Book Review – The Red Umbrella

Author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez Publisher: Knopf Book for Young Readers (May 11, 2010) Reading Level: Upper Middle Grade/YA Source: Personal Copy Rating: 5 Star (A definite must read) Description from GoodReads: The Red Umbrella is the moving tale of a 14-year-old girl’s journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan—an organized exodus [...]

Book Review: Linger

Author:  Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press (July 13, 2010) Reading Level: Young Adult Source: Advanced Reader’s Copy Rating: 4.5 Stars Description from GoodReads: In Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other.  Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret [...]

Book Review: Restoring Harmony

Author: Joelle Anthony Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (May 8, 2010) Reading Level: YA (6th grade up) Source: ARC for review Rating: 5 Stars Description from GoodReads: The year is 2041, and sixteen-year-old Molly McClure has lived a relatively quiet life on an isolated farming island in Canada, but when her family fears the worst may have [...]