by Jane Green | Jan 2, 2023
Today I am reviewing a historical fiction story set in 1910. Words By Heart, by author Ouida Sebestyen, follows the story of Lena, a twelve-year-old black girl living in the west with her family in a town with no other black people. The book was first copyrighted in...
by Jane Green | Aug 22, 2022
Lauren Wolk is a great, modern day storyteller for middle graders. This book is a sequel to her Newbery Honor Winner, Wolf Hollow. Although I absolutely loved Wolf Hollow, I would be cautious to recommend it due to the brutality of the bully in that book. I would...