Children/Young Adult
Winter Shadows
Margaret Buffie tells parallel stories of two girls who are kindred spirits in situation, if not in time or culture.…
Kaleidoscope Eyes
Although this is a young adult book, I found the novel completely engaging on an adult level. The story takes…
Zora and Me
Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most important African American writers in our literary history. She was an integral…
The Time Pirate
The Time Pirate is Bell’s sequel to Nick of Time, featuring a time traveling, 12- year-old bundle of action and…
The Keening
Lyza’s father is not like other fathers. He doesn’t speak much, and he has to be coaxed to eat when…
The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles
It is pleasing to be able to report the re-issue of Rosemary Sutcliff’s trilogy, The Eagle of the Ninth, The…
Jimmy’s Stars
Editors' choice
Ellie doesn’t want her brother Jimmy to go to war. He’s her favourite person in the whole world. Smug Victoria…
When Molly Was a Harvey Girl
Molly Gerry loses her father at age thirteen. She and her 19-year-old sister are left without a roof over their…
The Museum’s Secret
Eleven-year-old Tom Scatterhorn has problems. His mother has gone to Mongolia to find his missing entomologist father, and Tom must…
Greek Beasts and Heroes: The Fire Breather
This is the sixth volume in the series, giving us nine more tales from ancient Greece. First of all, we…
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