Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt ISBN: 9780374378486 Farrar, Straus and Giroux Young Adult Fiction/Fantasy, ages 9 & up ALA Notable Book, Janusz Korczak Medal, 1976 Christopher Award for Best Book for Young People FTC Disclosure: Purchased I am not much for prologues, … Continue reading
Demons do exist. Those we imagine, and those that we struggle against when trying to maintain that sense of normalcy which is expected of us. Some demons come in the form of those who try to help us, telling us that Electric Shock Treatments, drugs, and even lobotomies are the only way to help us be free of what ails us.
But what if it is all a form of control, away to keep us all in line, to keep the status quo? Continue reading
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Fiction, 321 pages HarperCollins Books Review copy courtesy of Terra Communications Read Author Interview Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human … Continue reading
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes ISBN: 978-1-890862-62-6 Fiction, 167 pages Bancroft Press Review copy courtesy of Bancroft Press Interview with author (a must read!) I have to relate how excited I was to learn that … Continue reading
Amigoland by Oscar Casares (2009) Scheduled publication date 08/10/2009 Fiction, 368 pages Little, Brown and Company Review copy courtesy of Hachette Book Group Elderly brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino are stubborn and independent. However, for the older … Continue reading
The only reason I did not read it in one sitting is that this is a book that deserves one’s full attention. However, I could not restrain myself as I got closer to the end. In fact, I stayed up to four in the morning finishing the book as I simply could not put it down. Continue reading
Nayeli is young, and in search of help, but more so of hope and answers. Sometimes what you’re looking for isn’t where you find it. And more often than not, it finds you. Even the truth, how you see it, isn’t what you expect when seen up close. Most adults, or at least those who have truly matured, will tell you it is how you respond to the revelation that defines the person you become. Continue reading
Testimony by Anita Shreve (2008) Contemporary Fiction, 352 pages Little, Brown and Company Reprint Edition (May 2009) Review copy provided by Hachette Book Group Advisory: Scenes of a sexual nature and strong language. I won’t try to gloss … Continue reading
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel Magical Realism, 246 pages (Hardcover edition) Spanish Edition (1989) English Translation (1992) Random House, Inc. Like Water for Chocolate’s full title is, Like Water for Hot Chocolate: A novel in … Continue reading
"Good Country People" by Flannery O’Connor Copyright 1955 by Flannery O’Connor Renewed © 1983 by Regina O’Connor from A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories Read for: Short Story Sunday Short Story Monday Flipping through … Continue reading
Later, at the Bar by Rebecca Barry (2007) Contemporary Fiction, 189 pages Published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks Usually I would place a blurb here about the book from it’s cover or jacket. … Continue reading
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (April 2009)Fiction, 449 pagesGrand Central Publishing Review Copy provided by Hachette Book Group “Admissions. Admission. Aren’t there two sides to the word? And two opposing sides…It’s what we let in, but it’s also what we … Continue reading
“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid (1983)Reprinted in 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthologyby permission of Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, LLC Read for:C.B.’s Short Story SundayJohn’s Short Story Monday This is not your typical short story. It is a sentence. A very … Continue reading
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (2001) Historical Fiction, 308 pages Published by the Penguin Group Synopsis taken from the author’s website: This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the “Plague … Continue reading
I hate giving out spoilers, and in reading over this review, I may have told you more about the story than I had intended. It would be my option to edit this so it doesn’t. However, this is a well written story with depth and one I would highly recommend as even though this is technically about vampires, its theme is contemporary and engaging and could be about any minority in our society seeking to be heard and recognized. Continue reading