Today is the first day of Banned Books Weeks , as well as its 30th Anniversary.  Its purpose is to celebrate the freedom to read, to read ...

It has been almost a year since I reviewed Velva Jean Learns to Fly by Jennifer Niven.  As you may recall, Velva Jean married at 16, learn...

This is the story of Jack, a lonely 11 year old boy.  To begin with, he is the only scholarship student at the Dutch Masters Day Schoo...

Paula Becker is 13, deaf and living in a small village in German when the Nazis pass Aktion 4 allowing them to do the unthinkable - "...

This past summer, my Kiddo came home from China to visit for about 2 months before moving to San Francisco.  During that two months, we all...