This book takes place after the Jacobite revolution when Scotland begins to leave the times of clan alliances and reiving. An unlikely pairing the protagonists battle society and their own selves to realize the inevitable. A great historical fiction.

Good start to a mystery series. Lana Lee, after quitting her lucrative and dumping her cheating boyfriend, is now hostess and waitress at her parent's restaurant. A take out order may have contributed to the death of their landlord. Police suspect her or the antisocial cook. Lana and a friend are determined to find the killer, before there is another murder.

This was a fantastic book! It has won the Newberry Award for juvenile fiction (chapter book). Two sisters and their widowed mother move in with their ailing grandmother. The girls resent the move away from home and friends. It's difficult to cope with all that and the grandmother with dementia. This story includes making new friends, coping with a magical tiger and accepting death. It will make you smile and cry! This would a great read-aloud to share with older children and adults!

4 stars for an engaging book about Dr. Siri Paiboun, retired chief coroner for Laos. This series is probably best read in order, but my library only has some of this series. In this book, #11 in the series, Siri and his friends solve three separate murders that have connections. The author is a British man who lives in Thailand. This book, like the others, provides some insight into Laotian culture with a bit of humor. Siri gets a plea from a Buddhist monk to help a fellow monk escape into Thailand. The monk was a guest in Siri's house, but has been mysteriously kidnapped. This quest sets off a chain of events, leading to a confrontation with the spirit world. If you don't like paranormal mysteries, you might not like this book. Two quotes: Author warning: "A mental health warning: Through necessity this edition is heavily spiced with supernatural elements. For those of you who prefer your mysteries dull and earthy, this is not the tome for you." "Siri put his hand to his chest where the white amulet hung from his neck. it was nothing elaborate: a hunk of white stone. But there was no question that, without it, he would have been long dead." This was a library book.

It's a really good graphic novel about the refugee experience, teenage activism, fighting against gentrification and creating change in your community. It's such an easy read and could easily be made into a feature film. I recommend this read to everyone. So good!

The Billie B Brown series is one of our favorites...they're perfect for quick family read alouds or assisted beginner reads. We loved that this one highlighted Billie's baby brother since we have a baby in our family too. We laughed quite a bit in this one.

It was hard to put down. I’m really enjoying this series and can’t wait to start the 3rd book.

This is wonderful-please read-that is all!

PG-Another strong title by Chmakova! Thoroughly enjoyable and exciting- characters are well fleshed out and fun! A great adventure with fantasy elements.

Normally, I'm a big fan of Picoult. This one was more fantasy fiction - a story character coming to life - and it was hard to connect to. Some others may love it, but the abstract impossibility of it made it undesirable for me.