There are short stories from 15 different authors and each story is based on something that actually happened to each author.Two of my favorite authors, Joan Lowery Nixon and Jay Bennett, contributed stories to this collection. Their stories were quite good, but actually most of the stories in this ...
I don't like nor understand most poetry (that isn't written for children). I'm a lazy reader that way. I don't want to read something 3 to 5 times before I can understand it. Usually, if I want spare, I read plays. However, I found some of Emily Dickinson's poems sad yet beautiful and brimming with ...
This is the first anthology I have ever read and let me tell you, I am glad that I picked this up. It's such an emotional collections of stories about children and the friendships they make during their life. It's such a relief to read a book directed towards friendships. Just friendships. Most book...
Re-read. Strong and believable characters make this novel in verse stand out. There's a strong undercurrent of love which redeems the grimmer moments. I liked the subplot about LaVaughn's friends being drawn into a Christian chastity movement, and I found the rest of it right on.
Re-read. It's so easy to tip over the edge, writing books in verse. VEW does not, she stays close to the bone, spare and even grim but always hopeful.
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