★★★★ Things are very different here in America. Ravi moves to America after his dad gets a promotion and he thinks things are going rather well at first...but things change after he goes to school. "Yes, ma'am," I say, standing at attention. Everyone laughs. Meanwhile, Joe's best friends moved away, his dad is now a… Continue reading Save Me a Seat – Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan
Celtic Mythology for Kids – Christopher Pinard
★★★★ The good woman was horrified by the cost of her shortsightedness and realized that the old woman was not a woman at all, but an evil fairy/ This lovely little Celtic Mythology book traverses through so many tales that will delight and astonish you! A hushed silence fell upon Finn and his comrades as they… Continue reading Celtic Mythology for Kids – Christopher Pinard
Corduroy – Don Freeman
★★★★★ Corduroy is a bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store. Corduroy is a sweet little stuffed animal ready to move to his forever home. Day after day he waited with all the other animals and dolls for someone to take him home. But it seems like he will never leave his little shelf.… Continue reading Corduroy – Don Freeman
Fribbet the Frog and the Tadpoles – Carole P Roman
★★★★ Cayla tipped over the bucket, spilling dirty water onto the clean deck. The day is not off to a good start - the nice, clean deck of the Flying dragon immediately gets messy thanks to Cayla the youngest crew member's clumsiness. But, that is far from the only problem the crew will have to deal with… Continue reading Fribbet the Frog and the Tadpoles – Carole P Roman
The Songstress – Joshua Killingsworth
Her fate was sealed the moment she stood... Kari is alone in a foreign land - she sings in a teahouse and spends her night with her sister-of-a-kind, Suying. But then...Kari sings for the wrong person. ...I can infuse my voice with spirit energy...I can influence their emotions and how they feel. Enamored with her… Continue reading The Songstress – Joshua Killingsworth
Under Wildwood – Colin Meloy,
★★★★ Sometimes, when the world is falling apart around you, all that's left to do is dance, right? Prue McKeel saved her brother, led Wildwood to freedomand fought her way back to the normal world. But somehow, even though all she wanted to do was return to her parents...things just don't feel the same. School holds… Continue reading Under Wildwood – Colin Meloy,
The Bromance Book Club – Lyssa Kay Adams
★★★★ “You guys read romance novels?” “We call them manuals.” Gavin Scott, second baseman to the Nashville Legends, seems to have it all under control. His career has taken off like crazy, he has a gorgeous wife and two twin daughters - everything is coming up aces...or is it? He loses his cool when he learns… Continue reading The Bromance Book Club – Lyssa Kay Adams
Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen – Jazz Jennings
Jazz Jennings - a young transactivist, TV personality and author of famed picture book I Am Jazz, has written an autobiography. Within this book, she reflects on what it was like to grow up transgender and how it impacted her life, her family's lives and her community. She talks about the highs and lows - from not playing… Continue reading Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen – Jazz Jennings
A Review to Die For – R.E. Sargent
Her thoughts turned to whom she had become. Jessica always wanted to be a writer - just like her favorite one, Karen Carter (pen name of Lana). Unfortunately, no matter what Jessica tried, her career never took off...until she tried murder. When Lana perished, Jessica took over Lana's life....Jessica Nichols was the new Karen Carter.… Continue reading A Review to Die For – R.E. Sargent
The Jade Butterfly – Dawn Gardner
(A quick note - I'm now doing beta reading - if you are interested: Click here!) Ellen Jones is back in town after a failed marriage and awful run-in at work, she's living with her mother (again). Joni, Ellen's mother, has Alzheimer's and it is getting worse. The doctors have told Ellen that she needs to… Continue reading The Jade Butterfly – Dawn Gardner
