Book Reviews of Cookbooks
Six Sisters’ STUFF: Family Recipes, Fun Crafts, and So Much More! by Six Sisters (Camille, Kristen, Elyse, Stephanie, Lauren, and Kendra) (Summary taken from the press release) “In their debut cookbook, the sisters (yes, six biological sisters–Camille, Kristen, Elyse, Stephanie, Lauren, and Kendra) show families just how simple putting dinner on the table can be. …
The Light Bridge Legacy (#1) Destiny’s Call by Elayne G. James (Summary taken from an email the publisher sent me) ” [Destiny’s Call] is book one in a YA series that chronicles the adventures of an American girl who learns just before her twelfth birthday that she has been chosen by a race of ancients in Peru …
Little Woody Stories by Woody Dykes (Summary taken from the back cover) “In a land far, far away called Wichita there was a magic street called Rutan. This street had a tree-lined tunnel that covered the sky. On this magic street lived a tribe of Indians called the Rutan Indians. These are their stories. I …
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson #5) by Rick Riordan (Summary taken from the back book cover) “All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only …
1378 Oak Street by Lovely Whitmore (Summary taken from www.amazon.com) Kid’s today don’t know how to play… Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia in the 80’s was filled with fun, friendship and lots of adventure. Especially for me and my siblings, on Oak Street! We weren’t rich, but we learned to take what we had and …
The Wampum Exchange by Rosemary McKinley (Summary taken from an email the author sent me.) “Long Island author, Rosemary McKinley has written a young adult historical novella, The Wampum Exchange, set in 1650, Southold, New York. A twelve-year-old boy has a chance meeting with a Native American boy and their worlds connect in a most …
Chocrotes and the World Without Question by Steve Berkowitz (Summary taken from an email the author sent me) The allegorical story, Chocrotes and the World Without Question, explores the power of questions, and references ideas around tyranny, revolutionary movements, freedom of speech, and educational philosophy. For as long as civilization has existed, people have longed …
Gregor and the Code of Claw (Book #5) by Suzanne Collins (Summary taken from the inside book jacket) “Everyone has been trying to keep Gregor from seeing the final prophecy, The Prophecy of Time. It says something awful, but Gregor never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior’s death. The warrior being Gregor, …
Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Book #4) by Suzanne Collins (Summary taken from the inside book jacket) “In the fourth volume of the critically acclaimed Underland Chronicles, Gregor is drawn ever deeper into a brewing crisis. For generations, rats have run the mice–or “nibblers”–out of whatever lands they’ve claimed, keeping them constantly on the …
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Book #3) by Suzanne Collins (Summary taken from the inside book jacket) “Book Two left off with Gregor reading the Prophecy of Blood: a prophecy that calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a deadly plague. But this time, Gregor’s mother …
