B- Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / child heroine / England / Portugal / second chance at love2 Comments
At Edmund Brooke’s insistence, his ten-year-old daughter, Vitorina, leaves the closed world of her old and strait-laced great-aunts and their Portuguese mansion—complete with chapel—and journeys to a boarding school in England. Edmund readily accepts the offer of a golfing acquaintance to act as chaperone for Tory. Once on the train, ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewschild heroine / Contemporary / First-Person / friendship / genius heroine / math / mathematics / schoolsComments Off on REVIEW: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
Middle school is the one problem Lucy Callahan can’t solve in this middle-grade novel perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by 7s. Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn’t remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her genius-level math skills, ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschild heroine / dystopian / London / road trip14 Comments
Dear Mr. Carey, I first heard about this book while discussing dystopian fiction with a co-worker, specifically our shared love for Station Eleven. At first, I was hesitant to buy The Girl with All the Gifts on her recommendation, because I wasn’t sure how closely our tastes matched (Station Eleven ... more >