Book #17: Chains

Title: ChainsAuthor: Laurie Halse AndersonNumber of Pages: 300 It’s been awhile since I’ve read a really well-crafted historical fiction novel, so I was glad when an assignment in my Teaching Social Studies class forced me to read this one. You see, even though most students hate being forced to read anything, I love it because …

Book #15 : Gifted

Title: GiftedAuthor: Karey WhiteNumber of Pages: 224 I will begin by saying that I’ve never read any book like this before. I’m not one to normally go for LDS fiction, but that’s not because I have anything against the genre–more than anything, I just am very unfamiliar with it (and often I’ve found that unfamiliary breeds avoidance). …

Book #14: The Help

Title: The HelpAuthor: Kathryn Stockett# of Pages: 544 It seems like about once a year, everyone’s buzzing about some hit book. Last year, it was The Hunger Games, before that, there was Twilight, The Da Vinci Code (which I still haven’t been able to convince myself to read), and, of course, Harry Potter. Generally the …

Book #12 – The Lace Makers of Glenmara

Title: The Lace Makers of GlenmaraAuthor: Heather BarbieriPages: 288 I don’t know why book reviews always seem to make me confess something, but here goes another one: I confess that I never–never!–read any book unless it’s a classic/on a book list/a bestseller/or highly recommended by someone close to me. Which is why I was so surprised …