Ruby Holler
by Sharon Creech
Age: 8+
Interests: orphans, twins, siblings, family, country living, adoption
Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
07 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adoption, country life, family, orphans, siblings, twins
by Sharon Creech
Age: 8+
Interests: orphans, twins, siblings, family, country living, adoption
01 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+ Tags: careers, coming of age, independence, music, religion, romance, siblings, singing
by Elfrida Vipont
Age: 11+
Interests: music, religion, romance, coming of age stories More
24 Sep 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, American history, biography, First Nations, history, nonfiction, pioneer life, violence, war
written and illustrated by James Daugherty
Age: 10+
Interests: American history, history, pioneer life, biography, war, violence, adventure, First Nations
22 Sep 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adoption, adventure, death, ghosts, monsters, orphans, violence
by Neil Gaiman
Age: 10+
Interests: ghosts, ghouls, violence, orphans, monsters, adopted family, adventure
15 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: community, country life, depression, family, farming, nature, seasons
by Virginia Sorensen
Age: 7 +
Interests: country life, seasons, farm life, family, community, nature
08 Sep 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: activism, bad behavior, family, politics, single parent, step-parents, stepfathers
by Anne Fine
Age: 10+
Interests: family, divorce, single mom, politics, activism, stepfathers
06 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: adventure, Denmark, history, Holocaust, intolerance, Jewish history, spies, war, WWII
by Lois Lowry
Age: 9+
Interests: history, war, Denmark, WWII, Jewish history, Holocaust, intolerance, spies, adventure More
05 Sep 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, American history, boats, history, intolerance, orphans, religion, romance, strong girls, superstition, travel, witches
by Elizabeth George Speare
Age: 10+
Interests: history, American history, politics, religion, intolerance, adventure, romance, strong girls, orphans, witches, superstition More
01 Sep 2014 Leave a comment
I’m back! It’s been a busy (in a good way) summer. I may have stopped reviewing and posting but I sure didn’t stop reading. As a result I have a stack of books to review sitting in front of me, so I will start working my way through them…
I’m still really enjoying the Newbery and Carnegie medal winners, I’m working my way through both lists. As a further motivation, I’ve set a goal on goodreads.com to read 100 books in 2014, and surprisingly enough I seem to be right on track to succeed. (If you are on goodreads too, look me up!)
Anyhoo, I’m putting my nose to the grindstone again (owch) and you’ll be seeing a lot more activity here in the weeks ahead.
p.s. I hope you all had a great summer! This is what mine looked like:
30 Aug 2014 2 Comments
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: British history, ghosts, haunted house, history, Magic, medieval history
by Penelope Lively
Age: 8 +
Interests: ghosts, history, magic, supernatural