New Books

We loved Red Scarf Girl and highly recommend it to young readers, though it deals with some painful issues of Communist China. We then read Bright Young Things by Anna Godversen, but our reivews of it were mixed, and although we found it an interesting read, it portrayed unhealthy relationships as normal. We then read When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. There were mixed reviews about this book as well, but the majority of the club enjoyed it. It dealt with time travel and went further with the ideas is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. It is S and O's turn to choose the next book, and we will tell you what it is and what we think of it after our next meeting.