies by Cynthia Polansky](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-far-above-rubies-by-cynthia-polansky/) - Far Above Rubies by Cynthia Polansky is historical fiction based on the true story of a woman who volunteered to accompany her six stepdaughters to a work camp
- [Book Review: Dogsled Dreams by Terry Lynn Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-dogsled-dreams-by-terry-lynn-johnson/) - Dogsled Dreams by Terry Lynn Johnson is a fascinating look at the life of a musher.
- [Book Review: Cleopatra Rules by Vicky Shecter](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-cleopatra-rules-by-vicky-shecter/) - Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen by Vicky Alvear Shecter is sure to be a hit with anyone interested in Cleopatra's real story.
- [Book Review: Wildwing by Emily Whitman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-wildwing-by-emily-whitman/) - Wildwing by Emily Whitman is historical fiction on a grand scale, with time-travel, romance, adventure and intrigue.
- [Book Review: Jane and the Raven King by Stephen Chambers](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-jane-and-the-raven-king-by-stephen-chambers/) - Imaginative and adventuresome, Jane and the Raven King creates a fantasy world where Jane relies on her wits and her desire to do what’s right.
- [Book Review: Contagion by Joanne Dahme](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-contagion-by-joanne-dahme/) - Part historical fiction, part mystery, Contagion will have you wanting to savor details while you also long to flip pages furiously and find out what happens.
- [Book Review: Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Hèléne Boudreau](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/01/book-review-real-mermaids-dont-wear-toe-rings-by-helene-boudreau/) - Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Hèléne Boudreau is at turns light-hearted and serious as it explores life for a girl changing into a mermaid.
- [Book Review: The Pink Locker Society: Best Kept Secret by Debra Moffitt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/02/book-review-the-pink-locker-society-best-kept-secret-by-debra-moffitt/) - Issues to discuss in The Best Kept Secret include Title IX, what happens when two girls like the same boy, and evolving traditions.
- [Book Review: A True Princess by Diane Zahler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/02/book-giveaway-and-review-a-true-princess/) - A True Princess by Diane Zahler combines elements of several tales—The Princess and the Pea & old Norse legends—to weave a delightful story of self-discovery.
- [Book Review: Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/03/book-review-and-giveaway-letters-from-home-by-kristina-mcmorris/) - In Letters From Home, author Kristina McMorris has captured both the beauty and frustration that comes from mailed letters.
- [Book Review: Libba by Laura Veirs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/02/book-review-libba-by-laura-veirs/) - Book Review: Libba by Laura Veirs
- [Book Review: Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/03/book-review-brazen-by-penelope-bagieu/) - Book Review: Brazen by Pénélope Bagieu
- [Book Review: Marshfield Dreams by Ralph Fletcher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-marshfield-dreams-by-ralph-fletcher/) - Ralph Fletcher’s memoir appeals to young readers aged 9 to 12, with stories of mud puppies, raising chickens, and bouts of chicken pox and mumps.
- [Book Review: The Time-Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-the-time-traveling-fashionista-by-bianca-turestky/) - The Time-Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky is the first in a new series about Louise and the adventures she finds through her love of fashion.
- [Book Review: Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-instructions-for-a-broken-heart-by-kim-culbertson/) - Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson takes Jessa on a journey of discovery about herself and the people around her.
- [Book Review: The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mandelski](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-the-sweetest-thing-by-christina-mandelski/) - The Sweetest Thing by Christina Mandelski is perfect for teen fans of TV shows like “Cake Boss,” “Ace of Cakes” and “Ultimate Cake Off.”
- [Book Review: Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-sparrow-road-by-sheila-oconnor/) - Sparrow Road by Sheila O’Connor is a beautifully told coming of age story that I found myself savoring as I read.
- [Book Review: Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-bird-in-a-box-by-andrea-davis-pinkney/) - Set during Joe Louis’s rise to boxing’s heavyweight championship, Bird in a Box will have you pulling for Joe, the children in the story, and their parents.
- [Book Review: The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/05/book-review-the-grand-plan-to-fix-everything-by-uma-krishnaswami/) - The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami is full of a colorful cast of characters whose roles read like a Bollywood film.
- [Book Review: The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-the-friendship-doll-by-kirby-larson/) - The Friendship Doll is a memorable story that will give mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 8 to 12 a lot to talk about.
- [Book Review: Just Add Magic by Cindy Callaghan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-just-add-magic-by-cindy-callaghan/) - Girls aged 9 to 12 who have an interest in cooking should especially enjoy reading Just Add Magic.
- [Book Review: Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-where-i-belong-by-gwendolyn-heasley/) - Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley explores all kinds of relationships: mother-daughter, grandmother-granddaughter, sister-brother, and best friends.
- [Book Review: The Crepe Makers' Bond by Julie Crabtree](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-the-crepe-makers-bond-by-julie-crabtree/) - The Crepe Makers’ Bond by Julie Crabtree is about friendship, cooking, and family dynamics.
- [Book Review: Walk the Wild Road by Nigel Hinton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-walk-the-wild-road-by-nigel-hinton/) - Set in Poland in the 1870s, Walk the Wild Road fictionalizes the author's family legend and imagines what could have set a boy off into the world on his own.
- [Book Review: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-anyas-ghost-by-vera-brosgol/) - Girls aged 14 and up will relate to the issues of wanting to fit in, being embarrassed by family members, and wanting easy solutions to complicated problems.
- [Book Review: Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-elsewhere-by-gabrielle-zevin/) - Gabrielle Zevin's Elsewhere takes a sweet spin on the premise that departed souls spend time in a pleasant way-station then are recycled back to Earth.
- [Book Review: Yuri's Brush with Magic by Maureen Crane Wartski](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-yuris-brush-with-magic-by-maureen-crane-wartski/) - Yuri’s Brush with Magic by Maureen Crane Wartski charms with its Japanese legends and a paintbrush that seems to make its subjects come to life.
- [Book Review: Why...Thank You! by Cat Wagman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-why-thank-you-by-cat-wagman/) - Why…Thank You! by Cat Wagman is the perfect book to help you write a heartfelt thank you note.
- [Book Review: Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-dewey-the-library-cat-a-true-story-by-vicki-myron-with-bret-witter/) - Dewey will steal your heart and lift your spirits.
- [Book Review: OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-oymg-by-amy-fellner-dominy/) - There are no pat answers in OyMG; instead you’ll find lots of nuance to help you look at both sides of the issues—just like a good debate.
- [Book Review: Zitface by Emily Howse](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-zitface-by-emily-howse/) - Zitface by Emily Howse looks at big issues for teens: looking perfect, the fear of rejection if you don’t, getting acne, first boyfriends, & divorced parents .
- [Book Review: How I Stole Johnny Depp's Alien Girlfriend by Gary Ghislain](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-how-i-stole-johnny-depps-alien-girlfriend-by-gary-ghislain/) - How I Stole Johnny Depp’s Alien Girlfriend by Gary Ghislain is funny, and thoughtful.
- [Book Review: Really, Truly, Everything's Fine by Linda Leopold Strauss](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/06/book-review-really-truly-everythings-fine-by-linda-leopold-strauss/) - In Really, Truly, Everything's Fine, the sins of the father are visited on a teen daughter just when she thought all was picture-perfect in her suburban world.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Spinning Out by David Stahler Jr.](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/07/book-review-and-giveaway-spinning-out-by-david-stahler-jr/) - Spinning Out by David Stahler Jr. is a gripping story that looks at teen mental illness from several different angles.
- [Book Review: The Darlings Are Forever by Melissa Kantor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/07/book-review-the-darlings-are-forever-by-melissa-kantor/) - Jane, Victoria and Natalya have gone to the same New York City school for years, but now they’re about to enter high school in all different places.
- [Book Review: Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/07/book-review-waiting-for-snow-in-havana-confessions-of-a-cuban-boy-by-carlos-eire/) - Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy is a memoir of the magical days Carlos Eire spent as a boy in Havana.
- [Book Review: Ultimate Game by Christian Lehmann](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/07/book-review-ultimate-game-by-christian-lehmann/) - Ultimate Game is a good book club read because of its undercurrent of morality issues and the underlying threat of becoming obsessed with unhealthy pasttimes.
- [Book Review: Sass & Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/07/book-review-sass-serendipity-by-jennifer-ziegler/) - Sass and Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler explores the family dynamic through sisters with two very different personalities.
- [E-Book Helps Parents of Adopted Tweens](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/new-e-book-helps-parents-of-adopted-tweens-and-teens/) - What to Expect From Your Adopted Tween by Judy Miller is full of information that's easy to understand and apply.
- [Book Review: The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-the-prince-of-mist-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/) - Carlos Ruiz Zafon is the master of writing great tales with dark undertones, and The Prince of Mist hits the mark as a gothic tale for young adults.
- [Book Review: Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-tyger-tyger-by-kersten-hamilton/) - Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton creates a world inhabited by dark creatures that co-exists just on the other side of our own reality.
- [Book Review: Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-daughter-of-xanadu-by-dori-jones-yang/) - Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang is a sweeping tale of adventure & romance that fascinates with descriptions of life in the Mongol court of the Great Khan.
- [Book Helps Parents Help Their Children Get to Sleep](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/new-e-book-helps-parents-help-their-children-get-to-sleep/) - As a sleep journalist, Jacobson has written extensively on this topic, and her tips are easy to read and implement.
- [Book Review: What If...Everyone Knew Your Name by Liz Ruckdeschel and Sara James](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-what-if-everyone-knew-your-name-by-liz-ruckdeschel-and-sara-james/) - In the "What If" YA series readers are presented with two choices at the end of each chapter on what the lead character should do next.
- [Book Review: The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-the-midnight-palace-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/) - Zafon is a master at creating mysterious and twisted antagonists, and he excels here with Jawahal, a frightening monster who lets nothing get in his way.
- [Book Review: The Ultimate Top Secret Guide to Taking Over the World](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-the-ultimate-top-secret-guide-to-taking-over-the-world/) - Kids will love this funny guide that includes blank pages at the back along with prompts on how to use them to keep “destruction notes.”
- [Book Review: Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-sorta-like-a-rock-star-by-matthew-quick/) - Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick is funny and sad and hopeful and uplifting and so much more.
- [Book Review: The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-the-magnolia-league-by-katie-crouch/) - The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch paints a picture of a steamy southern town draped in mystery the way its oak trees are draped in Spanish moss.
- [Book Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/08/book-review-and-giveaway-the-magician-king-by-lev-grossman/) - Fans of The Magicians will enjoy The Magician King, a sequel that sends Quentin off on a quest and fills in Julia’s back story.
- [Book Review: Soul Taker by Celia Rees](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-soul-taker-by-celia-rees/) - Rees has expertly crafted subtle parallelism to the real-life jeopardy of disenfranchised teens and tweens who lack positive adult role models to guide them.
- [Book Review: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-where-the-mountain-meets-the-moon-by-grace-lin-2/) - When a magical fish tells Minli how to find the Old Man of the Moon, she sets off on a journey to ask the wise man how her village can change its fortunes.
- [Book Review: Dot to Dot by Kit Bakke](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-dot-to-dot-by-kit-bakke/) - Dot to Dot by Kit Bakke is the story of a girl who goes on a journey that turns into a trip of discovery about herself as well as the people around her.
- [Book Review: The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-the-unforgotten-coat-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/) - Equally heartbreaking, funny and moving, Frank Cottrell Boyce’s The Unforgotten Coat is a small book with a big heart.
- [Book Review: Let's Make Some Great Art by Marion Deuchars](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-and-giveaway-lets-make-some-great-art-by-marion-deuchars/) - Let’s Make Some Great Art will provide hours of fun for kids, and it’s likely that their parents will want to join in too.
- [Book Review: Doggirl by Robin Brande](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-doggirl-by-robin-brande/) - Doggirl by Robin Brande addresses an issue many teens may feel: struggling to be accepted for who you are.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-and-giveaway-with-a-name-like-love-by-tess-hilmo/) - With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo reveals the whole of human nature through the eyes of a 13-year-old girl.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Unforgettable by Loretta Ellsworth](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/09/book-review-and-giveaway-unforgettable-by-loretta-ellsworth/) - Unforgettable covers multiple issues and Ellsworth expertly weaves the threads of these issues into an unforgettable story.
- [Book Review: Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College by Andrew Ferguson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-crazy-u-one-dads-crash-course-in-getting-his-kid-into-college-by-andrew-ferguson/) - Crazy U is an eye opener in many ways, and Ferguson’s ability to humorously focus on the absurdities in the system makes it fascinating to read.
- [Book Review: Possum Summer by Jen K. Blom](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-possum-summer-by-jen-k-blom/) - Possum Summer is a delightful story about an 11-year-old with determination, a hard-work ethic, and a dream to take care of her farm while her dad is in Iraq.
