Summary The Pierce family has left their town life in east Texas to head West to the Texas Panhandle. Four year old Carolyn and her rag doll, can't wait. Twins Bert and Dick are excited for the adventure. But young Katie is timid and the adventure scares her. And will Mama be able to endure the isolation, not to mention life in a dirt dug out? Fourteen year old Melinda isn't worried. She'll only have to endure this new life for a year. After that, its back to East Texas, town life, friends, ... continue reading...
Book Review: Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick
Summary During the summers spanning the 1920's and 1930's, baseball was big. The Acerra family was big. The 12 brothers formed a baseball team and played longer together than any of the other 29 all-brother baseball teams. This book is their story. Review Twelve brothers play baseball together - as a team - for over 30 years. I'm partial to feel-good stories about families. My children are too. My children are also partial to stories about baseball. That said, there really isn't a way to kill ... continue reading...
Book Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Summary After surviving the Hunger Games, tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have returned home to District 12 and are looking forward to the privileged life previous victors have enjoyed. Katniss soon learns, though, that by saving both her and Peeta's lives in the arena, she may have threatened her own. Oh, and her mother and sister's life as well. It seems she and Peeta have sparked something of a revolution in Panem, and President Snow isn't happy. In fact, he visits her ... continue reading...
Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Summary It is sometime in the future in a place once known as North America. This new place - new country - is Panem and it is made up of a Capital surrounded by 12 districts. Sometime ago, the districts staged a revolution against the shiny but cruel Capital and were defeated. Now, to punish the districts and to remind the newer generations not to repeat the mistake, each district must send two children (one boy and one girl) to the annual Hunger Games - a televised fight to the death. ... continue reading...
Book Review: Olivia’s Gift by Nancy Carabio Belanger
Summary Olivia, now 12 years old and heading into the 7th grade, is headed down to North Carolina for summer vacation. Its not long, though, before Olivia and her friend Hayley meet up with other kids their own age. These new friends are everything Olivia and Hayley are not - wealthy, popular, and beautiful. How far will Olivia and Hayley go to fit in? And do they really want to? In the end, not even the sound of the surf can block out the small voice of St. Therese as she leads Olivia ... continue reading...
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