Although I found the beginning a little slow and confusing, Everneath quickly became a fast and engaging read. The fast-paced action and cliffhanger chapter endings made it a hard book to pu…
Most people can empathize when Jess feels like her best friend is ditching her for the popular crowd and her mom expects her to fit into a mold Jess has never wanted to be a part of. Jess feels alone,…
Author Lissa Evans had me hooked on page one of the wonderfully titled Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms. This book is an adventure and a mystery with fresh characters and an eclectic cast of …
I picked-up Wisdom's Kiss because it was written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, author of Dairy Queen, and it didn't look a thing like Dairy Queen, thus piquing my curiosity. …
With its evocatively realistic language and determined heroine, Violins of Autumn drew me in immediately and kept me in its thrall until the very last page. Amy McAuley does a terrific job o…
Best Audiobooks for Summer Road Trip 2012
Going on a road trip this summer? So how will you pass all those miles in the middle of nowhere? Sure you and family could each retreat to your individual …
Marathon by Boaz Yakin and Joe Infurnari is one intense graphic novel. Each beautiful, dynamic page retells the intense, life or death struggle between the Athenians and Persians in the 490 BC Battle …
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Maybe you're an introvert that is pretending to be an extrovert. It could be that you're an extrovert that is good at self-monitoring. Possibly,…
I enjoyed The Penderwicks on Gardam Street even more than its prequel, The Penderwicks. Rosalind, Skye, Jane, and Batty are as delightful and endearing as ever, and the stakes are higher in this new a…
TJ is a typical fourteen-year-old who struggles with divorced parents, frequent bullying and having difficulty with schoolwork. He especially dislikes his history class, which is a bit ironic as his f…
The Host is a science fiction novel, but one that concentrates less on the technical terms of space travel and more on the emotions and relationships experienced by the characters. Stepheni…
Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis is the first book in a four-book series. An unique combination of Arthurian legend, magic, knights, and religion result in an unusual premise. Although there is a whis…
