Book Review: Lymeria and Falcon’s Prey by Kristina Coia

Tweet Several readers sent in reviews of Lymeria and Falcon’s Prey by author Kristina Coia. A Mother’s Review I would like to tell you about Kristina Coia’s books, Lymeria and Falcon’s Prey. They are simply wonderful. The stories take you on  fascinating journeys … Continue reading

Book Review: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

Tweet In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is a gripping story of courage in the face of unjust actions and repression. We had a great discussion in our mother-daughter book club about this book when we read … Continue reading

Book Review: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

Tweet Ed Kennedy is only nineteen years old, but already he feels his life is going nowhere. He drives a cab, shares a run-down apartment with his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman, and his social life consists of playing cards with … Continue reading

Book Review: Going Solo

Tweet After our mother-daughter book club read Going Solo by Roald Dahl, my daughter, Madeleine wrote this review. Going Solo is a memoir that picks up where Boy left off. It follows Roald Dahl’s adventures in Africa and around the … Continue reading

Book Review: Awesome Plays for Teens and Tweens by Christina Hamlett

Tweet Here are a few reviews of Christina Hamlett’s Awesome Plays for Teens and Tweens sent in by moms. Our mother and daughter club usually reads novels—new releases and classics—but when one of our younger members asked if we could … Continue reading

Book Review: All American Girl by Meg Cabot

Tweet Light but enjoyable reading from the author of The Princess Diaries. Samantha is a typical, if slightly rebellious teen trying to find the place in her household as a middle child. Her older sister is a cheerleader and dating … Continue reading

Book Review: Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When by Annette Laing

Tweet When Hannah and Alex move to Snipesville, Georgia from San Francisco with their father they are incredibly bored and somewhat resentful. Their mother has died in a car accident, and when they leave California they also leave their grandparents … Continue reading

Book Review: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

Tweet The summer of Calpurnia Virginia Tate’s 11th birthday was a hot one. Everyone in her large family suffered from the heat in their Fentress, Texas home, but as Calpurnia was the only girl in a family of seven children, … Continue reading

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