Showing posts from September, 2019

The Bobcat - Katherine Forbes Riley

Summary:   The Bobcat  is Katherine Forbes Riley's magical debut novel in which Laurelie, a young art student who s…

How High the Moon - Karyn Parsons

Summary:  In the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina, in 1944, 12-year-old Ella spends her days fishing and running ar…

Freeform Friday: Raise Awareness for Banned Books (and do it in STYLE)

This Freeform Friday, I've decided to highlight the plight of the Banned Book.   Psst,  Banned Books Week is coming…

Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard

Summary: Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are …

The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah

Summary:  Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. Ern…

Free Form Friday - Guest Review with RFS's Fave English Teacher, Sandra Bybee!

In case you're just tuning in, it's Free Form Friday! Monday and Wednesday will have our normal reviews but Fri…

We Remember...

On this day, we remember the lives lost, the heroes that emerged,  and the nation that came together in the wake of a h…

The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See

Summary:  Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very dif…

Freeform Friday: How to Get a Book Published

In case you're just tuning in, we've tweaked our format a bit.  Mondays and Wednesdays are dedicated to regular…

Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - Gabrielle Hamilton

Summary:   Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York Restaurant Prune, she spent twenty fierce, hard-livi…

Someday We Will Fly - Rachel DeWoskin

Summary:  Warsaw, Poland. The year is 1940 and Lillia is 15 when her mother, Alenka, disappears and her father flees wi…