- [Book Review: Boomerang Kids by Carl Pickhardt, PhD](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-boomerang-kids-by-carl-pickhardt-phd/) - Pickhardt talks directly to parents without using industry terminology, and examples he uses make it easy to understand each challenge and how to approach it.
- [Book Review: Gandhi a Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-gandhi-a-manga-biography-by-kazuki-ebine/) - Award-winning manga artist Kazuki Ebine has created a new book about one of the world’s greatest men, Gandhi, A Manga Biography
- [Book Review: Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-and-giveaway-kitchen-counter-cooking-school-by-kathleen-flinn/) - I really enjoyed taking the opportunity of getting out of my rut in the kitchen and learning new things that I believe will serve me for a long time to come.
- [Book Review: Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-circle-of-secrets-by-kimberley-griffiths-little/) - Little never misses a beat as she weaves this tale of mystery, magic, and mother-daughter relationships.
- [Book Review: Waiting for June by Joyce Sweeney](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-waiting-for-june-by-joyce-sweeney/) - In WAITING FOR JUNE, Sophie knows exactly what she has gotten herself into and is welcoming the birth of a little girl that she will love beyond measure.
- [Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-daughter-of-smoke-and-bone-by-laini-taylor/) - Daughter of Smoke and Bone has elements of a Romeo and Juliet tale set in a mesmerizing fantasy world.
- [Book Review: The Bone Magician by F. E. Higgins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-the-bone-magician-by-f-e-higgins/) - Teens and tweens who like Harry Potter will easily get caught up in the mystical elements, and Higgins does an effective job at crafting compelling ambience.
- [Book Review: The Thirteenth Summer by Elizabeth Laing Thompson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/10/book-review-the-thirteenth-summer-by-elizabeth-laing-thompson/) - The Thirteenth Summer by Elizabeth Laing Thompson mixes normal teen concerns with the reality of the life of a famous entertainer.
- [Book Review: The Shattering by Karen Healey](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-the-shattering-by-karen-healey/) - The Shattering by Karen Healey is a thriller that also looks at the grief that family members feel after suicide.
- [Book Review: Dark Parties by Sara Grant](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-dark-parties-by-sara-grant/) - In Dark Parties, author Sara Grant paints a civilization of the future that seems to have started off with noble intentions.
- [Book Review: Witch Dreams by Vivian Vande Velde](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-witch-dreams-by-vivian-vande-velde/) - In Witch Dreams, Nyssa can enter the thoughts of others as they sleep and, thus, discern their fears, their wishes…and the truths they struggle to keep secret.
- [Book Review: Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-mostly-good-girls-by-leila-sales/) - Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales is a sometimes hilarious and thoughtful, always entertaining look at the high-stress environment of an all-girls prep school.
- [Book Review: I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-ill-be-there-by-holly-goldberg-sloan/) - From the opening lines of I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan I was hooked on Sam Border’s story.
- [Book Review: Purple Daze by Sherry Shahan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-purple-daze-by-sherry-shahan/) - Purple Daze is not only a good way to learn more about the 1960s, it’s also a moving look at how the lives of individuals were affected. While
- [Book Review: Rebel in a Dress by Sylvia Branzei, Illustrated by Melissa Sweet](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-rebel-in-a-dress-by-sylvia-branzei-illustrated-by-melissa-sweet/) - Besides being interesting to read, Rebel in a Dress is a compelling look at how conventions and expectations for women have changed over the years.
- [Book Review: The Power of Half by Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/11/book-review-the-power-of-half-by-kevin-salwen-and-hannah-salwen/) - Mother-daughter book clubswho want to take on volunteer projects as a group can read The Power of Half and then identify something to which they can contribute.
- [Book Review: Ivy's Ever After by Dawn Lairamore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/book-review-ivys-ever-after-by-dawn-lairamore/) - Ivy’s Ever After provides lots of fairy tale fun that will delight both girls and their moms while still giving them something to talk about.
- [Book Review: Ivy and the Meanstalk by Dawn Lairamore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/book-review-ivy-and-the-meanstalk-by-dawn-lairamore/) - Ivy and the Meanstalk continues the fun from Ivy Ever After with author Lairamore imagining the aftermath of Jack and Beanstalk.
- [Yummy From A to Z by Sparrow Promotes Alphabet and Art](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/yummy-from-a-to-z-by-sparrow-promotes-alphabet-and-art/) - For each letter of the alphabet, Sparrow has created a tasty character, with names such as Vivacious Vivian Vanilla Wafer and Kiki Key Lime Pie.
- [Book Review: Dark Chocolate and the Journaler's Soul: 17 Personal Journaling Stories for Healing and Growth by Mari McCarthy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/ebook-review-dark-chocolate-and-the-journalers-soul-17-personal-journaling-stories-for-healing-and-growth-by-mari-mccarthy/) - This collection touches on struggles and successes, and how journalers exlpore many issues in their lives by writing down what they want to say.
- [Book Review: Winter Town by Stephen Emond](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/book-review-winter-town-by-stephen-emond/) - WinterTown, with story and art by Stephen Emond, takes readers on a journey of self-discovery.
- [Book Review: Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/book-review-home-for-the-holidays-by-heather-vogel-frederick/) - Home for the Holidays is the fifth book in Heather Vogel Frederick's beloved series, The Mother-Daughter Book Club.
- [Book Review: The Writer's Workout by Christina Katz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/new-years-resolution-read-the-writers-workout-by-christina-katz-every-day/) - The Writer's Workout is chock full of short tips, suggestions and ideas for writers at all levels.
- [Book Review: Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2011/12/book-review-everybody-sees-the-ants-by-a-s-king/) - Everybody Sees the Ants doesn’t flinch at the brutal reality of war zones, whether they are on the playground or in the jungle.
- [Book Review: The Traitor's Wife by Kathleen Kent](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-the-traitors-wife-by-kathleen-kent/) - The Traitor’s Wife by Kathleen Kent tells the beginning of the story of Martha Allen and Thomas Carrier, the parents of Sarah Carrier in The Heretic’s Daughter.
- [Book Review: Say You'll Be Mine by Julia Amante](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-say-youll-be-mine-by-julia-amante/) - Say You’ll Be Mine by Julia Amante takes a look at what happens to a woman in her 40s when life throws her a curve ball.
- [Book Review: The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-the-darlings-in-love-by-melissa-kantor/) - The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor is the story of three girls during their freshman year of high school.
- [Book Review: Growing Up Jewish in a Small Town in America: A Memoir by Elaine Fantle Shimberg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-growing-up-jewish-in-a-small-town-in-america-a-memoir-by-elaine-shantle-limberg/) - Shimberg’s book will resonate with teenagers starting out on their own and with well traveled adults caught up in the introspection of the roads not taken.
- [Book Review: Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-promise-the-night-by-michaela-maccoll/) - Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl weaves real life incidents from Beryl Markham's pre-teen years with rich details of African life.
- [Book Review: The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-the-book-of-wonders-by-jasmine-richards/) - Drawing on Arabian legends , Richards weaves a tale of adventure in The Book of Wonders that doesn’t stop from beginning to end.
- [Book Review: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-revolution-by-jennifer-donnelly/) - Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly moves deftly between the modern world and the chaos that existed in the late 1700s revolutionary France.
- [The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/the-statistical-probability-of-love-at-first-sight-by-jennifer-e-smith/) - The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith looks at what it means to be in, and out, of love from several different points of view.
- [Book Review: A Cluttered Life by Pesi Dinnerstein](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/01/book-review-and-giveaway-a-cluttered-life-by-pesi-dinnerstein/) - On her 50th birthday Pesi Dinnerstein recognized the need to address the mountain of clutter that had built up in her life.
- [Book Review: Mistress Masham's Repose by T. H. White](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-mistress-mashams-repose-by-t-h-white/) - The story, with a spunky heroine, speaks to timeless themes about the powerlessness of children in the dreary world of rules imposed by adults.
- [Book Review: Girl Meets Boy, Edited by Kelly Milner Halls](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-and-giveaway-girl-meets-boy-edited-by-kelly-milner-halls/) - In Girl Meets Boy: Because There Are Two Sides to Every Story, 12 young adult writers team up on six stories from two different points of view: his and hers.
- [Book Review: Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-chopsticks-by-jessica-anthony-and-rodrigo-corral/) - Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral use innovative storytelling techniques to keep you turning pages looking for clues to what happens to Glory and Frank.
- [Book Review: The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-the-silence-of-our-friends-by-mark-long-jim-demonakos-and-nate-powell/) - The Silence of Our Friends is based on the real life story of Mark Long’s father, who was the cameraman during a racial incident in Houston in 1968.
- [Book Review: Camilla by Madeleine L'Engle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-camilla-by-madeleine-lengle/) - L'Engle captured timeless themes of youth—questioning of authority, curiosity about the existence of God, and double standards that often govern adult behavior.
- [Book Review: B by Sarah Kay](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-b-by-sarah-kay/) - Sarah Kay has been a performing poet since she was 14-years-old. At 22, she is now a slam poet who wrote a powerful note of love for an unborn daughter.
- [Book Review: Giants Beware by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-giants-beware-by-rafael-rosado-and-jorge-aguirre/) - Giants Beware melds the dynamics of a medieval village with the sensibilities of people today to create a funny, irreverent, & wholly enjoyable fairy tale.
- [Book Review: The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-the-queen-of-kentucky-by-alecia-whitaker/) - The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker will resonate with anyone who has ever felt the desire to change her circumstances.
- [Book Review: Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-freshman-year-and-other-unnatural-disasters-by-meredith-zeitlin/) - Kelsey makes an enemy of her soccer captain, gets into a conflict with one of her best friends, botches her first kiss and fights often with her mom.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: The Darlings by Cristina Alger](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/02/book-review-and-giveaway-the-darlings-by-cristina-alger/) - The Darlings by Cristina Alger looks at the financial crisis of 2008 through the eyes of wealthy investment bankers & lawyers, their secretaries and journalists.
- [Book Review: Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-bridge-of-scarlet-leaves-by-kristina-mcmorris/) - In Bridge of Scarlet Leaves Kristina McMorris returns to the time she brought to life in Letters from Home focusing on Japanese Americans during World War II.
- [Book Review: Brother I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-brother-im-dying-by-edwidge-danticat/) - In many ways, Brother, I’m Dying is as much about the two men who were central in Edwidge Danticat’s life—her father and her uncle—as it is a story of Danticat.
- [Book Review: Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-olivia-bean-trivia-queen-by-donna-gephart/) - If you like trivia, you’ll love Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart, but even you if you don’t there’s a lot to fall for in this story.
- [Book Review: Baby's in Black: Astrid Kirchherr, Stuart Sutcliffe, and The Beatles in Hamburg by Arne Bellstorf](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-babys-in-black-by-arne-bellstorf/) - Baby’s in Black: Astrid Kirchherr, Stuart Sutcliffe, and The Beatles in Hamburg, by Arne Bellstorf, tells the story of The Beatles time in Germany.
- [Book Review: May B. by Caroline Starr Rose](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-may-b-by-caroline-starr-rose/) - Told in verse, May B. will steal your heart and have you leave you happy you didn’t live in a sod house on the Kansas Prairie.
- [Book Review: Starters by Lissa Price](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-starters-by-lissa-price/) - While Starters borrows some futuristic themes from existing novels, it has a fresh, page-turning spin that offers teeth-gritting danger at virtually every turn.
- [Book Review: Boy 21 by Matthew Quick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-boy-21-by-matthew-quick/) - Boy 21 by Matthew Quick is a raw look at life in inner-city Philadelphia, where competing mobs and drug dealers rule and quiet boys need protection to survive.
- [Book Review: The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/03/book-review-the-five-lives-of-our-cat-zook-by-joanne-rocklin/) - The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook is about a thoughtful 10-year-old girl who is grieving for her father and is determined to do what she can for her beloved cat
- [Book Review: Calli Be Gold by Michele Weber Hurwitz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/04/book-review-calli-be-gold-by-michele-weber-hurwitz/) - Calli has to figure out how to let her family know that she doesn’t want to jump onto a merry-go-round of activities.
- [Rosie Flo's Coloring Fashion Show Provides Hours of Fun](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/04/rosie-flos-coloring-fashion-show-provides-hours-of-fun—enter-to-win-a-copy/) - Rosie Flo's coloring books series by Roz Streeten offers several out-of-the-ordinary options for kids who like to and have the patience to color in detail.
- [Book Review: Day of Honey by Annia Ciezadlo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-review-day-of-honey-by-annia-ciezadlo/) - When Annia Ciezadlo started dating a Lebanese man she met in New York, she had no idea how his culture and his family would influence her life.
- [Book Review: Henny on the Couch by Rebecca Land Soodak](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-review-henny-on-the-couch-by-rebecca-land-soodak/) - Henny on the Couch by Rebecca Land Soodak looks at how we can go through every day in charge of details and lose sight of the big picture we want to create.
