by Carolyn | Book Lists, Early Readers, Juvenile Fiction, Middle-grade
I was thrilled to be invited to appear on a local show, SA Live, to give children’s book recommendations for various ages! You can watch the recording by clicking the image below (my segment begins at 17:30), or you can read more about the books I chose below....
by Carolyn | Classics, Girls, Middle-grade, Older Elementary
I know I might make some enemies with this review, but I have to tell it like I see it. Or, in this case, read it. I was told this was a classic. I’m inclined to like older books, and I had seen Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh on multiple book lists. I will...
by Carolyn | Adventure, Girls, Historical Fiction, Middle-grade, Mystery, Recommendations, Steampunk
Let me just say, if you have girls, go get this book! When I first heard the premise for The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, I was intrigued. Jordan Stratford has taken two historical figures (plus a few others), squashed their timeline and given them a fictional...
