Tweens/middle grades – Page 5

July 10, 2014 Kathryn R. Elementary age, Fiction, Historical fiction, Tweens/middle grades

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan HarperCollins, 1985 58 pages For most of my childhood, my family attended a church that had a lending library. Among the books were novels about pioneer-era mail-order marriages, which I completely devoured. They were trite and fluffy reads, but through them I caught a glimpse of something serious: … Continue reading Sarah, Plain and Tall

May 12, 2014 Kathryn R. Fiction, Historical fiction, Teens, Tweens/middle grades

Super Secondaries: The Ladies of Norvelt

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011 341 pages I have a thing for dark humor. I'm also a fan of period fiction (sometimes truly historical, sometimes not) and stories with a strong regional flavor. Give me a book, TV show, or movie that combines the two, and I'm in heaven. … Continue reading Super Secondaries: The Ladies of Norvelt

April 25, 2014April 25, 2014 Kathryn R. Fiction, Teens, Tweens/middle grades

Up a Road Slowly

Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt Follett, 1966 192 pages Irene Hunt's Up a Road Slowly is a problem book. I can't remember where I first heard about it, but I do remember being told that it's a great book for girls. By the time I finished reading it, however, I wasn't sure - … Continue reading Up a Road Slowly