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Featured review:
Summer Snow by Nicole Baart ****
Ever since I read Nicole Baart’s lovely debut novel, After the Leaves Fall, I’ve been looking forward to the release of its sequel, Summer Snow. Following the story of Julia, who in the first book lost her father and the man she loved, this sequel traces the journey of her pregnancy and her reunion with her long-lost mother.
I must admit that when I realized Julia’s mother was returning, I cringed a little. A dramatic family reunion seemed like such a predictable storyline. But I should have known that the story wouldn’t turn out to be predictable or boring. Julia is an authentic and often lovable character. The twists and turns of the plot, the development of the characters, are vibrant and real. I did have a little difficulty “getting into” the story, but it began to pick up speed and interest for me a couple of chapters in. From that point on, I read with absorption and enjoyment.
Fiction:
After the Leaves Fall by Nicole Baart
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Betsy and the Great World by Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown by Maud Hart Lovelace
Days and Hours by Susan Meissner
Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Every Secret Thing by Ann Tatlock
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Feeling for Bones by Bethany Pierce
Finding Marie by Susan Page Davis
Flies on the Butter by Denise Hildreth
The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield
The Gift of Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart
Journey to America by Sonia Levitin
Moon Over Tokyo by Siri L. Mitchell
My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay
My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok
Off the Record by Elizabeth White
A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin
Split Ends by Kristin Billerbeck
Sticks and Stones by Susan Meissner
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson
Widows and Orphans by Susan Meissner
The Will of Wisteria by Denise Hildreth
Nonfiction:
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Doing Things Right in Matters of the Heart by John Ensor
Girl Talk by Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
Girls Gone Mild by Wendy Shalit
God’s Guidance by Elisabeth Elliot
Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren Winner
Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot
Polishing God’s Monuments by Jim Andrews
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
