Softly and Tenderly by Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck, a review
Jade lives in Tennesse in a small town dominated by her in-laws, under pressure to get pregnant from her lawyer husband. But she keeps having miscarriages. Then she finds out her in-laws' marriage is a...
View ArticlePeril: A Fast Track Thriller by Suzanne Hartmann, a review
Joanne's an Illinois homeschooling mom struggling with the fact that her husband is losing a battle with cancer. She's a survivor herself--she recovered from paralysis, thanks to an experimental...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games, a review
Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old living in America some time in the future when it has devolved into a cruel empire, loves her little sister more than anything. So when that little sister is chosen for...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games movie
My friend Jim Tudor watched the Hunger Games movie with no expectation. Here's his take on the movie:
View ArticleBook of Days by James L. Rubart, a review
Cameron Vaux has lost both his father and his wife, Jessie. Now he fears he's losing his mind, the same way his father's mind went, one memory at a time. He latches onto an idea mentioned by both his...
View ArticleFirebird by Kathy Tyers, a review
Lady Firebird Angelo was born the third daughter of the queen of her world. That sounds like she might have had an easy life. But the warped rules on her planet dictate that she must die as soon as she...
View ArticleLight of Eidon by Karen Hancock, a review
Abramm is calling himself Brother Eldrin, and all he wants is to be left alone by his family. But his family isn't happy about it, not the least because it's the royal family, and he's now second in...
View ArticleThe Fifth Man by John Olson and Randy Ingermanson, a review
Someone seems to be bent on killing them, and they don't know who it is. Is there a murderous fifth man on Mars?
View ArticleStarr Tree Farm by Ellen Parker, a review
Starr Tree Farm by Ellen Parker Published 2013 by Crimson Romance, 200 pages Genre: sweet romantic suspense Laura has been widowed just a year. She decides to move from St. Louis back to her home town...
View ArticleBook Review: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi, Book 1 in the Crispin trilogy Published 2002 by Hyperion Books for Children, New York, 262 pages Genre: Historical drama for tweens This book won the Newbery Award...
View ArticleMoon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, a review
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Published 2010 by Delacorte Press, 351 pages Genre: Historical middle grade/tween fiction, Newbery Medal winner Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker arrives in the...
View ArticlePrince Oleomargarine, Mark Twain’s new book for kids: a review
The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain and Philip Stead, illus. by Erin Stead Genre: Middle Grade read-aloud picture book, 8 1/2 x 11-inch format, 152 pages Published 2017 by Doubleday...
View ArticleThe Hostage Prince by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, a review
The Hostage Prince by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, Book 1 of The Seelie Wars, a review Published 2013 by Viking/Penguin Young Readers Group, 232 pages Genre: Middle grade fantasy, aimed at readers...
View ArticleLittle Bigfoot, Big City by Jennifer Weiner, a review
Little Bigfoot, Big City by Jennifer Weiner, Book 2 of the Littlest Bigfoot series, a review Published 2017 by Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, 317 pages Genre: Middle grade fantasy, aimed at...
View ArticleThe Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters by Kara LaReau, a review
The Jolly Regina and The Uncanny Express by Kara LaReau, Books 1 and 2 of the Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters, a review. Published 2017 and 2018 by Amulet Books, New York, each about 160...
View ArticleThe Language of Spells by Garret Weyr, a review
The Language of Spells by Garret Weyr, illustrated by Katie Hartnett Published by Chronicle Books, 2018, 299 pages Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Grisha the dragon had a very unfortunate encounter with a...
View ArticleThe Hate U Give movie, a review
In the movie “The Hate U Give,” 16-year-old Starr is an African-American living in what she calls “the ‘hood,” a place called Garden Heights, while attending a nearly all-white high school. She lives...
View ArticleCrenshaw by Katherine Applegate, a review
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate, a review Published 2015 by MacMillan, 245 pages Genre: Middle grade, realistic with a touch of fantasy Crenshaw, a huge cat, used to be Jackson’s invisible friend —...
View ArticleThe Faithful Spy by John Hendrix, a review
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, by John Hendrix, is a hybrid graphic novel for teens and adults, telling an unforgettable story in an unforgettable way. It was...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo, a review
Louisiana’s Way Home, a middle-grade historical novel by Kate DiCamillo, took ahold of my heart somehow. The post Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo, a review appeared first on Phyllis Wheeler,...
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