Dad’s Red Dress by L.J. Sedgwick
I loved this book by Irish author L.J. Sedgwick about a teenager who moves to Ireland with her transgender dad, her artist stepmother, and her younger…
I loved this book by Irish author L.J. Sedgwick about a teenager who moves to Ireland with her transgender dad, her artist stepmother, and her younger…
Dr. Seuss has always been a hero of mine. I’ve been a huge Seuss fan since the day I could read, and probably earlier. I have…
I received a copy of Riven from author Belinda Crawford. Last year I reviewed Hero, the first in the series, and loved it. I didn’t enjoy…
Next in my exploration of children’s classics written by women are The Railway Children and All-of-a-Kind Family, both set around the turn of the century, although…
For the Women’s Classics challenge, I’m exploring classic children’s books written by women. In September I read two books, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big…
I haven’t done anything this year for the Women’s Classic Literature Event, which is hosted by the Classics Club, but since it’s September and it’s Back…
I don’t normally write catch-up reviews, for two reasons. First, I read these books in the middle of July so I don’t remember them so well,…
I expected lots of melodrama from this story about a woman who loses her entire family overnight in a house fire — the night before a…
I always love reading Newbery award winners, and Lois Lowry has written many great books for children, including The Giver. So this book has been on…
If you’re looking for a good middle-school/YA fantasy novel for your kids, this is one I highly recommend. It felt really original to me, and at…
This book was written by Eric P. Kelly in 1928 and won a Newbery award in 1929. It tells the true story of a 12th century…
It’s never a good idea to categorize people, but for this review I’m going to anyway. There are the people who loved high school, there’s the…