Notes on Books & Life
About the Book: It’s 1906, and Mattie Gokey lives in the Adirondacks of New York State with her father and younger sisters. Her mother is has recently passed away, and it’s up to Mattie to run the household while her father tries to keep the family farm alive. Mattie dreams of attending college in New …
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I read the YA novel Feed by M.T. Anderson with my new informal IRL reading group. About the Book: I usually write my own summaries, but I really like the one from the back of the book, so I’m going to use it: “‘We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned …
I received Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. It was published in May of 2011. About the Book: Vaclav and Lena are kids growing up in Brooklyn. Vaclav lives with his parents and Lena lives with her aunt, all Russian emigres. Vaclav and Lena have been best friends for years. …
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Hush by Eishes Chayil is an ARC I’ve had waiting on my shelves for several months now. I finally got to it during the April Readathon and have finally remembered to post about it! About the Book: Hush begins with one friend calling to another. Gittel, now seventeen and the story’s narrator, speaks to her …
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden found its way onto my TBR list after I read Nymeth’s review over on things mean a lot. About the Book: Annie and Liza are seniors in high school when their paths first happen to cross at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are immediately drawn to one …
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