The Mistress’s Daughter by A.M. Homes

So in all honesty it’s been a while since I listened to The Mistress’s Daughter by A.M. Homes.  I have discovered (and I suspected this would be true of me) that with two kids in the car it’s probably better for me to have read a book before listening to the audio.  I’m [...]

All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

Oh my.  This is my type of book.  All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg and I were made for each other. And had it not been for the Cybils, this middle grade free verse novel might have flown under my radar (despite that I now see the reviews for it – all of which [...]

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards and a GIVEWAY

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards was one of those books that I’ve had on my bookshelf for way too long. I had purposely shied away from reading reviews of this book because I hate to know too much about a book before I read it. The only thing I knew was [...]

The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron

The 2007 Newbery Medal Winner is The Higher Power of Lucky written by Susan Patron and illustrated by Matt Phelan. After her mother dies and abandoned by a father she never knew, ten year old Lucky lives with her French guardian in the desert community of Hard Pan, population 43. The book explores [...]