Book Review
Everybody Here Is Kin
by Karen Rigby
A precocious teenager finds a makeshift family among strangers in BettyJoyce Nash’s perceptive, sensitive novel "Everybody Here Is Kin". On their way to a promised Key West trip, Lucille, her stepsiblings, and their mother, Naomi, stop...
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When Dad's Hair Took Off
by Karen Rigby
A father’s balding inspires far-flung, humorous adventures in Jörg Mϋhle’s winsome chapter book When Dad’s Hair Took Off. A child narrates this vibrant story about the fate of their father’s hair: wanting “a life of its...
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Beautiful Shining People
by Karen Rigby
In Michael Grothaus’s shimmering speculative novel "Beautiful Shining People", an American teenager encounters a Japanese woman whose fragile identity fuels her anguish—and a perilous search for answers about her origins. John is a...
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In Pursuit of Radio Mom
by Karen Rigby
"In Pursuit of Radio Mom" is a candid memoir covering a woman’s early family troubles and her long road to personal recovery. Psychologist Terry Crylen’s introspective memoir "In Pursuit of Radio Mom" is about healing from childhood...
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He Should Have Told the Bees
by Karen Rigby
A beekeeper’s reclusive, grieving daughter and a small business owner in search of healing meet over the impending fate of an apiary in Amanda Cox’s delicate Christian novel "He Should Have Told the Bees", about reconciling past...
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The Great Weather Diviner
by Karen Rigby
In the distinctive fantasy novel "The Great Weather Diviner", a groundhog matures because of his compassion for fellow animals. In Rob Long and Andrew Dolberg’s fantasy novel "The Great Weather Diviner", a groundhog learns about his...
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The Adventures of Lindamira
by Karen Rigby
The revived eighteenth-century precursor to classic English society novels, "The Adventures of Lindamira" is a witty romance that charts a coy heroine’s courtships. First published in the 1700s and revived by John Donovan Lambert for a...
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Meeru's Multan
by Karen Rigby
Bright art with whimsical embellishments enhances this nostalgic tale, which brings a mother’s memories of book-lined market stalls and constellation-filled skies to life. In Miral Azam Khalil’s sweet bilingual picture book Meeru’s...