Congratulations to Barbara Younger who won Little Sock Makes A Friend from last week's blog.I recently listened to a middle-grade audio book that will delight and entertain both girls and boys. The Good Thieves, by Katherine Rundell is an adventure story with a compelling main character and loyal, believable side-kicks.REVIEWVita Marlowe arrives in prohibition-era New York City with her… Continue reading THE GOOD THIEVES: An Audio Book Review and Giveaway
Tag: internal/external conflicts
Multi-Racial Read #14: Dear Senator Part V
This is the fifth in a series of excerpts from Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond secretly visited his daughter throughout her college years. Soon after Thurmond lost his bid for the presidency in 1948 and Essie Mae's mother died, Essie Mae confronted him on some of his pervasive… Continue reading Multi-Racial Read #14: Dear Senator Part V
Holiday Giveaway #2: Hattie Big Sky
It is a rare book that engages middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. Hattie Big Sky, a 2007 Newbery Honor winner by Kirby Larson, is such a book. While I listened to it on CD, my 88-year-old mother enjoyed reading it. This blog will include both our reactions to this hard-to-put-down book. Set in early-20th… Continue reading Holiday Giveaway #2: Hattie Big Sky
Zora and Me: Multi-Racial Read #5
I didn’t realize when I selected Zora and Me from the audio book shelf of my local library that I would be treated to a powerful, multiracial historical novel. But I was. Under 200 pages long, this book is the result of collaboration between Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon. Their fictionalized account of Harlem… Continue reading Zora and Me: Multi-Racial Read #5