by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Sep 30, 2014 | Book Review
I liked this book, but I didn’t love it. I am not sure if that’s because I’ve read so many books about South Africa that this one offered me nothing new under the sun. I think I was hoping for something about the child’s perspective while...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Sep 29, 2014 | Book Review
Crispin: The Cross of Lead has been on my reading list since it won the Newbery eleven years ago. I’ve read some other work by AVI, and I admire his writing. This was the perfect book to read back-to-back with Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! In fact, I read this one...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Sep 20, 2014 | Book Review
On my Newbery Medal blitz during sabbatical (reading as many of them as I can that I haven’t already read), I find myself slightly disappointed with some of the books deemed “the best of the best” in Children’s Literature for the year. This...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | May 29, 2014 | Book Review
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is like reading a puzzle. All the pieces fit together at the end. It’s a delightful and emotional journey, and certainly addresses friendship and family and how none of us should be quick to judge another human being. In its...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Jan 6, 2013 | Book Review
Book Review, or maybe book rave? The Rider by Tim Krabbé. Bloomsbury USA; Reprint edition 2003 (Originally published in the Netherlands in 1978).The Rider wins my heart. This novel, by Tim Krabbé and translated from Dutch, is like watching a classic one-day race from...
by Rebecca Fjelland Davis | Mar 28, 2011 | Blog Tour, Book Review
Great review on a fun blog at Zoe’s Book Reviews.The Lovely Kristin Dodge, of Books for Breakfast, has reviewed Chasing AllieCat and given it 4.75 out of 5! Yippee!! Also on BookBook…YAY! “Any day above ground is a good day,” right? Any day...
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