Showing posts from May, 2019

The Weight of a Thousand Feathers -

Summary:  Child experts will tell you that I'm way too young to carry such a burden of responsibility on my tender …

Mirage - Somaiya Daud

Summary:   Her own face was the enemy.   In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a…

Dragons & Monsters - Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda

Summary:   Lurking behind this intriguing cover, a Kraken grapples with a ship on the high seas; dragons from Eastern a…

The Secret Life of Mrs. London - Rebecca Rosenberg

Summary:  2019 Gold Medal IPPY Winner!   San Francisco, 1915. As America teeters on the brink of world war, Charmian an…

Clementine - Sara Pennypacker

Summary:   Clementine is having not so good of a week. -On Monday she's sent to the principal’s office for cutting …

Rosie Revere, Engineer - Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (Illus.)

Summary:   This is the story of Rosie Revere, who dreamed of becoming a great engineer.  Where some people see rubbish,…

Confessions of an Innocent Man - David R. Dow

Summary:  A thrillingly suspenseful debut novel, and a fierce howl of rage that questions the true meaning of justice. …

Iron Gold - Pierce Brown (Red Rising #4)

Some say this is the fourth book in the Red Rising Series.  Others say it is the beginning of a new saga in the Red R…

Courtney - John Burningham

Summary: When the children bring Courtney home he's just a loveable scruffy old dog. But the-mongrel-that-nobody…

On a Highland Shore - Kathleen Givens

Summary:   From acclaimed historical novelist Kathleen Givens comes a magnificently conceived, intricately detailed nov…

Bleak Harbor - Bryan Gruley

Summary:  Their son is gone. Deep down, they think they’re to blame. Summertime in Bleak Harbor means tourists, overpri…

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant - Tony Cliff

Summary:  Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk has travelled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Usi…

Still Life with Bread Crumbs - Anna Quindlen

Summary : Rebecca Winter is a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women.  Now, with her caree…

The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo

Summary:  When 11-year-old Ren's master dies, he makes one last request of his Chinese houseboy: that Ren find his …