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Review of the Month
Uncategorized
On the Wings of a Hummingbird
On the Wings of a Hummingbird is many heartfelt stories in one. It is a U.S. immigration story, succinctly capturing the complexities and inherent pitfalls of the immigration system. It is a Central American emigration story, a vivid introduction to the hopelessness in present-day Guatemala—due in large part […]
Reviewed by: S.M. Stevens
Categories: Fiction
Tags: coming of age, Cultures, Good Books, Immigrants, Review of the Month, Strong girls, Teens
Tags: coming of age, Cultures, Good Books, Immigrants, Review of the Month, Strong girls, Teens
Recent Reviews
Children's
Better Together: Celebrating Service Dog Teams
The 19 stories of service dogs and their people in Better Together will hearten you. The human partners in these dynamic duos are rising above difficult circumstances such as diabetes, PTSD, emphysema, hearing and vision impairments, and MS. Their dedication to the health, happiness, and ongoing training of […]
Reviewed by: S.M. Stevens
Fiction
The Rose of Washington Square: A Novel of Rose O’Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Doll
Why Women’s History Is Important What draws you to read a book? It’s rarely the long title, but for me that’s what did it in this case: The Rose of Washington Square: A Novel of Rose O’Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Doll by Pat Wahler. I had never […]
Acts of Atonement
Acts of Atonement is very much a New York novel. I enjoyed this ‘visit’ from my comfy reading chair and got to know many New Yorkers better than I ever did in my in-person visits. The main characters are two young, professional women —Paloma, a Columbian-American, and Serach, […]
The Mother Gene
The Mother Gene by Lynne Bryant is a novel set in Charlotteville, Virginia, during one week in 2010, with significant leaps back in time to provide necessary backstory. The novel’s colorful cover (profiles of women and the familiar DNA helix) and the blurbs and cover copy prepared me […]
Categories: Fiction
Tags: Caregiving, Family relations, Good Books, Health, Mystery, Women's issues, Women's rights
Tags: Caregiving, Family relations, Good Books, Health, Mystery, Women's issues, Women's rights
Memoir and Autobiography
Two Faces of the Moon
Carolyn McGrath’s memoir is as reflective and inspiring as the full moon she describes sending luminous ripples across water highlighting a path through the trees near her summer retreat. Her descriptions of the natural world on and surrounding a tiny island that became “hers” in Ontario, Canada will […]
Categories: Memoir and Autobiography
Tags: environment, Family relations, Good Books, nature, Review of the Month
Tags: environment, Family relations, Good Books, nature, Review of the Month
Our Favorite Authors
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An Interview with Debra Thomas, Author of Luz
Interviewed by: Pat Bean
Categories: Author Interviews
Tags: coming of age, Good Books, Our Favorite Authors, Our times, Sarton winner
Tags: coming of age, Good Books, Our Favorite Authors, Our times, Sarton winner
