Title: One Crazy Summer Author: Rita Williams-Garcia Genre: Historical MG (Mid-sixties) Publisher: Amistad Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 218 pages Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern,…
Title: Follow My Lead Author: Kate Noble Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Berkley Publication date: May 3, 2011 Paperback: 384 pages Jason Cummings, Duke of Rayne is feeling the weight of his responsibilities – one of which is to get…
Title: Mare’s War Author: Tanita S. Davis Genre: Historical/Contemporary YA Publisher: Knopf Books Publication date: June 2009 (reprint edition 2011) Paperback: 352 pages Meet Mare, a World War II veteran and a grandmother like no other. She was once…
Title: Toads and Diamonds Author: Heather Tomlinson Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retelling Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: March 2010 Hardcover: 288 Pages Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family’s…
Title: Eona Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 637 Pages Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko…
Title: Triangle Author: Katharine Weber Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Picador Publication Date: May 2007 Paperback: 256 Pages By the time she dies at age 106, Esther Gottesfeld, the last survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, has told the story…
Title: The Desert of Souls Author: Howard Andrew Jones Genre: Fantasy, Historical Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: February 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone novel (but could be part…
Title: Thirteenth Child Author: Patricia C. Wrede Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Western(ish?) Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This…
Title: Dark Mirror Author: M.J. Putney Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: March 2011 Paperback: 306 Pages Lady Victoria Mansfield, youngest daughter of the earl and countess of Fairmount, is destined for a…
Howdy, folks! Today it is our pleasure to host the latest stop on M.J. Putney’s blog tour for the release of her debut YA novel, Dark Mirror. In addition to our review later today, we have a mini-interview and…
