Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson is the prequel to Peace, Locomotion which I recently reviewed. I’m not sure which one I enjoyed more. But that’s the beauty of it. I don’t think I have to put one book above the other. Both books could be read on their own but together they are a beautiful story. [...]
A Midnight Clear, Selected Family Christmas Stories by Newbery author Katherine Paterson writes a collection of short stories for young readers. The copy that I read has five selected Christmas stories, I believe that there are a total of twelve, so I’d like to track the other ones down. Katherine’s husband John is a pastor, [...]
I highly enjoyed this gem of a story, The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, which was the 2004 Newbery Medal winner. What I didn’t expect was how dark and cruel this story would be.
The only surviving mouse of a litter, Despereaux was born with his eyes open, his body too small [...]
In Parvana’s Journey, sequel to The Breadwinner (my review here), Deborah Ellis continues shedding light on the horrific situations that war brings not only to all of us, but especially to children. In this book, we find Parvana alone. She has just buried her father and has no idea where her mother and [...]
Although I’ve been enjoying all my books this last month, none of them made it to you MUST read it status. Finally! I’ve got one! The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was brilliant and if you haven’t read it yet, you should. Having read A Thousand Splendid Suns (see my [...]
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