Born Blue Review

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(More customer reviews)Many professionals are writing about reactive attachment disorder, but this is the first book I've encountered that allows the reader to see into the soul of a child with this condition. The author does not attempt to sponge up the messes the protagonist creates for herself. Instead Han Nolan helps the reader understand why a child with this condition views the world without empathy for others. The protagonist's only concern is for herself because she cannot trust anyone else to care for her. The world is, after all, a very dangerous place. Despite the protagonist's anti-social actions, the reader experiences compassion for her. Perhaps this book will help more people become aware of RAD. We must continue to seek therapeutic alternatives for these children.

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When We Were Saints Review

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(More customer reviews)This book was even better than I expected. I like this author and I thought the basic story line sounded interesting so I bought it. It was much a much deeper book than I anticipated and I read it from beginning to end in one sitting. I didn't want to put it down. The searching and resolution in this story is more than most people figure out in their whole lives. I think many people would benefit from reading this book, not just yound adults.

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Best Foot Forward Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great sequel to an equally stunning and entertaining read, "Rules of the Road".
Bauer has vastly impressed me with all her books I've read thus far, but this one was like a big fat cherry along with the whipped creme on top of the hot fudge sundae known as "Rules of the Road".
Jenna Boller is back, back with a vengence alongside the owner and her boss, Madeline Gladstone. There are some new characters that add flavor to an already sweet treat of a story.
For anyone who just likes a good plot and lots of laughs, I recommend this. It may be targeted at teenagers(those teenagers are darn lucky cuz there were no writers like this in my teen days), but at 36, I have grown into a great fan of Joan Bauer's writing. She is very talented at telling a tale that is funny and endearing. It is a really easy read that I know younger girls will really enjoy because while I may be 36, deep down, I am still a teenager at heart.
Eileen F.

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Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus ... Review

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(More customer reviews)I always give my friend's daughters some girl protaganist books for Christmas, and I checked this book out at the library as a "maybe". The girl on the cover looked a good bit fancier than the scrappy types I usually gravitate toward. Well, Camille McPhee is quirky and Heelarious. When she started doing her super powered scissor kick before getting out of bed to get her blood moving I was pretty much hooked. After reading a chapter and a half, I convinced my 10 year old son to listen to me read it out loud. He didn't want me to stop. I really would recommend this book to just about anybody. It's not a girly girl book at all, and although the writing is probably 4th or 5th grade level I would easily recommend it to my adult friends.

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Fair: just, equitable, what is right.Unfair: the life of Camille McPhee.Imagine being Camille McPhee. She has low blood sugar, so she carries extra food in a cooler. Would you want to do that?Didn't think so.And you wouldn't want to fall under the school bus. That happened to Camille, too!Her cat, Checkers, is lost. And her best friend, Sally, moved to Japan. It would be hard to stay optimistic, right? But Camille is what her mom calls hopeful. Because really? There are plenty of things to be positive about: gifted reading, a nonsqueaky mattress, eating banned foods, the big blue butterfly.Even making a new friend. Imagine that!

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Review

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(More customer reviews)Young adult literature dealing with serious historical themes can be hard to find, but this book does an excellent job. The style caught me immediately as new and different, and I loved the characters. This book would be a great addition to any social studies curriculum, I'm guessing, as it fills out personal aspects of history that sometimes get lost.

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