Book Review: The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott By Kelly O’Connor McNees

Tweet Louisa May Alcott is one of the most beloved literary figures in American history. Her book Little Women, has never been out of circulation, and it’s been adapted for the screen and stage many times. As Little Women is … Continue reading

Book Review: Tombstone Tea by Joanne Dahme

Tweet Jessie is acting on a dare when she shows up at the Laurel Hill Cemetery one night. Her instructions are to spend a whole night while wandering the cemetery and collecting rubbings from the gravestones of 10 residents. Desperate … Continue reading

Book Review: What I Would Tell Her, Edited by Andrea N. Richesin

Tweet The relationship between dads and their daughters is often complicated in ways neither understands or is likely to talk about much. A peek into the dad’s side of the equation can be glimpsed through a new collection of stories … Continue reading

Book Review: We Hear the Dead by Dianne K. Salerni

Tweet Maggie Fox and her sister, Kate, are just playing around when they pretend they can communicate with the dead. But soon their brother is digging up the basement and finding what may be a body, and people everywhere are … Continue reading

Book Review: Picture the Dead, Written by Adele Griffin, Illustrated by Lisa Brown

Tweet Jennie Lovell has suffered much tragedy in her 16 years. Her parents died, her twin brother was killed fighting in the Civil War, and now her fiancé/cousin has also fallen on the battlefield. The aunt and uncle who have … Continue reading

Book Review: Nissa’s Place by A. LaFaye

Tweet Ever since her mama left home two years before, Nyssa’s been adjusting to new situations. Not being with her mama all the time, getting to know her papa’s new wife, ignoring the comments of gossipy people in her small … Continue reading

Book Review: Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent

Tweet Joseph Calderaro is an “eighth-grade optimist” whose “bag of barbecue chips is always half full.” That is until he has a lousy 14th birthday and his teacher assigns a 1,500-word paper called Tracing Your Past: A Heritage Essay. The … Continue reading

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