Category Archives: Tween

Little Town on the Prairie

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Mrs.N

Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Life is finally becoming a bit easier for the Ingalls family.  There are no major hardships for them to face; the farm is coming along nicely and Mary is finally able … Continue reading →

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May B.

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Mrs.N

May B. by Caroline Starr Rose Mavis Elizabeth Betterly must leave her family, her schooling and her home to live as a hired girl in another family’s soddy (think Laura Ingalls grass sod home in On the Banks of Plum … Continue reading →

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Snowed In

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Mrs.N

Snowed In by Rachel Hawthorne Ashleigh Sneaux’s parents are getting divorced and her mother has whisked her away to a quaint frozen island in the great lakes.  In the tiny community it doesn’t take long to acquire a new self-proclaimed … Continue reading →

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Penina Levine is a Potato Pancake

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Mrs.N

Penina Levine Is a Potato Pancake by Rebecca O’Connell Plenty of girls will find it easy to relate to Penina Levine, whether or not they are Jewish.  She’s a procrasinator and has left her Hanukkah gift-making until the very last … Continue reading →

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Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Mrs.N

Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders by Kevin Sylvester Neil Flambe is 14 years old.  He’s also one of the best chefs in the world, and he knows it. He’s incredibly arrogant, egotistical and is only interested in himself. … Continue reading →

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Scones and Sensibility

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Mrs.N

Scones and Sensibility by Linsday Eland Polly is enthralled with the romantic notions she finds in her favorite books, Pride and Prejudice and Anne of Green Gables.  She speaks in extremely flowery language (which grated on my nerves enormously and … Continue reading →

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Sizzle

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Mrs.N

Sizzle by Lee McLain Linda was raised by her Aunt Elba in Arizona, working by her side at the family restaurant.  But when Elba becomes to ill to care for Linda, she must go live with distant relatives in Pittsburgh. … Continue reading →

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The Teashop Girls

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Mrs.N

The Teashop Girls by Laura Schaefer Thirteen year old Annie gets a job in her grandmother’s tea shop (Does that violate some type of child labor law?)  Soon after she starts work there, she learns that the shop is in … Continue reading →

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Stir It Up: A Novel

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Mrs.N

Stir It Up: A Novel by Ramesh Ganeshram Anjali works in her family’s roti shop, turning out island dishes from Trinidad. But for her, cooking is not a job, it’s a passion.  She takes the traditions and flavors of her Indo-Caribbean … Continue reading →

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Harriet the Spy

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Mrs.N

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Harriet is going to be a writer.  Her investments in this future career include playing the game “Town” repeatedly (which sounds like one of the dullest games on earth) and spying on people.  The … Continue reading →

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