Witness by Karen Hesse is told from the viewpoints of eleven different townspeople in a small town of Vermont in 1924. A town in which the Klu Klux Klan has moved in and ultimately changes everything. I adore free-verse novels and Witness is as powerful as they come. Based on true characters, there are photographs [...]
42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer is aptly named, for it is just 42 miles between the two different life’s that JoEllen lives. 42 miles between the doorstep of her Mother’s downtown city apartment and her father’s farm. When she’s in the city she goes by Ellen and loves to hang out with her friends. [...]
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 [...]
Chess Rumble by G. Neri and illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson is one of those books that I hope people don’t judge based on the cover. I don’t think it’s the best representation of the book. It’s a book that I would have walked by without a second glance. But then of course, I’m a [...]
I can’t help myself. Since discovering free-verse novels, I am completely in love with the genre. Despite the fact that the subject matter of Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas is one that literally makes you sick to your stomach, it’s one that I’m glad to have read.
Anke’s home is not one of love. [...]
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