The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett The Secret Garden is a fiction book about Mary Lennox. I loved this book and found this book to be very inspiring and loved the character of Mary Lennox and all the descriptions of the garden. Synopsis: Mary Lennox is ten years old and is orphaned after her …
Synopsis: The book starts out in 1897 on a ranch in Santa Clara, California. Buck is stolen from his home and family, and sold into service as a sled dog into Alaska. He is half St. Bernard, and half shepherd. He becomes more primitive and wilder, and is forced to fight to survive and dominate …
A Little Princess by Frances Hodges Burnett This is a fiction book about Sara Crewe, the daughter of Captain Crewe. I loved this book and found it to be very heartwarming and inspiring. Synopsis: The book starts out when Sara Crewe is seven years old. Her mother died when she was an infant and her …
This is a fiction book about the Cleary family in Australia spanning from the years of 1915-1969. I found this book to be very beautiful, and I loved reading about the journey of this family. Synopsis: This book starts out in New Zealand on the fourth birthday of Meghann (“Meggie”) Cleary. She is the only …
This book is about a cat named Dewey who became the cat of the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa. When he was only a few weeks old, he was found stuffed into the return book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was discovered by Vicki Myron, the library director.
This book is about a rescue Pitbull named Oogy. The book starts out with the rescue of Oogy by Larry Levin in 2002. He first meets Oogy when he is putting his cat Buzzy to sleep at the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia. Oogy had been in a dog fight and was missing half an ear and had half his face covered in scar tissue. He had been used as bait for fighting dogs.
The next book I am choosing to review is by Jodi Picoult. This is a book that is very thought provoking and powerful. Synopsis: This is a book about Peter Houghton. It starts out in present day in Sterling, New Hampshire. The other main characters of this book include Alex Cormier, a superior court judge, …
The next book I am choosing to review is another book by Danielle Steel. I also found this book to be very light hearted and entertaining to read and enjoyed the historical context of this book. Synopsis: This is a book about Sarah Whitfield. It starts out on her seventy-fifth birthday. She then tells the …
Synopsis: The next book I am choosing to review is a book by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt. I found this book to be very inspiring and powerful. It is a book of inspirational, true stories and interviews from individuals whom have learned how to forgive in circumstances that seem almost impossible. Some of the individuals included …
