Reviews written by Claire Johnson, Staff Reviewer

This book sat in my TBR pile for a while before I picked it up. It took me a while to get into it but once I did, I really enjoyed it. All Tally knows is that when she turns 16 she will have the operation...

I'm a big fan of The Princess Diaries, the movie, but had never bothered to read any of the books. I'm planning on working my way through the series now, because they are fun books to read. This book is witty and fun. Mia's inner...

I loved Hourglass! This book captivated me from the very first page. Before reading Hourglass, reading about time travel never seemed very interesting to me. Myra McEntire makes this story jump off the page and you instantly fall in love with her characters and the world...

Once again, Stephanie Perkins delivers a fun, delightful story for us to fall in love with. Ms. Perkins has a way with words, her attention to detail made me feel like I was a part of the story. Lola is a fantastic character, she...

This book is the first contemporary book I've read in some time that was right up my alley. I enjoyed this story from the very first page. Anna's voice is terrific throughout the book. She is fun, sassy, and utterly confused about boys. We also learn...

The story of Laura's family continues as they make their home in a little sod house. I loved reading about this little house and how Laura and her family made this tiny space their temporary home. As a child, I remember loving to read about how parts of...

When I was younger, I read my copy of this book until the cover was worn and the pages were falling out. In the second book of the Little House series, Pa Ingalls decides it is time to move his family from the Big Woods and head west. ...

If you are a fan of the classic story of The Gingerbread Man, I think you will enjoy this twist on the story. The Gingerbread Girl is a delightful tale for children of all ages. The rhythmic and repetitive prose will have even the youngest readers chanting along...

The First Four Years is the final chapter of the Little House series. It paints the picture of a young pioneer family and the struggles they had on a daily basis. This story doesn't have a lot of the cheeriness that the other books do. Don't discount...

When I picked up Matched, I was so excited to finally get to read it. I was hoping that I would love it and wasn't so excited that I would set myself up for disappointment. Turns out, I loved it! I found myself drawn into...

Meow Said the Cow is a fun tale about a sneaky cat who has had enough with the rooster waking him up in the morning. He casts a spell over the barnyard that has all of the animals mixed up. I think your children...

Of all the Little House books, this is the one that I truly rediscovered as an adult. When I decided to reread the entire series in my early twenties, I didn't have much recollection of this book. As soon as I started reading, it quickly became one of...

This is another classic Laura Ingalls Wilder book. In this story, Laura and her family struggle through a winter that seems to be never-ending. There are countless blizzards and the trains that bring supplies to their small mid-western town are trapped in deep snow drifts. Laura and...

The first memory I have of reading These Happy Golden Years is from when I was in elementary school, probably in 3rd or 4th grade. I remember that my mom had given me the set of Little House books and I had been slowly working my way through them....

This is a book that combines two of my favorite things: reading and gingerbread people. I recently picked this book up at a book fair and was delighted to hear as I walked around the shelves of books how much everyone, children and adults, loved this story. When I...