Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling; ill. by Mary GrandPre Scholastic Shortly after I started writing this blog, I had an idea for a series: something that would recognize books with strong female secondary characters. After all, girls don't always read books about girls--nor should they. But we can still steer them to books with … Continue reading Super Secondaries: The Women (and Girls) of Harry Potter
The Gift of Inspiration: Anne of Green Gables
The Anne of Green Gables Series by Lucy Maude Montgomery L.C. Page & Co., 1908 (1st edition) 429 pages I've been mulling over this post since I first started this blog. I knew from day one that I'd eventually have to review Anne of Green Gables, but every time I thought of writing the post, … Continue reading The Gift of Inspiration: Anne of Green Gables
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley Random House, 2009 373 pages I think it was in one of my college lit classes that I first heard the term "antihero." Before that point, I had encountered the character type but had never had a name for it. For those who aren't … Continue reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Read Like a Girl 