Haunting and inspiring reflection, Endangered by Eliot Schrefer's novel deserves the high-praise it has received. This young adult contemporary book was a compelling read and it linger…
Once again, I find myself reading a book about the island of Nantucket, a place that I have never been to, and yet I almost feel as though I have since I have read so many fiction books that describe …
Admittedly, I am not a re-reader, so when I was issued the challenge to re-read a childhood/ middle school novel and ascertain if it could still be considered a favorite, there were only two book…
The Dark is Rising is the second book in a five book series titled The Dark is Rising Sequence. Published in the early 1970's, it is also a Newbery Honor book. Although it is the second in t…
Lauren Oliver has created an intriguing new dystopian setting with Delirium. Her characters are believable, and her writing is sublime. The idea that love is a disease from which all people need …
I grew up hearing my mom talk about her interest in the Romanov family, and Anastasia in particular, about whom rumors fly that she has been spotted here and there throughout the world. Anastasia has …
The Glass Sentence is the debut novel of S.E. Grove and it is getting a large amount of good book buzz. The outstanding feature of this work is the uniqueness of the fantasy concept and wor…
Childen's historical fiction author, A. LaFaye debuts her first picture book, Walking Home to Rosie Lee. Creatively told from the perspective of young Gabe, who after being freed at the conclusio…
A few years ago, I picked up Dear Life, having never read anything else by Alice Munro, and rarely, if ever, having had read a collection of short stories. I could hardly get through this bo…
Wow! I had no expectations going in, and I was completely hooked by page 2. It's difficult to classify Feed--a satire of American life today, and a look into what the future might very probably b…
New York Times best-selling author Margaret Brownley delivers a wildly entertaining tale in her latest book, Gunpowder Tea. Set in Arizona Territory during the late nineteenth century, Brownley e…
"They may have salt, sugar, and fat on their side, but we, ultimately have the power to make choices. After all, we decide what to buy. We decide how much to eat."
Michael Moss' Salt Sugar Fat…
