The year is 1856 and Charlotte is twelve-years-old. In Charlotte’s Rose by A.E. Cannon, Charlotte and her father, newly immigrated from Wales and newly converted to Mormonism, are among a group of pioneers pushing their own handcarts from Iowa City to Utah. Tired of being treated like a child and eager to make a grandiose [...]
All Alone by Claire Huchet Bishop is the 1954 Newbery Honor. Ten-year-old Marcel is entrusted with his family’s cows for the entire summer on the high French Alp mountain tops. Entirely alone. He has always been taught that it’s best to keep to oneself. In fact, his entire village all keep to themselves. Nobody is [...]
Here’s a hint for you. Dogs on the Bed by Elizabeth Bluemle and llustrated by Anne Wilsdorf is the perfect book to read to children, when as a parent, you want them to side with you in your quest to convince the other parent that you’d like to own a dog. They will begin to [...]
I have been a fan of Katherine Center since she published her first novel The Bright Side of Disaster. And then after reading Everyone is Beautiful and later Katherine Skyping into my book club, the deal was cemented. Katherine is pretty much full of awesome. I’m an unabashed fan. And I’m happy to report that after [...]
Little Bee by Chris Cleave is going to be one of my favorite books this year. Hands down one of the BEST books that I have read in a while. I first noticed Little Bee when it was first released a year ago because how could I ignore a cover like that? As soon as [...]
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