Books

Upright Women is about a young adult, Esther, who fled from home and hid in the wagon of a group of librarians.  Esther’s father is a high-ranking government official and he has arranged a marriage for Ester which she does not want. To make matters worse, the man her father … Read More

The Hero Two Doors Down is a “fictionalized” true story written by Sharon Robinson, daughter of the legendary Jackie Robinson, based on her family’s friendship with their Jewish neighbors. Instead of writing a strictly non-fiction book for children, she “fictionalizes” it by adding conversations and thoughts she was not privy to. This allows … Read More

As I was listening to the first chapter of Burn the Dark by S.A. Hunt I thought “The flow is not so great and this doesn’t seem that well written.”  Then chapter two started and I was hooked. It wasn’t that chapter one was bad.  Chapter one was the version … Read More

Mildred Taylor’s award winning book, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, was written in 1976 and has been reissued many times since then. This book was the 1st full length novel in the Logan Family Saga following the novella Song of the Trees. There have been a total of 9 … Read More

The God Game by Danny Tobey is about a group of high school friends who are in a computer club together.  They decide to play an online game, the God Game.  The game is the result of some computer scientists feeding into an artificial intelligence all of the available information … Read More

The Golden Wolf is the third and final book in the series about the lives of Ragnvald, his sister Svanhild, and of their family, friends, and enemies.  The first book, The Half Drowned King, focused on the young Ragnvald and Svanhild as they came to adulthood and fought to claim … Read More

The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley is the second book in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series.  I enjoyed the first book, The Emperor’s Blades, and was looking forward to this one. It continues the stories of the three royal siblings, two princes and a princess, whose lives … Read More

It took a bit of looking to find children’s historical fiction on audio that was set in Nevada! Ivy’s summer adventures give readers a close-up look at some of the unique animals and terrain of Nevada and is a perfect summer read for elementary-aged children. Ivy and her best friend … Read More