All the good things you may hear about Counting by 7s are true. It is one of the best middle grade books of 2013. In some ways it makes one think of Out of My Mind by S…
Underdogs is a compilation of a three book series called "Wolfe Brothers". It includes The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, and Getting the Girl.
The Underdog is the story of a t…
This book tells the stories of three women who are each searching for acceptance and compassion. All three have recently moved to New York City to pursue a new career, or life. They each discover that…
From the start of this story, the Eaton family seems to be quite dysfunctional. Opening on a scene of a Mother's Day gathering, sibling rivalry and contempt are quite palpable. Then, a few days later,…
Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in the classic Little House on the Prairie series. Warm and inviting, author Laura Ingalls Wilder shares memories of her childhood living…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was written in 1971 and has been charming readers ever since. It is a humorous first-person account of a Christmas pageant that has been hijacked by the town…
Sunny Sweet Is So Not Sorry was a delightful afternoon read for this veteran older sibling! Many times, the story's kooky twists and turns had me laughing out loud. Having witnessed and been invo…
This book does a magnificent job of weaving the stories of three women and their families together in ways that seem distant, but are more obvious than they appear. As the title suggests, secrets are …
The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley is hard to categorize. The author's says on her Amazon page, "I write modern gothic novels that blend historical adventure and modern-day suspense wit…
In this dazzling fiction novel that doubles as a light mystery, we are introduced to a young girl named Cathy who is newly orphaned and now living in a new town with her grandmother and to t…
Rocky Road is an example of why the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series by Josi S. Kilpack keeps me coming back for more. First, let it be noted that the main character Sadie Hoffmille…
This enchanting book starts out with a tale of a group of boys out to play and paints a picture of an innocent childhood. A small act of cruelty gets blown out of proportion and is not soon …
