Do you love The Penderwick by Jeanne Birdsall? Then here are some books that I found similar, or think you would like based off of that series. Many of the books on this list inspired Jeanne Birdsall as she wrote the Penderwicks. This list is a collection of stories about siblings that get in and out… Continue reading Books like the Penderwicks
“Sometimes we become what we see. Sometimes we take what we see and make it the model for what we refuse to become.” ― Sharon Shinn, Summers at Castle Auburn Summary Coriel Halsing sees life in black and white. She’s brought to court each summer so she can see her half-sister. Given a place of prestige, because… Continue reading Summers at Castle Auburn- Book Review
There’s plenty of dystopian books/movies being published recently. That one with the gloomy girl and the bow who is running after her sister constantly. The other girl who cuts her hair and fights. There’s probably more… And may I say that I dislike 90% of them? Now you’re probably wondering what qualifies me to write… Continue reading The Giver
A variety of seating arrangements pepper the room. I’m at a friend’s apartment “hanging out.” I don’t know any of the people here. We were supposed to play games. But I don’t see any games in sight. Dang it. From the counter hung with mugs to the opposite wall the space is filled with one… Continue reading The Awkward College Student Hangs Out
-First Thoughts- It’s by the same author of The Westing Game and bears many similarities. The story revolves around our heroine named Dickory Dock. Apparently there’s a nursery rhyme that’s attached to that name. I never knew that until I read this book because the other characters are always making fun of her for it.… Continue reading The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues
Miranda starts receiving notes. Randomly, about seemingly random events, that unexpectedly come true. Somebody is telling her the future. Someone is about to die, and she is the only one who can stop it. -First Thoughts- The cover makes so much more sense after reading it. Brilliant. Why aren’t there more books like this? Probably… Continue reading When You Reach Me
Summary Having courage to do the right thing doesn’t ensure a happy ending. -First Thoughts- The first paragraph sucked me in. This was exactly the sort of story I don’t typically enjoy. Sad, melancholy and blue. Wolf Hollow was simple and tragic. I cannot mock this story however. It starts out as a straightforward story… Continue reading Wolf Hollow
