Exquisite! M.L. Stedman masterfully constructs in THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS a compelling tale hinged on a single, catalytic decision. Conflicted characters in a complex web of relationships struggle …
The Lavender Garden by Lucinda Riley tells the tale of Constance and Emilie, two women deeply connected despite having never met. The book travels between two time periods and I overwhelmingly preferr…
In a truly authentic novel, author Vanessa Diffenbaugh gives us a character, Victoria, who believes that she is "unforgivably flawed". Diffenbaugh is to be commended for her brilliance and the b…
Chasing the Prophecy is the concluding book in Brandon Mull's fast-paced adventure trilogy, The Beyonders. The author has a knack for creating up-tempo stories that include intense, dramatic, emotio…
The Well of Ascension has a peculiar quality to it: you cannot stop reading it. Literally. It was the most frustrating phenomenon. I did nothing but read this book for four days, and I have no reg…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in the hugely popular Harry Potter series. In this book, J. K. Rowling creates a richly detailed, thriving magical world. There are no holes in …
Coming off of a Newbery Award for Moon Over Manifest, Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool almost immediately hit the New York Times Best Seller list. The charm in Navigating Earl…
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Racehl Renee Russell is a doodle diary styled after Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but aimed firmly at girls. This book targets an eleme…
Look Me in the Eye is a touching memoir of growing up with Asperger's syndrome before it was identified and diagnosed as a form of Autism. John Elder Robison shares…
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is a popular fantasy collection that is used as a back story for his stand alone book, The Law of Nines. Readers who haven't read …
It's not hard to see why Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky won a Newbery Honor for 2013! The story is quirky and unique, and Mo's voice throughout it is fun and engaging. While the mystery that makes…
In The Lonesome Gods, Louis L'Amour delivers one of his most riveting stories--one of love, revenge, legends, and the West. The Lonesome Gods is not one of his romantic style novels, and therefore hi…