- [Book Review: Glow by Jessica Maria Tuccelli](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-giveaway-and-review-glow-by-jessica-maria-tuccelli/) - In remote Hopewell County, Georgia, a mix of fiercely independent people worked a hardscrabble existence in the hills.
- [Book Review: The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-review-the-unbearable-book-club-for-unsinkable-girls-by-julie-schumacher/) - Even though this reading group bears no resemblance to real-life groups that I know of, the issues brought up are important ones.
- [Book Review: Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-review-glaciers-by-alexis-m-smith/) - Glaciers has a restless quality to it that will keep Isabel’s story in your mind long after you have turned the last page of this small but provocative novel.
- [Book Review: Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-review-escape-from-camp-14-by-blaine-harden/) - Blaine Harden tells the story of the only person known to have escaped from a political prison camp in North Korea after having been born and raised there.
- [Book Review: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/05/book-review-drawing-on-the-right-side-of-the-brain-by-betty-edwards/) - Great new edition of classic instructional book on drawing.
- [Book Review: Camp by Elaine Wolf](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/06/book-review-camp-by-elaine-wolf/) - Camp by Elaine Wolf explores some tough issues: bullying, strained mother-daughter relationships, finding your voice, and a hint of sexual abuse.
- [Book Review: The Mom 100 Cookbook by Katie Workman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/06/book-review-the-mom-100-cookbook-by-katie-workman/) - Author Katie Workman has written a cookbook that can help moms consistently serve food their families will love and maybe even get their kids to help make it.
- [Book Review: 101 Puzzle Quizzes by the Grabarchuk Puzzle Family](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/06/book-review-101-puzzle-quizzes-by-the-grabarchuk-puzzle-family/) - Great puzzles to work out alone or with your family.
- [Book Review: The Domino Effect by Andrew Cotto](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/06/book-review-the-domino-effect-by-andrew-cotto/) - The Domino Effect by Andrew Cotto is a thoughtful coming of age story about ethnic polarization, first love, the meaning of friendship and doing what's right.
- [Book Review: Girl, Stolen by April Henry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/06/book-review-girl-stolen-by-april-henry/) - Girl, Stolen by April Henry is a thriller told through the eyes of 16-year-old Cheyenne and her accidental kidnapper, Griffith.
- [Book Review: Marathon by Boaz Yakin and Joe Infurnari](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/06/book-review-marathon-by-boaz-yakin-and-joe-infurnari/) - Graphic novel about the original run that gave the modern marathon its name.
- [Book Review: Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/07/book-review-flying-the-dragon-by-natalie-dias-lorenzi/) - A boy from Japan moves to the U.S. where he gets to know his American cousin and together they learn about creating strong family connections.
- [Book Review: Tua and the Elephant by R. P. Harris, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/07/book-review-tua-and-the-elephant-by-r-p-harris-illustrated-by-taeeun-yoo/) - A story of friendship between two unlikely allies.
- [Book Review: Project Jackalope by Emily Ecton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/07/book-review-project-jackalope-by-emily-ecton/) - A middle-school adventure with intrigue, high level science experiments, neighbors who are more than they seem and more.
- [Book Review: The Agency: The Body at the Tower by Y. S. Lee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/07/book-review-the-agency-the-body-at-the-tower-by-y-s-lee/) - The heroine in this great series by Y.S. Lee is smart, observant, and quick on her feet.
- [Book Review: The Agency 1: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/08/book-review-the-agency-1-a-spy-in-the-house-by-y-s-lee/) - This novel is a must-read for anyone seeking a well researched story, a charmingly watchable lead character, and a pulse-pounding plot.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, Written by Ellis Weiner, Illustrated by Jeremy Holmes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/09/book-review-and-giveaway-the-templeton-twins-have-an-idea-written-by-ellis-weiner-illustrated-by-jeremy-holmes/) - Super smart twins help foil a kidnapping plot.
- [Book Review: Audition & Subtraction by Amy Fellner Dominy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/09/book-review-audition-subtraction-by-amy-fellner-dominy/) - Issues of friendship, self-confidence and dating are all explored in this great book for tweens, young teens and mother-daughter book club members.
- [Book Review: Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-darkbeast-by-morgan-keyes/) - Middle-grade fantasy tale about a girl who resists society's expectations for the sake of the crow she has a bond with.
- [Book Review: 100 Matchstick Puzzles by the Grabarchuk Family](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-100-matchstick-puzzles-by-the-grabarchuk-family/) - Puzzle fun with matchsticks.
- [Book Review: Ivy + Bean Make the Rules by annie barrows + sophie blackall](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-ivy-bean-make-the-rules-by-annie-barrows-sophie-blackall/) - This latest book in the popular Ivy + Bean series has the girls creating a summer camp.
- [Book Review: Don't Feed the Boy by Irene Latham](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-and-giveaway-dont-feed-the-boy-by-irene-latham/) - Irene Latham has written a great book for young readers about getting their needs met in their families and helping friends in difficult situations.
- [Book Review: The Truth About Faking by Leigh Talbert Moore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-the-truth-about-faking-by-leigh-talbert-moore/) - A book about teen love and the confusing emotions it brings.
- [Book Review: Laugh With the Moon by Shana Burg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-laugh-with-the-moon-by-shana-burg/) - A young girl learns to deal with her grief as she learns about the joys and challenges of African Malawi.
- [Book Review: Eliza's Journal by Caelyn AB Williams, Illustrated by Kati Green](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/10/book-review-elizas-journal-by-caleb-ab-williams/) - Eliza finds magic and mystery as she spends the summer on Orcas Island, Washington working with dinosaur bones that seem might fresh.
- [Book Review: Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O'Connor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-keeping-safe-the-stars-by-sheila-oconnor/) - When the Star children end up on their own when their grandpa goes to the hospital, they must find someone to take care of them.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Dear Teen Me, edited by E. Kristin Anderson and Miranda Kenneally](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-and-giveaway-dear-teen-me-edited-by-e-kristinanderson-and-miranda-kenneally/) - Successful authors write encouraging letters to their younger selves
- [Book Review: The Armpit of Doom by Kenn Nesbitt, illustrations by Rafael Domingos](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-the-armpit-of-doom-by-kenn-nesbitt-illustrations-by-rafael-domingos/) - A book of funny poems for kids written by Kenn Nesbitt, illustrated by Rafael Domingos
- [Book Review: My Bad Parent by Troy Osinoff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-my-bad-parent-by-troy-osinoff/) - A great conversation-starter book with photos and commentary of adults making questionable parenting decisions.
- [Book Review: Soccer Sisters: Lily Out of Bounds by Andrea Montalbano](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-soccer-sisters-lily-out-of-bounds-by-andrea-montalbano/) - In this first book in the Soccer Sister series, author Andrea Montalbano highlights issues of fair play, responsibility and what it means to win.
- [Book Review: Adaptation by Malinda Lo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-adaptation-by-malinda-lo/) - Review of Adadptation, a science fiction novel for young adults by Malinda Lo.
- [Book Review: If the Buddha Had Kids by Charlotte Kasl, Ph. D.](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/11/book-review-if-the-buddha-had-kids-by-charlotte-kasl-ph-d/) - Review of If the Buddha Had Kids by Charlotte Kasi, Ph.D. A guide for parents on raising their children with patience and love.
- [Book Review: Ask the Passengers by A.S. King](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/12/book-review-ask-the-passengers-by-a-s-king/) - Review of Ask the Passengers by A. S. King, a young adult fictional tale of a high school girl struggling with her sexual identity.
- [Book Review: Fangirl by Ken Baker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2012/12/book-review-fangirl-by-ken-baker/) - Review of Fangirl by Ken Baker, a book about a girl who catches the attention of her teen idol with the songs she writes.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: One Came Home by Amy Timberlake](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-and-giveaway-one-came-home-by-amy-timberlake/) - Review of One Came Home by Amy Timberlake, a story set in Wisconsin during the great passenger pigeon migration of 1871.
- [Book Review: Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-fairy-tales-from-the-brothers-grimm-by-philip-pullman/) - Author Philip Pullman revisits and in some cases reimagines classic fairy tales captured by the Grimm Brothers.
- [Book Review: When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Right Leaders by J. Patrick Lewis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-when-thunder-comes-poems-for-civil-right-leaders-by-j-patrick-lewis/) - Review of When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders written by J. Patrick Lewis.
- [Book Review: Hating Heidi Foster by Jeffrey Blount](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-hating-heidi-foster-by-jeffrey-blount/) - Review of Hating Heidi Foster by Jeffrey Blount, a book for young adults about dealing with loss and grief.
- [Book Review: Wish You Were Eyre by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-wish-you-were-eyre-by-heather-vogel-frederick/) - Review of Wish You Were Eyre, the sixth and last title in The Mother-Daughter Book Club series for young readers written by Heather Vogel Frederick.
- [Book Review: Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge by Ramey Channell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-sweet-music-on-moonlight-ridge-by-ramey-channell/) - Review of Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge, a coming of age story set in Alabama by Ramey Channell.
- [Book Review: Ruined by Paula Morris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-ruined-by-paula-morris/) - Review of the book Ruined by Paula Morris, a supernatural tale for young adults that takes place in New Orleans.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Saving Each Other by Victoria Jackson and Ali Guthy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/01/book-review-and-giveaway-saving-each-other-by-victoria-jackson-and-ali-guthy/) - Review of Saving Each Other, a story about a mother's quest to combat the auto-immune disease her daughter has.
- [Book Review: Return to Me by Justina Chen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-return-to-me-by-justina-chen/) - Review of Return to Me by Justina Chen where a young woman has to deal with her parents divorce, college decisions and other life issues.
- [Book Review: The 13th Sign by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-the-13th-sign-by-kristin-odonnell-tubb/) - Review of The 13th Sign by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, about a girl in New Orleans who exposes a 13th sign of the zodiac and how she gets things back to normal.
- [Book Review: The Escape of Princess Madeleine by Kirstin Pulioff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-the-escape-of-princess-madeleine-by-kirstin-pulioff/) - The Escape of Princess Madeleine by Kirstin Pulioff shows a very independent-minded princess who is determined to set her own destiny.
- [Book Review: Mink River by Brian Doyle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-mink-river-by-brian-doyle/) - Review of the book Mink River by Brian Doyle
- [Book Review: Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-cornered-14-stories-of-bullying-and-defiance/) - Book review of Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance. Book is for young adult readers and is edited by Rhoda Belleza
- [Book Review: What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-what-happens-next-by-colleen-clayton/) - Review of the book What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton, a young adult novel that covers date rape and its consequences.
- [Book Review: St. Viper's School for Super Villains by Kim Donovan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-st-vipers-school-for-super-villains-by-kim-donovan/) - Book review of St. Viper's School for Super Villains: The Riotous Rocket Ship Robbery by Kim Donovan.
- [Book Review: Rouge by Leigh Talbert Moore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-rouge-by-leigh-talbert-moore/) - Review of Rouge by Leigh Talbert Moore, a book set in the late 1800s in a New Orleans cabaret.
- [Book Review: Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/02/book-review-etiquette-and-espionage-by-gail-carriger/) - Review of the book Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger. Book is appropriate for readers aged 11 and oldder.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-operation-oleander-by-valerie-o-patterson/) - Review of Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson, a book about the complicated issues of soldiers helping civilians in Afghanistan.
- [Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-days-of-blood-and-starlight-by-laini-taylor/) - Laini Taylor's story of angels and chimaera at war creates a stunning fantasy world. Read the book review.
- [Book Review: If I Have to Tell You One More Time by Amy McCready](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-if-i-have-to-tell-you-one-more-time-by-amy-mccready/) - Amy McCready, founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. has written a guidebook that will help parents implement loving discipline with their children.
- [Book Review: Slow Family Living by Bernadette Noll](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-slow-family-living-by-bernadette-noll/) - Slow Family Living is a book that helps parents decide what's important for them to create a simpler family life.
- [Book Review: The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton by Angela Shelton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-the-adventures-of-tilda-pinkerton-by-angela-shelton/) - Hats from Tilda Pinkerton are very special because they help adults and children alike tap into their natural talents.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: The Clover Tree by Kimberly Foster](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-and-giveaway-the-clover-tree-by-kimberly-foster/) - Moms from mother-daughter book clubs chime in with reviews of Kimberly Foster's book, The Clover Tree.
- [Book Review: Meanwhile, Back at Café du Monde by Peggy Sweeney-McDonald](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/03/book-review-meanwhile-back-at-cafe-du-monde-by-peggy-sweeney-mcdonald/) - A coffee-table book featuring nearly 70 stories from people talking about the role of food in their lives. Some include recipes.
