false 10 29 29 true 5700805 read 0 true 185443 currently-reading 0 true 185442 to-read 10 false 4894608 novels 4 false 4881681 picture-books 2 false 5301790 mystery 2 false 5262626 middle-grade-novel 1 false 5181462 memoir 1 false 5446642 ya-novel http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76501146 to: Gloryland: A Novel (Hardcover) by Shelton Johnson
bookshelves: novels
A memorable meditation on freedom and life--I couldn't stop turning pages down I wanted to find again. Shelton Johnson not only knows Yosemite and his buffalo soldier character intimately, but he writes--and thinks-- beautifully. Bravo! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63435382 to: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (Hardcover) by E. Lockhart
bookshelves: ya-novel
Found myself drawn back into this every night to see what Frankie was going to do next. Intriguing! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63434422 to: People of the Book (Hardcover) by Geraldine Brooks
bookshelves: novels
Not as emotionally engaging as Year of Wonders, but a thought-provoking read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62222395 to: The Marriage Bureau for Rich People (Hardcover) by Farahad Zama
bookshelves: novels
Not as funny as I thought it would be, but unexpectedly emotionally engaging. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61182282 to: Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning (Hardcover) by Danette Haworth
bookshelves: middle-grade-novel
Though Violet Raines is no relation, she is a great character! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60775061 to: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Hardcover) by Alan Bradley
bookshelves: mystery
Flavia de Luce, the 11-year-old chemist and detective who resides in an English manor in the 1950s, is not a likely character--but she is a fascinating one. Made me stay up too late to finish it. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60774578 to: The Case of the Missing Servant: a Vish Puri mystery (Hardcover) by Tarquin Hall
bookshelves: mystery
Vish Puri, India's most private investigator, is hilarious, even when he doesn't mean to be. Made me laugh out loud. Good, light summer read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60071950 to: A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (Hardcover) by Laura Amy Schlitz
bookshelves: middle-grade-novel
This is one of the most un-put-down-able books I've read this year, adult or children's. It's billed as a melodrama, but I found the characters quite 3D. Important theme for this age--how much should you bend yourself to get love, and from who? ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58634368 to: A Pearl In the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean (Hardcover) by Tori Murden Mcclure
bookshelves: memoir
A remarkable woman with a remarkable life has written a remarkable book. And being the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean is only a fraction of it! I loved finding out what it's like out there in the middle of the ocean--even in a hurricane! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58196152 to: Every Soul A Star (Hardcover) by Wendy Mass
This could be a life-changing book for teens--and I learned a lot about eclipses and other astronomical marvels. ]]>