I'll admit, the first time I read a write-up about The Divorce Papers I immediately told myself I would not read it. Divorce? A novel written in chapters of scattered emails and letters betw…
I don't know why people that are categorized as social oddities, outcasts, and freaks are something that fascinate me so, but they do.--And I will be the first to admit it. So when I saw Savage G…
I would have to say that even after reading this book, I am of the opinion that it is in a genre of its own. Usually I can put a book into a category of some sort once I am finished, but that was not …
Bright Before Sunlight by Tiffany Schmidt is an insightful and at times amusing look into the teenage, angst filled lives of Brighton, the over-achieving, popular, prom queen of the rich school, …
Perfect for a read on a bright spring or summer day, or even in the winter to bring back memories of warmer weather--Summer of The Gypsy Moths is a charming book that will entertain readers of ma…
If you have been looking for an engaging book to read, you may have just found it. Take an overly cautious single mother, her adolescent son, and a surprise male visitor over Labor Day weekend, a…
For years I refused to pick up collections of short stories. They just didn't appeal to me, although I am not sure why. Earlier this year I read Aimee Bender's The Color Master which is a beautiful co…
Outstanding job by author Barbara O'Connor in creating an intimate and personal look at the crisis of homelessness through the eyes of a young person! The voice of the protagonist, Georgina, is reali…
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord is a poignant look at how a family can be affected by Alzheimer's. Lucy, who has just moved to New Hampshire, befriends the next door neighbor, Nate, who is vacation…
More than a story within a story, this book tells a tale of a family struggling to live in a town that has been invaded by foreigners. The Burgess family has endured a lot of grief, although the reade…
With the large amount of young adult fiction being published today, it can be difficult to know where to start. I am guilty of judging books by their covers, even though from experience I know covers …
The voice of protagonist Hayley Kincain is what hooks the reader in The Impossible Knife of Memory, and author Laurie Halse Anderson's talent and gift for engaging and snappy young adult dialogue is w…