- [Book Review: Apples, Bean Dip, & Carrot Cake by Anne and Freya Dinshah](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-apples-bean-dip-carrot-cake-by-anne-and-freya-dinshah/) - Anne and Freya Dinshah have written a cookbook that teaches kids from 4 to 12 basic cooking skills and has great recipes that they can make on their own.
- [Book Review: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-relish-my-life-in-the-kitchen-by-lucy-knisley/) - Graphic artist Lucy Knisley writes about growing up with parents who love to cook and eat. Recipes included in this graphic novel.
- [Book Review: Under Shifting Glass by Nicky Singer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-under-shifting-glass-by-nicky-singer/) - Issues of family, friendships, and connections of the soul permeate this gently told, haunting story.
- [Book Review: Ellie’s Log by Judith L. Li, illustrations by M. L. Herring](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-ellies-log-by-judith-l-li-illustrations-by-m-l-herring/) - 11-year-old Ellie and Ricky, explore the forest around them and learn about the plant and animal life that can be found there if you spend time looking for it.
- [Book Review: This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-this-is-what-happy-looks-like-by-jennifer-e-smith/) - This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith takes a familiar storyline and turns it into something fresh, interesting and fun to read.
- [Book Review: Nobody's Secret by Michaela MacColl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-nobodys-secret-by-michaela-maccoll/) - Young Emily Dickinson meets a handsome young man who ends up dead in her family's pond. She works to find out who killed him, writing poetic lines as she does.
- [Raja: Story of a Racehorse by Anne Hambleton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/raja-story-of-a-racehorse-by-anne-hambleton/) - Raja’s connections to the people who care for him, his fears, and his love of running all combine to make his story both touching and educational.
- [Book Review: Cat's Foot by Brian Doyle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-cats-foot-by-brian-doyle/) - This small gem of a book gives the reader much to think about on the nature of war, human nature, forgiveness, healing, and matters of the heart.
- [Book Review: Jerusalem: A Family Portrait by Boaz Yakin and Nick Bertozzi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-jerusalem-a-family-portrait-by-boaz-yakin-and-nick-bertozzi/) - Graphic novelists Boaz Yakin and Nick Bertozzi tell the story of unrest in Jerusalem during the founding of the state of Israel in the 1940s.
- [Book Review: In Disguise! by Ryan Ann Hunter](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/04/book-review-in-disguise-by-ryan-ann-hunter/) - In Disguise! lets both moms and daughters learn a little history, celebrate the role that women played in it, and have some fun along the way.
- [Book Review: The Shape of the Eye by George Estreich](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-the-shape-of-the-eye-by-george-estreich/) - The Shape of the Eye is Estreich's story of learning to love and accept his Down Syndrome child for who she is rather than what he expects her to be.
- [Great Books for Both Moms and Daughters in Book Clubs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/great-books-for-both-moms-and-daughters-in-book-clubs/) - One of the biggest challenges mother-daughter book clubs face is choosing books that appeal to two generations. Great books bridge the gap.
- [Book Review: The Truth About Letting Go by Leigh T. Moore](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-the-truth-about-letting-go-by-leigh-t-moore/) - A great book that addresses the issues teens may deal with when dealing with the death of a parent.
- [Book Review: Raptor Ravine by James L. Butler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-raptor-ravine-by-james-l-butler/) - A story that will charm young readers with adventure and issues such as making the transition to middle school and friendships between boys and girls.
- [Book Review: When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-when-the-butterflies-came-by-kimberley-griffiths-little/) - When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little focuses on the importance family members play in our lives while weaving a tale of mystery and fantasy.
- [Book Review: Absent by Katie Williams](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-absent-by-katie-williams/) - Absent by Katie Williams explores the dynamics behind fitting in at high school and how easy it can be to pigeonhole people into stereotypes.
- [Book Review: Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-rapture-practice-by-aaron-hartzler/) - Aaron Hartzler's memoir about reconciling his parents' strict Baptist rules with his own thoughts about God and religion.
- [Book Review: The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/05/book-review-the-lucy-variations-by-sara-zarr/) - The Lucy Variations goes inside the world of international piano competitions and looks at family dynamics when everyone focuses on what children achieve.
- [Book Review: Odette's Secrets by Maryann Macdonald](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-odettes-secrets-by-maryann-macdonald/) - Odette’s Secrets is not only a great novel to introduce young readers to the story of Jews in France during World War II, it’s also a good book to read overall.
- [Book Review: Standing By by Alison Buckholtz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-standing-by-by-alison-buckholtz/) - Standing By is a candid look at what life is like for parents raising children while spouses are assigned to remote and often dangerous locations.
- [Book Giveaway and Review: The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger by Jenny Meyerhoff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-the-barftastic-life-of-louie-burger-by-jenny-meyerhoff/) - Fifth grader Louie Burger tries to find courage to perform in the school talent show.
- [Book Review: Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-boy-nobody-by-allen-zadoff/) - Reminiscent of The Bourne Identity, Boy Nobody compels you on a fast-paced ride that twists and turns in unexpected ways. Exciting first book in the series.
- [Book Review: The Short Seller by Elissa Brent Weissman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-the-short-seller-by-elissa-brent-weissman/) - In The Short Seller Lindy Through learns about the true meaning of friendship, solidarity between sisters, and the importance of paying attention to details.
- [Book Review: The Journals of Petra Volare by Reece Michaelson and Pamela Jaye Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-the-journals-of-petra-volare-by-reece-michaelson-and-pamela-jaye-smith/) - Calice lives on the island of Crete in Minos’s palace with her mother. She knows she must keep quiet about her true identity, she is Daedalus’s daughter, but she yearns to know more about her father and her brother Icarus. She renames herself Petra Volare and ventures around the town. As she does she meets
- [Book Review: Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/06/book-review-written-in-stone-by-rosanne-parry/) - Written in Stone looks at how the loss of traditional whaling practices of the Makah Indians threatened the livelihood of the tribe.
- [Book Review: The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-the-watcher-in-the-shadows-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/) - The Watcher in the Shadows is fast-paced and mysterious. The action takes place over a short period of time, but events are the result of long ago decisions.
- [Book Review: Templar written by Jordan Mechner, illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-templar-written-by-jordan-mechner-illustrated-by-leuyen-pham-and-alex-puvilland/) - Templar is a beautiful depiction of a fascinating historical event that can be displayed kept for rereading the story as well as the illustrations.
- [Book Review: Falcon in the Glass by Susan Fletcher](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-falcon-in-the-glass-by-susan-fletcher/) - Falcon in the Glass brings the history & beauty of glassblowing to life along with a tale of children who must be daring & brave to change their circumstances.
- [Book Review: Genius by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-genius-by-steven-t-seagle-and-teddy-kristiansen/) - Ted feels that both his job and his family are slipping away and he’s not sure how to make a difference with either in this graphic novel about making choices.
- [Book Review: Imperfect Spiral by Debbie Levy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-imperfect-spiral-by-debbie-levy/) - Imperfect Spiral by Debbie Levy looks at the ripple effect an accident can have on a community.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: The Glass Puzzle by Christine Brodien-Jones](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-the-glass-puzzle-by-christine-brodien-jones/) - The Glass Puzzle by Christine Brodien-Jones is a rollicking good adventure tale that’s also full of fantasy.
- [Book Review: Beautiful Decay by Sylvia Lewis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-beautiful-decay-by-sylvia-lewis/) - Beautiful Decay by Sylvia Lewis is an intriguing story with elements of both paranormal and horror.
- [Book Review: How to Lose Everything by Philipp Mattheis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-how-to-lose-everything-by-philipp-mattheis/) - Book Review: How to Lose Everything by Philipp Mattheis
- [Book Review: Half Lives by Sara Grant](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-half-lives-by-sara-grant/) - Half Lives takes place in the present time and a dystopian future. In both places they work to create a place where fear is not the ruling emotion.
- [Book Review: Truth or Dare by Jacqueline Green](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/07/book-review-truth-or-dare-by-jacqueline-green/) - Truth or Dare by Jackqueline Green exposes a game gone too far as it seeks to reveal the secrets of three girls from Echo Bay.
- [Book Review: Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/book-review-clementine-and-the-spring-trip-by-sara-pennypacker/) - Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker is a great addition to this beloved series for young readers.
- [Book Review: Death, Dickinson and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres Sanchez](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/book-review-death-dickinson-and-the-demented-life-of-frenchie-garcia-by-jenny-torres-sanchez/) - Death, Dickinson and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia is a look at the lasting legacy of suicide, even on acquaintances of the person who died.
- [Book Review: Coda by Emma Trevayne](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/book-review-coda-by-emma-trevayne/) - In Coda, Emma Trevayne creates a society where everything is watched and monitored to make sure that the people in control stay in control.
- [Interview with Kathi Appelt: Author of The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/interview-with-kathi-appelt-author-of-the-true-blue-scouts-of-sugarman-swamp/) - Appelt writes characters that are down-to-earth and comfortable to be around, so it should come as no surprise she comes across the same way in an interview.
- [Book Review: The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/book-review-the-true-blue-scouts-of-sugar-man-swamp-by-kathi-appelt/) - Book Review: The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
- [Book Review: Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/book-review-delilah-dirk-and-the-turkish-lieutenant-by-tony-cliff/) - Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant mixes humor & adventure as it follows the two main characters on their exploits around the sultan’s empire and beyond.
- [Book Review: If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/08/book-review-if-you-find-me-by-emily-murdoch/) - f You Find Me is a gripping read that will work it’s way into your heart.
- [Book Review: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-eleanor-park-by-rainbow-rowell/) - Book Review: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- [Book Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-forgive-me-leonard-peacock-by-matthew-quick/) - Like other books by Matthew Quick (Boy 21, Sorta Like a Rock Star) Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock) is not comfortable to read, but it is important to read.
- [Book Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-neverwhere-by-neil-gaiman/) - Neverwhere takes the reader on an adventure in a richly imagined world below London.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Little Fish: A Memoir by Ramsey Beyer](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-and-giveaway-little-fish-a-memoir-by-ramsey-beyer/) - Told through illustrations, copies of journal entries and blog posts, Little Fish is an honest look at difficulties young adults face when leaving home.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-zero-tolerance-by-claudia-mills/) - Zero Tolerance brings up a good issue to discuss: should rules put in place to protect students be flexible in the way they are enforced?
- [Book Review: American Political Speeches by Terry Golway](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-american-political-speeches-by-terry-golway/) - Part of Penguin Books Civic Classics, American Political Speeches by Terry Golway should be on the every American’s bookshelf.
- [Book Review: Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-sky-jumpers-by-peggy-eddleman/) - Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman is a great post-apocalyptic story for younger readers because it offers lots of adventure and thrills without being too dark.
- [Book Review and Giveawy: The Artist's Way for Parents by Julia Cameron and Emma Lively](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/09/book-review-and-giveawy-the-artists-way-for-parents-by-julia-cameron-and-emma-lively/) - Straightforward and easy to read, The Artist’s Way for Parents is not about teaching art to your children. Rather, it's about helping them be creative.
- [New eBook Helps Parents Talk to Kids About Online Safety](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/new-ebook-helps-parents-talk-to-kids-about-online-safety/) - In this easy to read guide, parents can find definitions for common terms and find ways to discuss online security and safety with their kids.
- [Book Review: Broken by Elizabeth Pulford](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-broken-by-elizabeth-pulford/) - Broken by Elizabeth Pulford is a combination of prose and graphic novel, with illustrations Angus Gomes. It’s an inventive way to tell a story.
- [Book Review: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-unbreakable-by-kami-garcia/) - Kennedy and her friends go from adventure to adventure, solving riddles and collecting hidden pieces to help them defeat a demon set loose over 200 years ago.
- [Book Review: The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-the-clockwork-scarab-by-colleen-gleason/) - What would happen if Bram Stoker’s sister teamed up with Sherlock Holmes’s niece? Colleen Gleason answers that question in The Clockwork Scarab.
- [Book Review & Giveaway: Rags & Bones, Edited by Melissa Marr and Tim Pratt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-giveaway-rags-bones-edited-by-melissa-marr-and-tim-pratt/) - A classic tale can inspire other writers to update it & bring new perspective to its message. Great examples are in Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales.
- [Book Review: Boxers by Gene Luen Yang](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-boxers-by-gene-luen-yang/) - Boxers tells the story of Chinese peasants, partly driven to desperation by floods & famine, who sought to defend their traditions against “foreign devils.”
- [Book Review: A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-a-wilder-rose-by-susan-wittig-albert/) - The complicated relationship between Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter, Rose, is at the heart of the story that reveals light on the Little House books.
- [Book Review: I Wish I May by David Stahler Jr.](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-i-wish-i-may-by-david-stahler-jr/) - I Wish I May is an updated Aladdin tale w/a twist: what if the genie guided the wisher to ask for things that escalated his problems instead of solving them?
- [Book Review: Reality Boy by A.S. King](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-reality-boy-by-a-s-king/) - Reality Boy by A.S. King explores the reality of “reality TV” while also shining a light on how mental health issues affect everyone in a family.
