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“West of the Moon”
by Margi Preus reads like a fairytale. Two young sisters in Norway are left with a cruel aunt when…
Saving Grace by Jane Green
I was so surprised to discover that the setting for this novel is Snedens Landing. As the protagonist, Grace, explains:…
“Red Pencil”
by Andrea Davis Pinkney is a novel-in-verse for ages ~9-14. 12 year-old Amira bright lives in a village in…
21 Books to Read before they become films this year
According to BuzzFeed, a social news and entertainment site, there are 21 movies being made from books this year. They…
“Rory’s Promise”- historical fiction
by Michaela MacColl. For ages 10-14. This historical fiction title seems to be thoroughly researched and reveals events in New…
Gray Mountain by John Grisham
Just finished this and liked it. The main character, Samantha, loses her high powered job as a financial lawyer in…
British libraries in crisis
According to a recent article in The Independent, a British new magazine, libraries in Britain are in crisis due to…
“The Fourteenth Goldfish”
by Jennifer Holm is a contemporary novel starring 11 year-old Ellie and her teenage grandfather. Her scientist grandfather seems…
“A Nantucket Christmas”
by Nancy Thayer. A somewhat sappy, ‘Lifetime movie-like’ novel that I kept saying I was going to put down and…
“Accidents of Marriage”
by Randy Susan Meyers. Taking me a long time to get through this not long book. It a little…
NY Times Book Review: Holiday Books
After glancing at the Holiday Books Section, it seems readers are fascinated with reading about famous (and some not so…
“El Deafo”
by Cece Bell was listed as one of the Notable Children’s Books of 2014 by the New York Times. A…