Book Reviews

Granny the Pag by Nina Bawden

Originally abandoned by her actor parents who later attempt to gain custody, Cat wages a spirited campaign to decide her own fate and remain with her grandmother.

Spirits of the High Mesa by Floyd Martinez

Flavio's grandfather, El Grande, the leader of their small rural town in New Mexico in the 50s, opposes the coming of modern progress to their home and hopes to pass on the old ways to Flavio.

Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen

A teen breaks through the veneer of hurt and shyness.

Dancing in Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt

In 1968, eleven-year-old Jaynell's life in the town of Moon, Texas, is enlivened when her eccentric grandpap comes to live with her family.

Lies My Father Told Me by Norman Allan

A boy grows up in the Jewish ghetto in Canada around the turn of the century.

The Kingfisher's Gift by Susan Williams Beckhorn

After the sudden death of her beloved father, twelve-year-old Franny spends the summer with her unique paternal grandmother in Wayland, Massachusetts, where she continues to care for the fairies her father knew as a boy while at the same time wrestling with his death.