At the age of 14, in The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart, Frankie is more or less forgettable. She is attending a prestigious and competitive boarding school, the same school where her older sister and father attended. But no matter how hard she tries, nobody seems to take notice of her. Now [...]
As soon as I read the synopsis of The Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante I knew I would like it. What is it with me and stories like this?
Agnes and Honey have been best friends since the day they were born. Both were separated from their parents (Honey is later orphaned) at birth [...]
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare is a 1959 Newbery Award winner and deservedly slow. From the back cover:
Kit Tyler knew, as she gazed for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home would never be like the shimmering Caribbean islands she left behind. She [...]
When Donna Gephart discovered my blog and sponsored me in my Reading & Blogging for Darfur Awareness Campaign, I knew that I wanted to read her debut novel As If Being 12 3/4 Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President (perfect title!) Donna sent me the nicest emails and also doubled her donation [...]
In A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg, it’s 1963 in Kuckachoo Mississippi and Addie Ann Pickett is twelve years old and about to start middle school at West Thunder Creek Junior High School (more commonly known as County Colored). She worries about whether or not playing Double Dutch is to babyish or if her [...]
