Book Reviews and Other Stuff
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (Oct. 6 2015) ISBN-13: 978-1449474256 Synopsis: The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments …
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Run Away With Me by Mila Gray Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition (Nov. 6 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1481490979 Synopsis: Emerson Lowe and popular ice-hockey player Jake McCallister have been best friends since third grade but as their friendship starts to morph into something more, a terrible event occurs that heralds the end of …
The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Lake Union Publishing; 1ST edition (Feb. 12 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1542040129 Synopsis: As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do …
Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Atria Books (May 7 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1501187933 Synopsis: BERLIN, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate …
Succulents Simplified by Debra Lee Baldwin Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Timber Press (May 21 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1604693935 Synopsis: Whether you’re a novice or veteran, have an acre to fill or a few pots, live in Calexico or Canada, Succulents Simplified is a dazzling primer for success with succulents wherever you live! Debra Lee Baldwin, the Queen of …
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The Giver (Graphic Novel) - by: Lois Lowry& P. Craig Russell Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (Feb. 5 2019) ISBN-13: 978-0544157880 Synopsis: Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also …
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In The Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Running Press Kids (April 9 2019) ISBN-13: 978-0762465477 Synopsis: Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the …
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Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable (Author) & Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illustrator) Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: First Second (March 12 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1596437098 Synopsis: Mads is pretty happy with her life. She goes to church with her family, and minor league baseball games with her dad. She goofs off with her best friend Cat, …
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The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: MIRA; Original edition (Sept. 27 2016) ISBN-13: 978-0778320586 Synopsis: Nineteen-year-old Emma Bau has been married only three weeks when Nazi tanks thunder into her native Poland. Within days Emma’s husband, Jacob, is forced to disappear underground, leaving her imprisoned within the city’s decrepit, moldering Jewish …
You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (March 5 2019) ISBN-13: 978-1328519023 Synopsis: 17-year-old Kim never expected to plot a murder. But that was before her boyfriend dumped her for another girl. Now, Kim's stuck on a class trip to London with him and his …
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All The Little Lights by Jamie McGuire Paperback: 444 pages Publisher: Montlake Romance (May 29 2018) ISBN-13: 978-1503902787 Synopsis: The first time Elliott Youngblood spots Catherine Calhoun, he’s just a boy with a camera, and he’s never seen a sadder and more beautiful sight. Both Elliott and Catherine feel like outcasts, yet they find an easy friendship with …
The Huntress by Kate Quinn Paperback: 560 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (Feb. 26 2019) ISBN-13: 978-0062740373 Synopsis: Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When …
