A Spot of Earl Slay by Aubrey Elle My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this mystery book – it was a quick read that kept me engaged! I mean, who doesn’t like a book where the main characters find a corpse in their storage shed! Fayette seems like a quaint town that […]
A Monster for Meg by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sue tries to explain what a monster is to her sister Meg. Meg is visually impaired. Meg decides that the traits that Sue describes sounds just like Sue. In the end. Sue says that monster hugs are really the best thing about […]
Brave Kids: Short Stories to Inspire Our Future World-Changers by K.J. Kaschula My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a book of short stories highlighting different ways kids can be brave. It give kids a view ways to cope and be brave during trying times in their lives. The stories are relevant and based […]
Cabin Eight by Susan Specht Oram My rating: 3 of 5 stars At the start of this book it gave me vibes like Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory or Alice in Wonderland. I felt like the message throughout the book was that Miranda needed to face her wrongdoings in order to have a happy life. […]
Small Fry by Stephenie Wilson Peterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great chapter book that tells the story of how awful middle school can be for those who are different. Silas is small for his age, due to a growth hormone deficiency. He is new the the school after having to […]
A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm My rating: 4 of 5 stars To be honest, I was skeptical about this book, but found that I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the writing and the characters. It is a page turner for sure. I found myself not wanting to stop reading to find out where the […]
How to Make a Flying Carpet by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great children’s science book on how magnetism works. Alex finds uses for a broken kitchen magnet – and from trying out and experimenting with different objects in the house, she realizes how magnets work. Lois Wickstrom is […]
NonVerbal by Molly Zenk My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a GREAT story that gives you insight into the life of a young girl with autism. I liked that it gave perspective from both the parent/outside view and the thoughts of Emerson. It is easy to make judgements based on behavior, but we […]
Other People’s Money by Cynthia Hamilton My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a part of series, but I read it as a stand alone. It was the first of this author’s books that I read. It is full suspenseful and mystery. I enjoyed the characters. Maddie and Mike are married and both are […]
Little Red, the Detective: a science folktale by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Little Red is going to visit her grandmother. Grandma asked her to stop to find coneflowers on her way. So Little Red sets off with her identification booklet. Just as in the original story, a wolf meets up with […]
Ten Thousand Shells and Counting: A Memoir (Book 1) by Nadija Mujagic My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an emotional read. I remember the war in Sarajevo – I was a teenager. It made reading this hit close to home. The take on the war from a teens perspective is interesting – having […]
Pulling Together by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Lila’s grandmother knits a poncho for Lila. At first Lila thinks grammy made a mistake – there were three neck holes! She puts it over her head and arms and heads out to see her friends. She hopes that certain neighbors don’t see her… […]
White Picket Fences by Kyle Ann Robertson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this story. It portrayed what many mothers/wives go through – how often we give everything of ourselves to our families, friends, jobs and lose a bit of ourself in the process. This story tugged at my heart – I […]
Chicken Little Investigates: a science folktale by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars We all remember the story of Chicken Little from our childhood. This is a story that follows the same pattern but has a bit of a different take. Chicken Little gets hit in the head by a fallen acorn. Once […]
The Summer I Went Crazy by Laura Koerber My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Summer I Went Crazy is a thought provoking story that wrenches your gut. When a high school boy is witness to a rape at a party – one that his friends participated in… what does he do? How does he […]
What Loretta’s Katydid did by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Loretta gets an orange tree from her grandma. The tree had aphids on it, but also another surprise – an mantis and a katydid! She learns that the mantis takes care of the insects so that the tree stays healthy. This is […]
Deadly Intentions by Anise Storm My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was just okay for me – it was hard for me to get into. The story is a romance with a lot of suspense. There are mafia ties, violence, and danger. The characters were well developed, but I just couldn’t connect with […]
saving the gingerbread house by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hansel, Gretel and their dad go on a walk through the forest to have a picnic. Gretel loves to draw the wildlife she sees. As they are walking, they ask their dad about the witch that lives in the forest. When Hansel […]
The White Knight Cowboy Stacy-Deanne by Stacy-Deanne My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a short romance set back in 1895. A young black woman flees her job after her boss is killed and find refuge with a 40 year old white man who she thinks is a safe person. She offers her virginity […]
Loretta’s Caterpillar by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Loretta’s Caterpillar is a great book for classroom teachers to have for science/lifecycle lessons. Loretta is a very inquisitive young girl who wants to learn about the world around her. This time, she finds an egg under a leaf and watches as it goes […]
<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75607423-grace-under-fire” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Grace Under Fire” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673339881l/75607423._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75607423-grace-under-fire”>Grace Under Fire</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22577889.Jennifer_Raines”>Jennifer Raines</a><br/> My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5380124071″>4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /> This is a sweet story about Grace, who is fiercely protective of her family ranch land and Ryan, who is buying up land. With their past history, […]
True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager My rating: 4 of 5 stars True Colors is a novel that is appropriate for middle grade readers – fifth to eighth grades. The story has many issues that kids of that age group can identify with-in fact, when I think back to when I was that age, it […]
The Muffin Shop Murder: A Delilah Crumbworthy Mystery by Holly Tierney My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a cute story, not the best ever, but good enough! It was a quick read with a good ending. I did enjoy the characters – they were fun. I wish that the book had totally drawn […]
Straight for the Kill by Winter Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a great suspense/thriller read. Even though it is book 3 in the series, it is able to be read a stand alone. I love a suspense book that you can’t figure out how it ends, until it ends. This story […]
Caspian’s Unbirthday by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Caspian’s grandpa does it again! This time for Caspian’s unbirthday, he is gifted a pair of brown socks. But as we all know, there has to be something special about them. The boring brown socks give Caspian the ability to fly. So instead of […]
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl My rating: 5 of 5 stars What an adorable book with beautiful illustrations! Half-Pint just can’t wait to go too school! She wants to know all the things but when it times come to go… she just doesn’t want to. The names, the word choice and […]
Handle With Care by R.L. Dunn My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a first book in a series about Hunter – a doctor and head of a hospital. It is a love story… one between Hunter and Selma. Both are afraid to get close because of past relationships gone wrong. But when Selma […]
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Loretta does it again! Loretta goes out to get firewood and finds a small item she thinks is a toy. She finds out that it is a nest for Leaf Cutter bees. She puts it back and when spring arrives, she finds […]
Chatroom with a View by Glenn Maynard My rating: 3 of 5 stars Chatroom with a View is a story with a ton of twists and turns. The main storyline is about Troy and the idea that he inherited a gene that makes him evil like his father and grandfather. The story starts out with […]
