Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project The Irena Sendler Project was the perfect illustration of the impact a simple high school project can have on the documentation of…
Winter Garden My love for the beautiful country of Russia and my love for studying the intricacies of mother/daughter relationships came together in the beautifully told story of Anya Whitson. Although…
Stalins Daughter When we are born we are all forced to live, to one degree or another, under the umbrella of our parents. We may be the professors’ daughter, or…
Symphony for the City of the Dead Symphony for the City of the Dead is an amazing story of the siege of Leningrad. I became fascinated with this particular WWII…
Orphan Train by, Christina Baker Kline I love stories connecting people from different generations, most likely because I believe we have so much to learn from those who lived in…
By Oliver Potzsch I really love to read a book that takes me to a time and place that I know very little about, and the 17th century is one…
Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear If you grew up reading Nancy Drew you will love Maisie Dobbs. Winspear did a great job writing a very informative and compelling story. I…
The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd did not disappoint. Like her book, The Secret Life of Bees the story takes place in the Deep South at a time when slavery…
When The Emperor Was Divine By Julie Otsuka I didn’t love the book ‘When the Emperor was Divine’, but it was worth my time to read. Some of the passages…
I am perhaps a little embarrassed to admit that I never knew much about Cambodia until I read The Rent Collector. Of course Cambodia has always been mentioned in terms…