by Haley Tanner
Haley Tanner’s debut novel Vaclav and Lena is a particular brand of boy meets girl story that was a true delight to read. Vaclav and Lena are both Russian immigrant children living in the same Brooklyn neighborhood. They meet when placed in the same elementary school ESL class. On a trip to Coney Is...
There is really something about the way a book is written that captivates you. Like this book. I loved the way it was written, it sounded so naive, so innocent to me.The tone makes you feel like you are reading something epic, something out of this world, something great. It maybe is. Or it may simp...
I really wanted to like this book. Really wanted to. I heard an interview with the author last year, and she seemed lovely, and certainly her personal story of love and loss was beautiful and compelling. And I am still crazy in love with the cover art (ETA: not the cover shown here, but the cover on...
I wasn't sure I was going to read this book. I thought it was a young adult book. In some ways it is; it deals with young adults and their search for what will determine their future choices in life. Having completed the book I feel the primary audience is not just young adults. Maybe this is one of...
I really enjoyed this book about two young Russian children who find a “home” in each other’s hearts. She is 9, he is 10. The writer has them speaking in the tongue of a foreigner, translating their thoughts directly to English so that the grammar is sometimes convoluted, but the meaning comes throu...
On the surface, Vaclav & Lena is a charming story about friendship and love. Underneath the surface, there is a much darker story about truth and the lengths one is willing to go to protect a loved one from it. The truth is never what one expects, and in this debut novel of Haley Tanner, when the tr...
It was going to be 4 stars until the end-the very last chapter left tears in my eyes.
It was going to be 4 stars until the end-the very last chapter left tears in my eyes.
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