- [Book Review: Ann and Nan are Anagrams by Mark Shulman & Adam McCauley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/10/book-review-ann-and-nan-are-anagrams-by-mark-shulman-adam-mccauley/) - Ann and Nan are Anagrams is fun to follow along with, and it's a great stepping off point for kids learning to spell to create their own anagrams.
- [Book Review: Dare Me by Eric Devine](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-dare-me-by-eric-devine/) - Dare Me by Eric Devine is a chilling look at how teens on the cusp of change can feel restless and take risks without fully grasping the consequences.
- [Book Review: Why? Answers to Everday Scientific Questions](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-why-answers-to-everday-scientific-questions/) - Curious kids and adults will enjoy reading Why? Answers to Everyday Scientific Questions by Joel Levy as well as keeping it around as a reference.
- [Book Review: In Falling SNow by Mary-Rose MacColl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-in-falling-snow-by-mary-rose-maccoll/) - Inspired by the true story of women who operated a hospital in northern France, In Falling Snow looks at the obstacles women of the time faced.
- [Book Review: The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-the-princess-in-the-opal-mask-by-jenny-lundquist/) - The Princess in the Opal Mask by jenny Lundquist presents an elaborate world full of secrets and court intrigue as well as a bit of romance.
- [Book Review: Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-cold-spell-by-jackson-pearce/) - Cold Spell addresses issues of love, tenacity, courage, finding friendship in unlikely places, and having the strength to be yourself.
- [Book Review: The Pieces We Keep by Kristina McMorris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/11/book-review-the-pieces-we-keep-by-kristina-mcmorris/) - The Pieces We Keep by Kristina McMorris follows the stories of two women whose lives are intertwined in unexpected ways even though there is no obvious link.
- [Book Review: Blank Confession by Pete Hautman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/12/book-review-blank-confession-by-pete-hautman/) - Pete Hautman asks readers to look at uncomfortable issues brought to light by flawed characters. In Blank Confession it's violence and drug use among teens.
- [Book Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/12/book-review-when-you-reach-me-by-rebecca-stead/) - When You Reach Me reveals a lot about the tenacity of the human spirit, the tenderness of love, and the timelessness of friendship.
- [Book Review: Godless by Pete Hautman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2013/12/book-review-godless-by-pete-hautman/) - Godless by Pete Hautman examines religious belief, peer pressure and its hold over teens, and the risky behavior they may undertake because of that pressure.
- [Book Review: Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight by Marthe Jocelyn](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/01/book-review-sneaky-art-crafty-surprises-to-hide-in-plain-sight-by-marthe-jocelyn/) - Each project in Sneaky Art is simple to create. It's also fun figuring out how to be sneaky about leaving the work to be found.
- [Book Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/01/book-review-roomies-by-sara-zarr-and-tara-altebrando/) - Roomies shows how Elizabeth and Lauren may be very different from each other but that they may find common ground and share close quarters in the months ahead.
- [Book Review: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey by the Countess of Carnarvon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/01/book-review-lady-catherine-the-earl-and-the-real-downton-abbey-by-the-countess-of-carnarvon/) - I recommend Lady Catherine, the Earl and the Real Downton Abbey for anyone interested in the real people, places and events that were part of that time period.
- [Book Review: The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/01/book-review-the-scar-boys-by-len-vlahos/) - The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos is a compelling book that doesn’t flinch when looking at living life with visible deformities that make you different from others.
- [Book Review: We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song written by Debbie Levy, illustrated Vanessa Brantley-Newton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/01/book-review-the-story-of-a-song-written-by-debbie-levy/) - The song associated with the U. S. civil rights movement is the subject of a picture book for kids by Debbie Levy and Vanessa Brantley-Newton.
- [Book Review: Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/01/6645/) - This illustrated book for young readers tells the incredible story of Josephine Baker and her rise from the slums of St. Louis to world-wide fame.
- [Book Review: Historical Heartthrobs by Kelly Murphy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/02/book-review-historical-heartthrobs-by-kelly-murphy/) - Historical Heartthrobs: 50 Timeless Crushes is a fascinating look at some of the people who have intrigued and captivated people throughout time.
- [Book Review: Tiny Infinities by J. H. Diehl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/05/book-review-tiny-infinities-by-j-h-diehl/) - Tiny Infinities by J. H. Diehl is a coming of age story about a girl navigating her parent's separation.
- [Book Review: The Longest Date by Cindy Chupack](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/02/book-review-the-longest-date-by-cindy-chupack/) - Book Review: The Longest Date by Cindy Chupack
- [Book Review: Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/02/book-review-ice-dogs-by-terry-lynn-johnson/) - Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson is a story of courage and survival that is also fascinating for its details of dog sledding.
- [Book Review: Skin and Bones by Sherry Shahan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/02/book-review-skin-and-bones-by-sherry-shahan/) - Skin and Bones by Sherry Shahan looks at the nature of eating disorders and how they can affect the lives and threaten the health of those who have them.
- [Book Review: The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/03/book-review-the-moon-sisters-by-therese-walsh/) - The Moon Sisters by Therese Walsh is a story of sisters, mothers and daughters, and how family members can both hurt each other and lift each other up.
- [Book Review: Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/03/book-review-maybe-one-day-by-melissa-kantor/) - Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor delves into the difficult issues that arise when someone is being treated for a serious illness, in this case, leukemia.
- [Book Review: What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/03/book-review-what-the-moon-said-by-gayle-rosengren/) - Esther is lively, thoughtful, considerate & wholly irresistible. You’ll fall in love with her as she struggles to understand her family & the world around her.
- [Book Review: Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/04/book-review-upside-down-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-by-julie-t-lamana/) - Armani is excited for her 10th birthday party. But Hurricane Katrina threatens to blow her party away along with her Ninth Ward New Orleans home.
- [Win A Copy of Mother Daughter Me by Katie Hafner + Sampler of Mighty Leaf Tea](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/win-a-copy-of-mother-daughter-me-by-katie-hafner-sampler-of-mighty-leaf-tea/) - Giveaway of Mother Daughter Me a memoir about a mom taking care of her mother and her teenaged daughter, plus a three-pack sampler of Mighty Leaf tea.
- [Book Review: Spoils by Tammar Stein](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-spoils-by-tammar-stein/) - Spoils by Tammar Stein fascinates with its look at how lots and lots of money can change people so they make decisions that don’t fit with their core values.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Nerd Camp 2.0 by Elissa Brent Weissman](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-and-giveaway-nerd-camp-2-0-by-elissa-brent-weissman/) - This is a great book for kids aged 9 to 12 to read. It shows how both sides of an issue can have right and wrong viewpoints. Kids also defy their stereotypes.
- [Book Review: The Summer I Saved the World...in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-the-summer-i-saved-the-world-in-65-days-by-michele-weber-hurwitz/) - The Summer I Saved the World...in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz is a simple tale with a big message: small acts of thoughtfulness can bring big results.
- [Book Review: The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-the-meaning-of-maggie-by-megan-jean-sovern/) - The Meaning of Maggie is a coming of age story with a plucky heroine. Maggie walks the line between wanting to stay a little kid and being grown up.
- [Book Review: Fish Finelli: Operation Fireball by E. S. Farber](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-fish-finelli-operation-fireball-by-e-s-farber/) - Fish and his friends Roger and T.J. prove that ingenuity, hard work and sticking to the rules of a good sea captain will get them through just about anything.
- [Book Review: Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-catch-a-falling-star-by-kim-culbertson/) - Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson is a beautiful story about finding yourself, second chances, life in a small town, and branching out.
- [Book Review: Always Emily by Michaela MacColl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/05/book-review-always-emily-by-michaela-maccoll/) - Michaela MacColl brings beloved authors Charlotte and Emily Bronte to life while adding a mystery for them to solve in her book for young adults, Always Emily.
- [Book Review: How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/06/book-review-how-i-got-skinny-famous-and-fell-madly-in-love-by-ken-baker/) - Ken Baker combines a lot of things people seem to obsess over—weight, body image, reality TV, celebrity, and love—and puts them all under the microscope.
- [Book Review: Going Over by Beth Kephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/06/going-over-by-beth-kephart/) - Going Over paints a vivid picture of life on both sides of the Berlin wall.
- [Book Review: The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/08/book-review-the-time-of-the-fireflies-by-kimberley-griffiths-little/) - At heart, this is a great tale about mothers and daughters. Larissa's bond with her mother shines through even when they are too busy to confide in each other.
- [Book Review: 77 Things You Absolutely Have to Do Before You Finish College](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/08/book-review-77-things-you-absolutely-have-to-do-before-you-finish-college/) - Halley Bondy's 77 Things You Absolutely Have to Do Before You Finish College looks at the experience of going to college and benefits you can get from it.
- [Book Review: Undecided. Navigating Life and Learning After High School by Genevieve Morgan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/08/book-review-undecided-navigating-life-and-learning-after-high-school-by-genevieve-morgan/) - If I could hand high school students one book, it would be Genevieve Morgan’s Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning After High School.
- [Book Review: A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens by Joani Geltman, MSW](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/08/book-review-a-survival-guide-to-parenting-teens-by-joani-geltman-msw/) - Overall, Geltman’s advice will arm you with knowledge and tools that you can use to better understand and parent your teen.
- [Book Review: Bloom: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous by Carmindy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/08/book-review-bloom-a-girls-guide-to-growing-up-gorgeous-by-carmindy/) - Book Review: Bloom: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous by Carmindy
- [Book Review: I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/09/book-review-i-kill-the-mockingbird-by-paul-acampora/) - I Kill the Mockingbird covers issues of friendship, teens’ relationships with parents and other adults, religious faith, and things we learn from reading books.
- [Book Review: Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/09/book-review-just-call-my-name-by-holly-goldberg-sloan/) - This follow up to I'll Be There can be read and appreciated on its own as a satisfying continuation that delves more deeply into the main characters.
- [Book Review: I Am the Mission by Allen Zadoff](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/09/book-review-i-am-the-mission-by-allen-zadoff/) - Teens training w/military weapons is as scary as the idea of teen assassins; the scenario in I Am the Mission seems uncannily plausible. It’s a thrilling read.
- [Book Review: Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/09/book-review-marina-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/) - Zafon weaves a tale both complicated and fascinating, hooking readers with vivid descriptions of crumbling mansions, dark streets, damp sewers, tragic lives.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Rory's Promise by Michaela MacColl & Rosemary Nichols](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/09/book-review-and-giveaway-rorys-promise-by-michaela-maccoll-rosemary-nichols/) - Rory’s Promise by Michaela MacColl and Rosemary Nichols is a fictional story built around a real-life incident related to orphans sent to Arizona from New York.
- [Book Giveaway & Review: Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg, Illustrated by Johanna Wright](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/09/book-giveaway-review-friendship-over-by-julie-sternberg-illustrated-by-johanna-wright/) - Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg is the first in a series for young readers aged 8 to 11. The book explores issues of friendship and conflicts in families.
- [The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys by Barbara Dee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/the-almost-perfect-guide-to-imperfect-boys-by-barbara-dee/) - The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys by Barbara Dee does a good job capturing the confusing time that is middle school.
- [Book Review: Rhyme Schemer by K. A. Holt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-rhyme-schemer-by-k-a-holt/) - Told in free verse, Rhyme Schemer shows the importance of having someone believe in you and recognize the strengths you have.
- [Book Review: The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry Jonsberg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-the-categorical-universe-of-candice-phee-by-barry-jonsberg/) - Book Review: The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry Jonsberg
- [Book Review: The Spiritglass Charade: A Stoker & Holmes Novel by Colleen Gleason](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-the-spiritglass-charade-a-stoker-holmes-novel-by-colleen-gleason/) - The Spiritglass Charade successfully uses a real historical obsession with spiritual mediums to create an imaginative story that never stops delivering.
- [Book Review: Close by Erika Raskin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-close-by-erika-raskin/) - Close by Erika Raskin, looks at the fragile link that holds families together, and how one thread unraveling can lead to the disassembling of the whole unit.
- [Book Review & Giveaway: Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-tomboy-a-graphic-memoir-by-liz-prince/) - Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir shows that even with supportive parents and close friends, life can be difficult when you don’t conform to people’s expectations.
- [Book Review: Bright Coin Moon by Kirsten Lopresti](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-bright-coin-moon-by-kirsten-lopresti/) - right Coin Moon by Kirsten Lopresti looks at the influence parents can have on helping their children develop a moral compass...or not.
- [Book Review: The God of Sno Cone Blue by Marcia Coffey Turnquist](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-the-god-of-sno-cone-blue-by-marcia-coffey-turnquist/) - The God of Sno Cone Blue by Marcia Coffey Turnquist is a story of mothers & daughters and the profound impact they can have—both good and bad—on each other.
