To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee – Book Review
In To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a single father raising his two children, Jem and Scout, in Maycomb County, Alabama under the watchful eyes of dear and eccentric neighbors. Atticus rules the roost with a seemingly lenient hands off approach (he has Calpurnia to more strongly keep the kids in [...]
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker – Book Review
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Harvest Books – May 28, 2003 (Original Publication 1982) – Paperback – 290 pages Source: Personal Copy Celie writes letters to God, and her sister Nettie after circumstances separate them, leading to them experiencing vastly different lives. Celie suffers to find her place in a family and then a [...]
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins is A Must Read. Just a note: If you plan on reading The Hunger Games skip this review for now. As the second book in The Hunger Games Trilogy begins, Katniss Everdeen has settled into the victory village, now neighbors to the still perpetually drunken Haymitch and Hunger Games partner [...]
Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins – Book Review
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins is published by Scholastic Press and is A Must Read. Bad things have happened in the North America and the only thing left is the nation of Panem, the Capitol of 12 districts which they have subdued and now rule with an iron fist. Hunger and starvation are rampant [...]
Midwife, by Jennifer Worth
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy and Hard Times, By Jennifer Worth Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Publication Date: April 7, 2009 Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages My Brief Synopsis Jennifer Worth leaves her home and comfortable middle class existence at the tender age of eighteen to become a nurse and midwife. Part of her training [...]
Wednesday Witch, by Ruth Chew – Book Review
The Wednesday Witch, by Ruth Chew Publisher: Holiday House Publication Date: September 1972 Format: Paperback, 128 pages I have to say that I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book as a kid, and I still do. I can’t even understand why this book isn’t still in print. That is just SCANDALOUS! Ask me how I really [...]
The Book of Night Women, by Marlon James
The Book of Night Women, by Marlon James Publisher: Riverhead Books Publication Date: February 19, 2009 Format: ARC, 432 pages I didn’t mean to start reading this book when I first picked it up. I was intending to flip through it, read a page or two as a preview and then move on to the [...]
Heretic’s Daughter, by Kathleen Kent
The Heretic’s Daughter, by Kathleen Kent Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: September 3, 2008 Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Nine-year-old Sarah Carrier has moved with her family from Billerica to Andover, Massachusetts. She travels with her parents, three older brothers and baby sister bringing smallpox to the small and devout town where her mother [...]
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