Tag Archives: Kids’ Books for Adults Too

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Sugar and Spice

Aug

10

Summer isn’t over, despite the fact that my supermarket just put out sequined Halloween flower vases. If you still have some long car trips planned, and especially if you have a tween daughter, you might want to read or listen … Continue reading →

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THE WOMAN IN THE WALL: A Novel for Ages 13-113

Apr

13

In honor of Support Teen Lit Day this Thursday, the websites Readergirlz and Figment are sponsoring a book drop called Rock the Drop. So today and tomorrow, I’m supporting young adult lit by reviewing books that deserve more attention. The … Continue reading →

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Review #2: From Science Fiction to a Sonnet

Jan

11

Kate Wilhelm (b. 1928) is best known as a science fiction writer, and as the author of the Barbara Holloway mystery series. I just finished the audiobook of Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang, which I chose because it won … Continue reading →

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Day One of 1/1/11 & Brief Book Review #1

Jan

01

Did one of your New Year’s Day activities include reading, or were you too hungover, or too busy carrying out Resolutions? Did you eat black-eyed peas for good luck? I’m wondering if that is only a New Year’s tradition in … Continue reading →

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