I’ve been reading a lot lately, and I just hate it when I read too much and cannot post on them. Therefore, today I shall post my recent reads with little reviews next to them.

by Jeanne Birdsall

A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

I loved reading this book. It was so fun! It’s one of those old-fashioned, squeaky clean books full of humor and adventure (and trouble!)

by Robin McKinley

She’s just a beekeeper with a woodright; she shouldn’t be Chalice, second in command. But she is, and she has to deal.

It’s been so long since I read a Robin McKinley book for the first time – and it’s so nice. Her writing is so detailed and enjoyable. It could have been a short story, but it was written into a novel and it’s probably better that way.

by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Josie has celebral  palsy, which makes her different from everyone else. But she wants to just forget her difference and live.

This book was written in verse. I’ve wanted to read this for so long, and I’m delighted that I finally have. The verses were compelling, and sweet, just like Josie herself.

 

by Irene Hunt

Julie’s mother has died, so she, with her brother Chris, leaves her father to live with her stern, spinster aunt. She cannot at all imagine what will happen to her.

This is a very old book (I think it was published sometime when my parents were born) but it was so good I decided to include it anyway. The book was detailed, the characters very lovable, and the story charming.