Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won THE LITTLE THIEVES audio book from last week's blog and to Rosi Hollinbeck who won DIVA DELORES AND THE OPERA HOUSE MOUSE. ***** Tourette (too-RET) syndrome: a disorder that involves repetitive movements or unwanted… Continue reading LIST OF TEN: A YA Book Review and TWO Autographed Giveaways!
Donna Everhart warned me that her newest book, The Forgiving Kind (Kensington, 2019) had some tough parts. She was right. Like her previous book, The Road to Bittersweet, The Forgiving Kind also features a young woman coming of age in rural North Carolina. The time is the 1950's and the place is 300 acres of Jones County--cotton territory. Although both… Continue reading The Forgiving Kind: A Review and Audio Book Giveaway
Francesca Zappia tackles the difficult subject of schizophrenia in this young adult book, MADE YOU UP. Told from Alex, the 17-year-old’s deep point of view, the reader is brought so completely into her thoughts and emotions that occasionally you can’t figure out what is real and what isn’t—which is exactly Alex’s problem. She uses a camera to record what… Continue reading MADE YOU UP- A Review and an Audio CD Giveaway