- [Book Review: The Biggest Burp Ever: Funny Poems for Kids by Kenn Nesbitt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/10/book-review-the-biggest-burp-ever-funny-poems-for-kids-by-kenn-nesbitt/) - Every poem in The Biggest Burp Ever delivers a chuckle, a giggle, or a guffaw, and kids are likely to see a little bit of themselves in the poems too.
- [Book Review: Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A. S. King](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/11/book-review-glory-obriens-history-of-the-future-by-a-s-king/) - Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King explores the pressure teens feel to figure things out for themselves by the time they finish high school.
- [Book Review: Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/11/book-review-fleabrain-loves-franny-by-joanne-rocklin/) - Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin portrays the unlikely friendship between a girl and a flea.
- [Book Review: Parenting With a Story by Paul Smith](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/12/book-review-parenting-with-a-story-by-paul-smith/) - I found all of the stories in Paul Smith's Parenting With a Story interesting and relevant, and shared them with my husband and daughters as I read.
- [Book Review: Gabriel Finley & the Raven’s Riddle by George Hagen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/12/book-review-gabriel-finley-the-ravens-riddle-by-george-hagen/) - Gabriel Finley & the Raven’s Riddle by George Hagen is full of mystery and riddles. The story is interesting, and the riddles are fun to work at solving.
- [Book Review: Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/12/book-review-absolutely-truly-by-heather-vogel-frederick/) - Fans of Heather Vogel Frederick’s mother-daughter book club books will find a lot to like in Absolutely Truly.
- [Book Review: We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a true story by Josh Sundquist](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2014/12/book-review-we-should-hang-out-sometime-embarrassingly-a-true-story-by-josh-sundquist/) - We Should Hang Out Sometime was a good look at the angst and joys of learning how to communicate and express interest to someone you would like to date.
- [Book Review: Home for Dinner by Anne K. Fishel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/01/book-review-home-for-dinner-by-anne-k-fishel/) - In Home for Dinner, Anne Fishel gives parents helpful support to make meaningful changes to daily family life.
- [Book Review: Teenagers 101 by Rebecca Deurlein, Ed.D.](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/01/book-review-teenagers-101-by-rebecca-deurlein-ed-d/) - I found Teenagers 101 to be a supportive guide on a variety of issues and recommend it for parents of teens and pre-teens.
- [Book Review: Love Lucy by April Lindner](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/01/book-review-love-lucy-by-april-lindner/) - Love, Lucy by April Lindner is about a girl torn between following her dreams and choosing a path that’s more practical to her future.
- [Book Review: One Witch at a Time by Stacy DeKeyser](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/02/book-review-one-witch-at-a-time-by-stacy-dekeyser/) - One Witch at a Time is a compelling book for kids to read on their own or for parents to read to them.
- [Author Stacy DeKeyser Talks About What Makes a Good Story and a Book Giveaway](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/02/author-stacy-dekeyser-talks-about-what-makes-a-good-story-and-a-book-giveaway/) - Hear what DeKeyer thinks makes a good story and how those stories can have an affect on young readers and enter to win a copy of two books.
- [Book Review: The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/02/book-review-the-truth-about-twinkie-pie-by-kat-yeh/) - The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh is about family, friends, and making a better life for yourself when the opportunity arises.
- [Book Review: Famous Phonies by Brianna DuMont](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/02/book-review-famous-phonies-by-brianna-dumont/) - Book Review: Famous Phonies by Brianna DuMont
- [Book Review: Debunk It! How to Stay Sane in a World of Misinformation by John Grant](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/03/book-review-debunk-it-how-to-stay-sane-in-a-world-of-misinformation-by-john-grant/) - Debunk It! offers tips on how to recognize when we are being misled and ways to find information that is considered accurate.
- [Book Review: Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/03/book-review-our-endless-numbered-days-by-claire-fuller/) - Our Endless Numbered Days is a poignant and thought-provoking tale exposing the vulnerability & trust children must place in their parents for their survival.
- [Book Review: The Turnip Princess by Franz Xaver Von Schönwerth](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/03/book-review-the-turnip-princess-by-franz-xaver-von-schonwerth/) - The Turnip Princess should appeal to anyone who enjoys fairy tales, both as a comparison to what has come before and as something to be appreciated on its own.
- [Book Review: Sophomore Year is Greek to Me by Meredith Zeitlin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/04/book-review-sophomore-year-is-greek-to-me-by-meredith-zeitlin/) - As Zona gets to know her mother's family in Greece, she learns about the power of family bonds to both hurt and comfort.
- [Book Review: The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/04/book-review-the-detectives-assistant-by-kate-hannigan/) - The Detective's Assistant by Kate Hannigan tells the story of Nell Warne, a pint-sized heroine who will have your cheering for her every step of the way.
- [Book Review: In a World Just Right by Jen Brooks](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/04/book-review-in-a-world-just-right-by-jen-brooks/) - In a World Just Right by Jen Brooks takes readers into the possibility that worlds can exist alongside the one we know.
- [Michaela MacColl Talks About Louisa May Alcott— Plus a Book Giveaway](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/05/michaela-maccoll-talks-about-louisa-may-alcott-plus-a-book-giveaway/) - Author Michaela MacColl talks to readers at Mother Daughter Book Club. com about her series on famous women writers.
- [Book Review: Three Day Summer by Sarvenaz Tash](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/05/book-review-three-day-summer-by-sarvenaz-tash/) - Three Day Summer by Sarvenaz Tash is the story of two teens grappling with major decisions of what to do with their lives.
- [Book Review: Alchemy’s Daughter by Mary A. Osborne](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/05/book-review-alchemys-daughter-by-mary-a-osborne/) - Covering topics such as the roles of women, midwifery, love and romance, as well as the plague, Alchemy's Daughter is a fascinating glimpse into the times.
- [Book Review: The Saturday Cooking Club: Kitchen Chaos by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/05/book-review-the-saturday-cooking-club-kitchen-chaos-by-deborah-a-levine-and-jillellyn-riley/) - Book Review: The Saturday Cooking Club: Kitchen Chaos by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley
- [Book Review: When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/06/book-review-when-audrey-met-alice-by-rebecca-behrens/) - When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens is a cute story about a modern teen who finds solace in the words of a contemporary from more than a century before.
- [Book Review: Cast Off by Eve Yohalem](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/06/book-review-cast-off-by-eve-yohalem/) - Book Review: Cast Off by Eve Yohalem
- [Book Review: Silence by Deborah Lytton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/06/book-review-silence-by-deborah-lytton/) - Silence by Deborah Lytton shows how love and understanding can go a long way in helping people overcome personal tragedy.
- [Book Review: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/06/book-review-brown-girl-dreaming-by-jacqueline-woodson/) - Brown Girl Dreaming can spark discussion on the importance of family, religious beliefs, the civil rights movement, and more.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/07/book-review-serafina-and-the-black-cloak-by-robert-beatty/) - Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty combines a bit of history, a bit of mystery, and a bit of magic to create a page-turning story for young readers.
- [Book Review: The Survival Guide to Bullying by Aija Mayrock](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/07/book-review-the-survival-guide-to-bullying-by-aija-mayrock/) - The Survival Guide to Bullying: Written by a Teen is Aija Mayrock\'s small book with the potential for a big impact on its readers.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Friends and Frenemies](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/08/book-review-and-giveaway-friends-and-frenemies/) - Friends and Frenemies helps kids learn how to make friends, be a good friend, and solve problems with friends.
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/08/book-review-and-giveaway-lock-mori-by-heather-w-petty/) - Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty is an imaginative look at the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis James Moriarty sure to delight teen readers.
- [Book Review: Faking Balance by Lela Davidson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/09/book-review-faking-balance-by-lela-davidson/) - Davidson\'s collection of essays, Faking Balance: Adventures in Work and Life, is honest, funny, and refreshing.
- [Captive of Friendly Cove by Rebecca Goldfield and Mike Short](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/09/captive-of-friendly-cove-by-rebecca-goldfield-and-mike-short/) - Fans of graphic novels and stories plucked from the history books should be drawn to read Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journals of John Jewitt.
- [Book Review & Giveaway: Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/09/book-review-giveaway-anne-henry-by-dawn-ius/) - Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius imagines what would happen if an anointed king of today fell for the dangerous beauty, Anne Boleyn.
- [Book Review: Romancing the Dark in the City of Light by Ann Jacobus](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/09/book-review-romancing-the-dark-in-the-city-of-light-by-ann-jacobus/) - Romancing the Dark in the City of Light tackles topics important to anyone: depression, alcoholism, feelings of self worth, & moving toward a positive future.
- [Book Review: Ghostlight by Sonia Gensler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/10/book-review-ghostlight-by-sonia-gensler/) - Ghostlight has just the right amount of creepiness to entice young readers without scaring them too much. I highly recommend it for readers aged 8 to 13.
- [Book Review: The Trouble With Ants by Claudia Mills](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/10/book-review-the-trouble-with-ants-by-claudia-mills/) - Claudia Mills' inspiring heroine in The Nora Notebooks: The Trouble With Ants is thoughtful, inquisitive, creative, & engaged with the world around her.
- [Book Review: Speak Up! by Halley Bondy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/10/book-review-speak-up-by-halley-bondy/) - Speak Up! A Guide to Having Your Say and Speaking Your Mind addresses many issues, including how to voice your concerns to friends, family & people at school.
- [Book Review: Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/10/book-review-secret-coders-by-gene-luen-yang-and-mike-holmes/) - Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes tells a story through graphic art while teaching kids the basics of coding for computers and other technology.
- [Book Review: Fable Comics, Edited by Chris Duffy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/10/book-review-fable-comics-edited-by-chris-duffy/) - This collection of fables imagined by graphic artists is accessible for kids as young as six, and should be fun for the whole family.
- [Book Review: The Icing on the Cake by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/11/book-review-the-icing-on-the-cake-by-deborah-a-levine-and-jillellyn-riley/) - Fans of Kitchen Chaos are certain to love The Icing on the Cake.
- [Book Review: The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/11/book-review-the-edge-of-lost-by-kristina-mcmorris/) - The Edge of Lost is one of my favorite kinds of books: Historical fiction that tells the story of regular people caught up in extraordinary times and events.
- [Book Review: Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World by Georgia Pritchett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/11/book-review-wilf-the-mighty-worrier-saves-the-world-by-georgia-pritchett/) - Wilf the Mighty Worrier is an endearing story that will have worriers everywhere cheering for this unlikely hero.
- [Book Review: Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye by Tania del Rio and Will Staehle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/12/book-review-warren-the-13th-and-the-all-seeing-eye-by-tania-del-rio-and-will-staehle/) - As the first book in a planned series, Warren the 13th hits the mark with a compelling story, a satisfying end, & the promise of interesting stories to come.
- [Book Review: Uprooted by Lynne Reid Banks](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2015/12/book-review-uprooted-by-lynne-reid-banks/) - Uprooted appeals both as historical fiction & because it captures the feeling anyone can have of starting over in a strange land & a different culture.
- [Book Review: Fantastic Fugitives by Brianna DuMont](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/02/book-review-fantastic-fugitives-by-brianna-dumont/) - Fantastic Fugitives is a great book both for fans of history and those who think they aren't. I recommend it for readers aged 9 to 13 and their moms.
- [Book Review: Brothers of the Buffalo by Joseph Bruchac](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/02/book-review-brothers-of-the-buffalo-by-joseph-bruchac/) - This historical fiction novel is about two young men on opposite sides of conflict. It's a great book for young adults.
- [Book Review: How to Stop Your Grownup From Making Bad Decisions by Judy Balan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/02/book-review-how-to-stop-your-grownup-from-making-bad-decisions-by-judy-balan/) - How to Stop Your Grownup From Making Bad Decisions by Judy Balan is funny and irreverent as it explores the difficulties of being twelve.
- [Book Review: Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/03/book-review-sweet-home-alaska-by-carole-estby-dagg/) - Dagg weaves accounts of things that really happened into the story, bringing to life a time and place more like the U.S. West in the 1800s than the 1930s.
- [Book Review: Beatrice Bunson's Guide to Romeo & Juliet by Paula Marantz Cohen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/03/book-review-beatrice-bunsons-guide-to-romeo-juliet-by-paula-marantz-cohen/) - Book Review: Beatrice Bunson's Guide to Romeo & Juliet by Paula Marantz Cohen
- [Book Review: Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/03/book-review-maybe-a-fox-by-kathi-appelt-and-alison-mcghee/) - Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee tells a story of sisters, love, profound loss, and a spiritual connection between animals and humans.
- [Book Review: The Adventures of Lettie Peppercorn by Sam Gayton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/03/book-review-the-adventures-of-lettie-peppercorn-by-sam-gayton/) - The Adventures of Lettie Peppercorn by Sam Gayton is a story as original as its heroine's name.
