Wed, September 16th, 2009
Series Stars: The Exiles by Hilary McKay
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: I think of this series of delightful books every August as my summer vacation winds to an end. In The Exiles (Margaret K. McElderry, 1991), the four Conroy sisters, Ruth, Naomi, Rachel, and Phoebe are excited when their parents come into an inheritance and they gleefully begin plotting how to spend their share. Their [...]
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Fri, July 24th, 2009
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: We can’t let any more summer slip away without blogging this perfect beach read. Lynn and I are both fans of Han’s first book, Shug, about a 7th grade girl grappling with middle school and the transition from child to adolescent. The Summer I Turned Pretty (Simon & Schuster, 2009) features an older girl, [...]
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Thu, March 12th, 2009
The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: There are authors for whom I take off my reviewer’s hat and just sit back, read and enjoy. The voice or the story or the humor just works for me. Deb Caletti is one of those authors (there are several – full disclosure here). I love her humor, her off-beat characters and her inclusion [...]
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