This book is set in West Yorkshire, and it is a pleasure to be reminded of the beauty of the are Two high school girls have been friends since they were tiny tykes. One, Eden, seems to be a golden… Read More ›
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Sneak Thief
Twelve-year-old Belle “Hush” Cantrell lives a ragged life. Her mom tells her she’s ugly and useless and, when her low-life thug boyfriend is around, sends her off on errands to get her out of the way. Belle tells people she’s… Read More ›
The Memory Trees
A 16-year-old girl has been living with her dad and step-mom in Florida for 8 years, since the tragic death of an older sister in Vermont. Her birth mom in Vermont had a mental breakdown and was judged unsuitable to… Read More ›
Strange Star
Felix, a free black man who has sailed from America via the French coast city of Calais to England, has found himself employed as a servant working for Lord Byron at the Villa Diodati in Switzerland. Visiting Lord Byron are… Read More ›
League of American Traitors
A teenage boy loses both his parents to death in a relatively short time. At his dad’s funeral a stranger tries to talk to him, but he brushes the guy off. Then he is ambushed and almost killed by people… Read More ›
Now Is Everything
A wealthy family is ruled by a bullying tyrant of a husband/father. Everyone has learned to tiptoe around the triggers that set him off. There is no sexual abuse but there is much physical and psychological violenc The oldest child… Read More ›
Black Water Rising
This is not a bad eco tale about a big company managing a dam irresponsibly and the folks affected by it. There are good adults shown, no sex, some violence, bad language and profanity. Not a bad tale but the… Read More ›
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