Sunday Woodcutter, the seventh child of the Woodcutter family, was born during the Christian Sabbath to Jack and Seven Woodcutter. Jack Woodcutter was hoping it would be all boys. Monday is beautiful, Tuesday is thankful for life, Wednesday always goes through a grieving process of being unhappy, Thursday is adventurous and spirited, Friday is loving…
Lexington Bartleby is a punk with bad behavior who is mean to her classmates in school. She is 16 and her classmates wonder how she is so evil, even Lex doesn’t have a reason. When her parents decide that it’s best to go for discipline in Uncle Mort’s farm, Lex gets agitated at being kicked…
“An unspeakable crime, a voiceless defendant.” In The Silence of Murder, 18 year old Jeremy Long is being accused of murdering Coach John Johnson, the beloved coach of the Panthers. However, Jeremy doesn’t talk, and only one person can save him; his sister, 16 year old Hope Long. Hope is the only person who believes…
This spring I read the heartwarming young-adult novel See You at Harry’s. This book by Jo Knowles is about twelve-year-old Fern and the challenges of her family life. Her father is obsessed with the family-owned restaurant (Harry’s) and all her mother does is meditate. Her eighteen-year-old sister, Sara, is trying to find ways not to…