Review by Jill Williamson Lina and Doon are graduating from school. At twelve years of age, all graduates are given a work assignment for the city of Ember. Lina wants nothing more than to be a Messenger, to run free and explore the city. But Lina draws out a Pipeworks assignment. Doon draws the… Continue Reading
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
Review by Jill Williamson The Igby children, Janner, Tink, and Leeli, manage to anger a vicious Fang and are thrown into jail. Janner is certain that they will be taken away in the Black Carriage, forever slaves of Gnag the Nameless. But before the carriage arrives, their mother bails them out with a handful… Continue Reading
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The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Review by Jill Williamson In Kathryn Fitzmaurice’s book The Year the Swallows Came Early, eleven-year-old Eleanor “Groovy” Robinson loves cooking. She’s writing her own cookbook and plans to attend culinary arts school someday if she can afford it. Even her best friend Frankie’s stepbrother, who owns a local store, gives her some secret family recipes… Continue Reading
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year-old Opal and her father, the preacher, move into the Friendly Corner Trailer Park in Naomi, Florida so her father can take a new job. Opal heads over to the local Winn-Dixie grocery store to pick up a few things and rescues a dog that somehow got into the store and was causing all… Continue Reading
Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza
Review by Jill Williamson I was in college during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. It’s beyond my comprehension to think about the bloodshed that was happening on the other side of the world. Immaculée Ilibagiza tells the true story of her life growing up in Rwanda with her loving family. She learned early on… Continue Reading
The Road to Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
Review by Jill Williamson I can’t stop thinking about this book. First let me caution you, this book is graphic due to the subject matter, but I believe all older girls would benefit from reading it. The Road to Lost Innocence is not a fiction novel. It’s a memoir, which is a true story… Continue Reading
White by Ted Dekker
Review by Jill Williamson Thomas Hunter has his hands full with his men trying to explain who Justin really is and why one needs to die to truly live. Mikil, one of his female soldiers, claims to be having dreams about Kara Hunter, Thomas’ sister from the other world. Mikil tells Thomas that he… Continue Reading
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Review by Jill Williamson Leo Borlock hears the rumors first. A new girl. Previously homeschooled. Weird. Even weirder: her name is Stargirl. Then he sees her. She looks like she’s wearing her grandma’s wedding dress, and she carries around a ukulele and serenades anyone unlucky enough to have a birthday. Leo’s first goal:… Continue Reading
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
Review by Jill Williamson Charlie bone had a special picture blown up for his best friend’s birthday present. His mom picks it up from Kwik Foto, but when Charlie opens up the package, it’s not his order. He stares at the photo of a man holding a baby, mesmerized. Then a conversation floods his… Continue Reading
House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo
Fifteen-year-old Xander King is not happy to be moving away from Pasadena, California to live in the tiny town of Pinedale. Everything he’s always wanted was in Pasadena: his friends, his girlfriend, Hollywood. An amateur filmmaker, Xander wants to make movies someday, and living in Pinedale isn’t going to help. When the Kings… Continue Reading
Red by Ted Dekker
Review by Jill Williamson Thomas Hunter lay sleeping in a hotel room in Bangkok. Just as he’d predicted, the deadly The Raison Strain virus had been released into the world. His sister lets him sleep, though, for now. In another reality, Thomas rides a black steed over a sandy valley, leading his Forest… Continue Reading