Today the Book it Sisters reviewed The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. (Published February 2015, 448 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are. FRANCE, … Continue reading
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Today the Book it Sisters reviewed Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius. (Published July 2011, 304 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade: A- In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then … Continue reading
Today the Book it Sisters reviewed Our Declaration by Danielle S. Allen. (Published June 2014, 315 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade: B In just 1,337 words, the Declaration of Independence changed the world, but curiously it is now rarely read from … Continue reading
Today the Book it Sisters reviewed The Apothecary by Maile Meloy. (Published 2011, 362 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade:A- It’s 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and … Continue reading
Today the Book it Sisters reviewed Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. (Published 1981, 338 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade: When Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor villager, learns that she might be a descendant of the ancient D’Urberville … Continue reading
Today the Book it Sisters reviewed Intertwine by Nichole Van. (Published March 2014, 300 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade: A- In 2012, Emme Wilde can’t find the right guy. She wants to feel that swept-off-your-feet dizziness of true love. But … Continue reading
This month we read The Sisterhood by Helen Bryan (Published April 2013, 402 pages) Book it Sisters’ Grade: B Menina Walker was a child of fortune. Rescued after a hurricane in South America, doomed to a life of poverty with a swallow … Continue reading
This month we read Wonder by R. J. Palacio (Published 2013, 315 pages) Book it Sister’s Grade:A- You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out. My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever … Continue reading
This month we read The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (Published July 2013, 394 pages) Hosted by Denise Link Book it Sisters’ Grade: Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that … Continue reading
This month we read The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan (Published January 1991, 400 pages) Hosted by Nina Yatski Book it Sisters’ Grade: B Ruth Young and her widowed mother, LuLing, have always had a tumultuous relationship. Now, before she succumbs to forgetfulness, LuLing … Continue reading