- [Book Review: Southern Gothic by Bridgette Alexander](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/04/book-review-southern-gothic-by-bridgette-alexander/) - This is the first book of a new series, and the author hopes to hook teens on the fascinating world of art through the mysteries Celine solves along the way.
- [Book Review: Once Was a Time by Leila Sales](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/04/book-review-once-was-a-time-by-leila-sales/) - Once Was a Time is tender and heart rending as it leads the reader in a satisfying journey that examines friendship in many different forms.
- [Book Review: This is the Story of You by Beth Kephart](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/04/book-review-this-is-the-story-of-you-by-beth-kephart/) - Book Review: This is the Story of You by Beth Kephart
- [Book Review: The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/04/book-review-the-map-to-everywhere-by-carrie-ryan-and-john-parke-davis/) - In The Map to Everywhere, authors Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis have created a world that is both inventive and entertaining.
- [Put A Poem In Your Child's Pocket](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/04/put-a-poem-in-your-childs-pocket/) - Funny poems for kids are a great way to get kids reading.
- [Book Review: Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-flora-ulysses-by-kate-dicamillo/) - Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo is a tender, sweet story about a girl and the amazing squirrel that helps her sort out the important things in life.
- [Parents Believe Reading Encourages Empathy in Children](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/parents-believe-reading-encourages-empathy-in-children/) - A poll by Amnesty International UK found that more than half of parents participating believe reading books encourages their children to empathize with others.
- [Book Review: The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions by Tracey Hecht](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-the-nocturnals-the-mysterious-abductions-by-tracey-hecht/) - The Nocturnals is appropriate for readers aged 9 to 11 to read on their own, but it also works as a parent-child read aloud for kids as young as six.
- [Book Review: The First Book of Ore: The Foundry's Edge by Cam Baity and Benny Zelkowicz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-the-first-book-of-ore-the-foundrys-edge-by-cam-baity-and-benny-zelkowicz/) - The Foundry's Edge creates an alien world where the evil leaders of a powerful corporation exploit locals.
- [Book Review: Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-genafinn-by-hannah-moskowitz-and-kat-helgeson/) - Gena/Finn will resonate with young adults and new adults trying to figure out how to navigate relationships and make decisions that will affect their futures.
- [Book Review: Klickitat by Peter Rock](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-klickitat-by-peter-rock/) - Book Review: Klickitat by Peter Rock
- [Book Review: Whatever After: Genie in a Bottle by Sarah Mlynowski](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-whatever-after-genie-in-a-bottle-by-sarah-mlynowski/) - Genie in a Bottle is fun for kids to read because it takes a well-known fairy tale and mixes up some of the story in an interesting way.
- [Book Review: Camp Rolling Hills by Stacy Davidowitz](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-camp-rolling-hills-by-stacy-davidowitz/) - At times laugh-out-loud funny, this sets the stage for stories about a range of campers with different personalities.
- [Book Review: Upside Down Magic: Sticks & Stones by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/05/book-review-upside-down-magic-sticks-stones-by-sarah-mlynowski-lauren-myracle-and-emily-jenkins/) - Anyone who has ever felt the awkwardness of being different (pretty much anyone at one time or another) is sure to enjoy Upside Down Magic.
- [Book Review: Summer of Lost and Found by Rebecca Behrens](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/06/book-review-summer-of-lost-and-found-by-rebecca-behrens/) - Summer of Lost and Found is a great book for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 9 to 12, or any young reader to pick up at the beginning of summer.
- [Book Review: Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/06/book-review-mother-daughter-book-camp-by-heather-vogel-frederick/) - Book Review: Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick
- [Book Review: Ricky's Atlas by Judith L. Li, Illustrations by M. L. Herring](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/06/book-review-rickys-atlas-by-judith-l-li-illustrations-by-m-l-herring/) - Ricky's Atlas combines fiction and nonfiction to help kids learn about how plants and animals adapt to a fire-prone environment.
- [Book Review: Mr. Cleghorn's Seal by Judith Kerr](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/07/book-review-mr-cleghorns-seal-by-judith-kerr/) - Mr. Cleghorn's Seal by Judith Kerr is a gently unfolding tale about a kind man and his desire to do the right thing.
- [Book Review: The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer by Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/07/book-review-the-truth-about-my-unbelievable-summer-by-davide-cali-and-benjamin-chaud/) - The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer by Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud is a cute story perfect for summer daydreaming.
- [Book Review: Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/07/book-review-serafina-and-the-twisted-staff-by-robert-beatty/) - Serafina and the Twisted Staff is a fast-paced, action-oriented story perfect for young readers who like a bit of history, mystery, and adventure.
- [Book Review: She Stood for Freedom by Loki Mulholland](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/08/book-review-she-stood-for-freedom-by-loki-mulholland/) - She Stood for Freedom tells not only the experiences of one person, but also of the struggle that gripped the South during those years.
- [Book Review: Living Large in Our Little House by Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/08/book-review-living-large-in-our-little-house/) - Living Large in Our Little House is part memoir, part how-to, & totally inspiring. Anyone considering downsizing is sure to get ideas that will help them plan.
- [Book Review: Spud by Jon van de Ruit](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/08/book-review-spud-by-jon-van-de-ruit/) - Spud by John van de Ruit is lighthearted and funny even as it takes on serious topics that many boys will identify with.
- [Book Review: Two Across by Jeff Bartsch](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/08/book-review-two-across-by-jeff-bartsch/) - Two across delves into issues of truth, honesty, ethics, and commitment, all topics that mothers and their teen daughters will benefit from talking about.
- [Book Review: Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/08/book-review-lowriders-in-space-by-cathy-camper/) - Book Review: Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
- [Book Review: A Long Pitch Home by Natalie Dias Lorenzi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/09/book-review-a-long-pitch-home-by-natalie-dias-lorenzi/) - A Long Pitch Home by Natalie Dias Lorenzi introduces readers to Pakistani culture while telling a story with universal appeal.
- [Book Review: Hundred Percent by Karen Romano Young](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/09/book-review-hundred-percent-by-karen-romano-young/) - Hundred Percent by Karen Romano Young captures the mixed-up feelings kids have when they feel themselves on the verge of growing up.
- [Book Review: Truth or Dare by Barbara Dee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/09/book-review-truth-or-dare-by-barbara-dee/) - Book Review: Truth or Dare by Barbara Dee
- [Book Review: Fishbone's Song by Gary Paulsen](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-fishbones-song-by-gary-paulsen/) - Fishbone's Song by Gary Paulsen is a tender story of a boy growing up and learning the ways of the woods from the wise old man raising him.
- [Book Review: Survival: True Stories by Tom McCarthy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-survival-true-stories-by-tom-mccarthy/) - Survival focuses on people who faced extreme circumstances and came out of them alive, even when many others in the group perished.
- [Book Review: Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories by Tom McCarthy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-pirates-and-shipwrecks-true-stories-by-tom-mccarthy/) - McCarthy features three shipwrecks and two pirates in this quick read that is sure to keep the pages turning.
- [Book Review: A Guide to the Other Side by Robert Imfeld](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-a-guide-to-the-other-side-by-robert-imfeld/) - A Guide to the Other Side by Robert Imfeld is a ghost story that's inventive and just the right amount of creepy.
- [Book Review: Speed of Life by J. M. Kelly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-speed-of-life-by-j-m-kelly/) - Speed of Life by J. M. Kelly is a story for anyone who has hoped to change her life for the better.
- [Book Review: Meet the Bobs and Tweets by Pepper Springfield](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-meet-the-bobs-and-tweets-by-pepper-springfield/) - Meet the Bobs and Tweets is sure to be a hit with readers aged 4 to 8 and their parents.
- [Book Review: Metaltown by Kristen Simmons](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/10/book-review-metaltown-by-kristen-simmons/) - Metaltown is a fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seat cheering for Colin, Ty and Lena as they fight for what they believe they deserve.
- [Book Review: I Dissent by Debbie Levy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/11/book-review-i-dissent-by-debbie-levy/) - I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark, written by Debbie Levy, looks at some of the early events that helped form young Ruth's sense of justices.
- [Book Review: The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/11/book-review-the-day-of-the-pelican-by-katherine-paterson/) - The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson unveils a region in struggle and the human desire to live in safety among family and friends.
- [Book Review: Wilf the Mighty Worrier Battles a Pirate by Georgia Pritchett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/11/book-review-wilf-the-mighty-worrier-battles-a-pirate-by-georgia-pritchett/) - Wilf shines as a champion of worriers everywhere in Wilf the Mighty Worrier Battles a Pirate by Georgia Pritchett.
- [Book Review: 300 Things I Hope by Iain S. Thomas](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/11/book-review-300-things-i-hope-by-iain-s-thomas/) - Book Review: 300 Things I Hope by Iain S. Thomas
- [Book Review: Abrakapow by Isaiah Campbell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/11/book-review-abrakapow-by-isaiah-campbell/) - Abrakapow blends historical fact with relatable characters while creating a story that is sure to entertain and provoke thought. It's hard to ask for more.
- [Book Review and Recipe: But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan! by Kristy Turner](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/11/book-review-and-recipe-but-my-family-would-never-eat-vegan-by-kristy-turner/) - Book Review and Recipe: But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan! by Kristy Turner
- [Book Review: Secrets in the Snow by Michaela MacColl](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/12/book-review-secrets-in-the-snow-by-michaela-maccoll/) - Secrets in the Snow by Michaela MacColl weaves fiction in with historic fact about Jane Austen to create a deliciously intriguing tale.
- [Book Review: Art Play by Marion Deuchars](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/12/book-review-art-play-by-marion-deuchars/) - Art Play should inspire hours of fun for parents and kids to enjoy together and on their own.
- [Book Review: The Girl Who Rode the Wind by Stacy Gregg](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/12/book-review-the-girl-who-rode-the-wind-by-stacy-gregg/) - The Girl Who Rode the Wind by Stacy Gregg combines historical and contemporary fiction to create a story appealing to adventurers and horse lovers aged 9 & up.
- [Book Review: The Best Man by Richard Peck](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2016/12/book-review-the-best-man-by-richard-peck/) - With characteristic wit and humor, Peck has given readers another character to love, Archer Magill, a young boy figuring out what it means to grow up.
- [Book Review: Loving Vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/01/book-review-loving-vs-virginia-by-patricia-hruby-powell/) - Patricia Hruby Powell tells the story of Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving in verse in the documentary novel, Loving vs. Virginia.
- [Book Review: Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/02/book-review-things-too-huge-to-fix-by-saying-sorry-by-susan-vaught/) - Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught is a rich and complicated novel that addresses several issues of historical and contemporary importance.
- [Book Review: Fly Girls by P. O'Connell Pearson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/03/book-review-fly-girls-by-p-oconnell-pearson/) - Book Review: Fly Girls by P. O'Connell Pearson
- [Book Review: Isabella for Real by Margie Palatini](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/03/book-review-isabella-for-real-by-margie-palatini/) - Book Review: Isabella for Real by Margie Palatini
- [Book Review: The Boggart Fights Back by Susan Cooper](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/03/book-review-the-boggart-fights-back-by-susan-cooper/) - Book Review: The Boggart Fights Back by Susan Cooper
- [Book Review: Robots and Drones by Mairghread Scott and Jacob Chabot](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/03/book-review-robots-and-drones-by-mairghread-scott-and-jacob-chabot/) - Book Review: Robots and Drones by Mairghread Scott and Jacob Chabot
- [Book Review: Armstrong & Charlie by Steven B. Frank](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/04/book-review-armstrong-charlie-by-steven-b-frank/) - Book Review: Armstrong & Charlie by Steven B. Frank
- [Book Review: Guyku by Bob Raczka](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/04/book-review-guyku/) - Book Review: Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys by Bob Raczka
- [Book Review: Knock Out by K. A. Holt](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/04/book-review-knock-out-by-k-a-holt/) - Book Review: Knock Out by K. A. Holt
- [Book Review: I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/04/book-review-i-am-loved-by-nikki-giovanni/) - Book Review: I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni
- [Book Review: Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/02/book-review-some-writer-by-melissa-sweet/) - Some Writer! is for anyone who loves E. B. White's books and want to know more about him. I recommend it for mother-daughter book clubs with girls aged 9 to 13.
- [Book Review: The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/02/book-review-the-you-ive-never-known-by-ellen-hopkins/) - The You I've Never Known will keep readers aged 14 and up eagerly turning pages right up to the end.
- [Book Review: Animal Planet Adventures: Dolphin Rescue by Catherine Nichols](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/02/book-review-animal-planet-adventures-dolphin-rescue-by-catherine-nichols/) - Geared towards early and reluctant readers, Animal Planet Adventures tell good stories while also providing lots of sidebars with facts about a certain topic.
- [Book Review: The Water and the Wild by K. E. Ormsbee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/03/book-review-the-water-and-the-wild-by-k-e-ormsbee/) - The Water and the Wild by K. E. Ormsbee is a fantasy tale about one girl's journey to discover who she is.
- [Book Review: Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/03/book-review-rabbit-cake-by-annie-hartnett/) - Annie Hartnett's Rabbit Cake is at times funny, heartbreaking, poignant, and hopeful.
- [Book Review: Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/03/book-review-piper-perish-by-kayla-cagan/) - Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan looks at a stressful time in life, graduating from high school and moving towards adulthood.
- [Book Review: The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/04/book-review-the-astounding-broccoli-boy-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/) - The Astounding Broccoli Boy is a Frank Cottrell Boyce tale about young people facing difficult situations and struggling to figure out the world around them.
- [Book Review: Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates by Kathleen M. Reilly](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/04/book-review-fault-lines-tectonic-plates-by-kathleen-m-reilly/) - Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates can be read all at once, but it's also good to keep on the bookshelf where young readers can refer to it again and again.
- [Book Review: Balderdash by Michelle Markel](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/04/book-review-balderdash-by-michelle-markel/) - It wasn't until John Newbery (the man the Newbery Award is named for) became a publisher in the mid-1700s that books children could read for fun came along.
- [Book Review: City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-city-of-grit-and-gold-by-maud-macrory-powell/) - City of Grit and Gold is a small book, but it carries an impactful message about an important time in American history.
- [Book Review: The Wonder of Us by Kim Culbertson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-the-wonder-of-us-by-kim-culbertson/) - Told from each girl's view in alternating chapters, The Wonder of Us lets readers see how small misunderstandings can easily grow when they're not addressed.
- [Book Review: Bodyguard by Chris Bradford](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-bodyguard-by-chris-bradford/) - Based on the first two books in the Bodyguard series that I have read, Recruit and Hostage, the series is fast-paced and packed with adventure.
- [Book Review: Say No to the Bro by Kat Helgeson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-say-no-to-the-bro-by-kat-helgeson/) - Anyone who has ever felt pressured to go along will surely relate to Say No to the Bro by Kat Helgeson.
- [Book Review: From Ant to Eagle by Alex Lyttle](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-from-ant-to-eagle-by-alex-lyttle/) - From Ant to Eagle by Alex Lyttle looks at childhood cancer from the viewpoint of a sibling.
- [Book Review: Crazy-Stressed by Dr. Michael J. Bradley](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-crazy-stressed-by-dr-michael-j-bradley/) - Crazy-stressed is a guide that parents will want to consult again and again for ideas to handle new issues throughout their children’s teen years.
- [Book Review: Wicked Wonders by Ellen Klages](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/05/book-review-wicked-wonders-by-ellen-klages/) - Each of the 14 short stories in Ellen Klages's collection, Wicked Wonders, explores the way ordinary life is often nothing but ordinary.
- [Book Review: The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-the-quickest-kid-in-clarksville-by-pat-zietlow-miller/) - The Quickest Kid in Clarksville is great for children of all races because of its historical perspective and because it shows kids working through conflicts.
- [Book Review: Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-real-friends-by-shannon-hale-and-leuyen-pham/) - Book Review: Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
- [Excerpt From New Book by Alan Alda](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/excerpt-from-new-book-by-alan-alda/) - Excerpt From If I Understood You Would I Have This Look on My Face? by Alan Alda
- [Book Review and Giveaway: Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-grief-cottage-by-gail-godwin/) - Gail Godwin's Grief Cottage portrays a boy in search of family, security, love, and acceptance.
- [Book Review: Soldier Song by Debbie Levy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-soldier-song-by-debbie-levy/) - Levy is great at presenting nonfiction in a way that reads fluidly, weaving a tale that fascinates as it educates about history.
- [Book Review: The Doorway and the Deep by K. E. Ormsbee](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-the-doorway-and-the-deep-by-k-e-ormsbee/) - The Doorway and the Deep should delight fans of the first book in the series, leaving them eager to read the next title.
- [Book Review: Curious Constructions by Michael Hearst](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-curious-constructions-by-michael-hearst/) - Curious Constructions is sure to appeal to young readers curious about science, engineering, and the strange workings of both man and nature.
- [Book Review: Crazy House by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/06/book-review-crazy-house-by-james-patterson-and-gabrielle-charbonnet/) - With fast-aced action and a mystery to solve, Crazy House is sure to appeal to readers aged 14 and up who are okay reading about violence directed at teens.
- [Book Review: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/book-review-the-one-and-only-ivan-by-katherine-applegate/) - The One and Only Ivan is a story of tender friendship and the way we can create a family from those we care about and who care for us.
- [Book Review: The Postcard by Tony Abbott](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/book-review-the-postcard-by-tony-abbott/) - The Postcard by Tony Abbott is a funny adventure mystery with a touch of melancholy.
- [Book Review: Pigs Might Fly by Nick Abadzis and Jerel Dye](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/book-review-pigs-might-fly-by-nick-abadzis-and-jerel-dye/) - Book Review: Pigs Might Fly by Nick Abadzis and Jerel Dye
- [Book Review: Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/book-review-serafina-and-the-splintered-heart-by-robert-beatty/) - Serafina and the Splintered Heart is action-packed, but it's also reflective, with Serafina considering what makes life important.
- [Book Review: Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-sputniks-guide-to-life-on-earth-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/) - Sputnik's Guide, like Boyce's other books, gathers momentum as it goes along, taking readers on a magical journey that leads to a conclusion a lot like life.
- [Book Review: Great Escapes by Judy Dodge Cummings](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-great-escapes-by-judy-dodge-cummings/) - Great Escapes in the Mystery & Mayhem series focuses on five escapes that actually happened.
- [Book Review: Rebels and Revolutions by Judy Dodge Cummings](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-rebels-and-revolutions-by-judy-dodge-cummings/) - In Rebels and Revolutions, a title in the Mystery & Mayhem series, Judy Dodge Cummings focuses on five people who "fought for their rights and changed history."
- [Book Review: Sydney & Simon: To the Moon by Paul A. Reynolds and Peter H. Reynolds](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-sydney-simon-to-the-moon-by-paul-a-reynolds-and-peter-h-reynolds/) - Book Review: Sydney & Simon: To the Moon by Paul A. Reynolds and Peter H. Reynolds
- [Book Review: The Adventures of Henry Whiskers by Gigi Priebe](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-the-adventures-of-henry-whiskers-by-gigi-priebe/) - Henry Whiskers is a mouse who lives with his family in Windsor Castle, where the biggest dollhouse ever built draws visitors from around the world. Henry is the 25th mouse of that name to live in the cedar drawers under the dollhouse. All the mice are careful to stay hidden during the day when staff
- [Book Review: Kat Greene Comes Clean by Melissa Roske](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-kat-greene-comes-clean-by-melissa-roske/) - Book Review: Kat Greene Comes Clean by Melissa Roske
- [Book Review: Things That Surprise You by Jennifer Maschari](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/08/book-review-things-that-surprise-you-by-jennifer-maschari/) - Book Review: Things That Surprise You by Jennifer Maschari
- [Book Review: Code 7 by Bryan R. Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-code-7-by-bryan-r-johnson/) - Code 7 by Bryan R. Johnson
- [Book Review: Survivor Diaries: Overboard by Terry Lynn Johnson](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-survivor-diaries-overboard-by-terry-lynn-johnson/) - Book Review: Survivor Diaries: Overboard by Terry Lynn Johnson
- [Book Review: Older Than Dirt by Don Brown and Dr. Mike Perfit](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-older-than-dirt-by-don-brown-and-dr-mike-perfit/) - Book Review: Older Than Dirt by Don Brown and Dr. Mike Perfit
- [Book Review: Castle in the Stars by Alex Alice](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-castle-in-the-stars-by-alex-alice/) - Book Review: Castle in the Stars by Alex Alice
- [Book Review: Longburrow: Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-longburrow-podkin-one-ear-by-kieran-larwood/) - Book Review: Longburrow: Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
- [Book Review: The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice TsuTsumi](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-the-dam-keeper-by-robert-kondo-and-dice-tsutsumi/) - Book Review: The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice TsuTsumi
- [Book Review: Ruby Starr by Deborah Lytton](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/09/book-review-ruby-starr-by-deborah-lytton/) - Book Review: Ruby Starr by Deborah Lytton
- [Book Review: Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/10/book-review-maya-lin-thinking-with-her-hands-by-susan-goldman-rubin/) - Book Review: Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin
- [Book Review: Ada Lace, On the Case by Emily Calandrelli](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/10/book-review-ada-lace-on-the-case-by-emily-calandrelli/) - Book Review: Ada Lace, On the Case by Emily Calandrelli
- [Book Review: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/10/book-review-her-right-foot-by-dave-eggers/) - Book Review: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
- [Book Review: The Audition by Maddie Ziegler](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/10/book-review-the-audition-by-maddie-ziegler/) - Book Review: The Audition by Maddie Ziegler
- [Book Review: Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale by G. Neri](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/11/book-review-tru-nelle-a-christmas-tale-by-g-neri/) - Book Review: Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale by G. Neri
- [Book Review: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/11/book-review-pashmina-by-nidhi-chanani/) - Book Review: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
- [Saturdays With Hitchcock by Ellen Wittlinger](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/11/saturdays-with-hitchcock-by-ellen-wittlinger/) - Saturdays With Hitchcock by Ellen Wittlinger
- [Book Review: The Moonlight Meeting by Tracey Hecht & Rumur Dowling](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/11/book-review-the-moonlight-meeting-by-tracey-hecht-rumur-dowling/) - Book Review: The Moonlight Meeting by Tracey Hecht & Rumur Dowling
- [Book Review: Cici's Journal by Joris Chamblain and Aurélie Neyret](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/11/book-review-cicis-journal-by-joris-chamblain-and-aurelie-neyret/) - Book Review: Cici's Journal by Joris Chamblain and Aurélie Neyret
- [Book Review: Eruptions and Explosions by Judy Dodge Cummings](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/02/book-review-eruptions-and-explosions-by-judy-dodge-cummings/) - Eruptions are a part of nature, while explosions often result from man-made mistakes. Judy Dodge Cummings highlights five outbursts that had major impact on the world in Eruptions and Explosions: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts, a title in the Mystery & Mayhem series. Each chapter tells an incredible story, giving details that sound more like
- [Book Review: Playing Atari With Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/02/book-review-playing-atari-with-saddam-hussein-by-jennifer-roy/) - Book Review: Playing Atari With Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy
- [Book Review: Tomb Raiders by Judy Dodge Cummings](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/02/book-review-tomb-raiders-by-judy-dodge-cummings/) - Book Review: Tomb Raiders by Judy Dodge Cummings
- [Book Review: The Civil War by Judy Dodge Cummings](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/12/book-review-the-civil-war-by-judy-dodge-cummings/) - Book Review: The Civil War by Judy Doge Cummings

## Pages

- [About](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/about-2/) - Cindy Hudson, book club expert, author, writer, journalist, editor Hi I'm Cindy Hudson and I'm the author of Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs (Seal Press ). I also publish e-books aimed at helping book club members plan their meetings. Currently I offer 13 guides and three collections for book
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- [Meeting Planner Guides](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/newsevents/meeting-planner-guides/) - Guides to help book clubs plan their meetings. Includes author information, discussion questions, activities, and recipes.
- [Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/newsevents/book-by-book-the-complete-guide-to-creating-mother-daughter-book-clubs/) - Guidebook to help moms create and run mother-daughter book clubs.
- [Books to Make You Laugh Out Loud](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/books-to-make-you-laugh-out-loud/) - A list of humorous books for readers of all ages.
- [Favorite Authors](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/favorite-authors-2/) - A list of authors who have written several books that make good selections for young readers and mother-daughter book clubs.
- [Books for Boys](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/books-for-boys/) - A list of books recommended for boys in four age groups.
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- [Books for 11- Through 13-Year-Old Readers](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/book-reviews-for-ages-11-through-13/) - List and reviews of books recommended for 11 through 13 year old readers and those in mother-daughter book clubs.
- [Books for 9- and 10-Year-Old Readers](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/book-reviews-for-9-and-10-year-olds/) - List and reviews of books recommended for 9 and 10 year old readers and those in mother-daughter book clubs.
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- [Picture Books and Board Books](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/picture-books/) - A list of great picture books for families to read.
- [Recipes](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/recipes/) - A collection of 10 tried and true recipes that appeal to a variety of tastes. Great to use when cooking for a crowd.
- [Book Lists/Reviews](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/book-lists-2/) - A list of books recommended for readers and mother-daughter book clubs by age group.
- [Author Interviews](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/author-interviews/) - Interviews with authors of books for children, young adults and adults.
- [Book Club Planning Tools](https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/newsevents/) - Information about Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs,book club planning guides, pen pals and meeting with an author.
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