The Christmas Watch by Erynn Mangum Erynn Mangum is my favorite author, and I love every one of her books. I will probably do reviews on them at a later date. All of her books make me literally laugh out loud while I’m reading, which usually results in some weird looks from whoever is around …

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary This book is a collection of letters a little boy named Leigh sends to his favorite author, Mr. Henshaw. We see how Leigh struggles with his parents’ divorce, and how hard it is on him. With the growing divorce rate, I’m sure there are several kids who could relate …

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan This is a children’s fiction story that is about a woman from the east coming to live with a widower and his two children. Sarah loves the kids, and treats them like the mother they don’t have. The children adore her as well, and can’t imagine life without …

Another Chance to Love You by Robin Lee Hatcher Monica tells the only man that she has ever loved that they have an 11 year old daughter. Daniel had left Monica heartbroken. He had truly hurt her, wanting fame more than love. In the following years, she found faith in the Lord and turned her …

Unveiled by Francine Rivers Unveiled is the first book in the Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers. Each book in this series tells the story of a different woman of the Bible. This book is the story of Tamar. In the Bible, Tamar’s story can be found in Genesis 38. This series is historical …

Sketchy Behavior by Erynn Mangum This is a fun book about a 16-year-old girl who is extremely talented at art. She ends up drawing a criminal just by his description, which puts her in danger. She is surrounded by police officers at all times, and her life suddenly changes from average and boring, to exciting …

The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden This is a story about a 4th grade girl, Oy, from Thailand. She wants to be in the group of popular girls so badly that she brings her special dress from Thailand for them to try on after they tell her that is the only way she can be …

Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt by Suzy Kline This is a very short children’s book about a classroom pet gone missing. It’s a cute story about how the class comes together to find the missing hamster. They made posters to inform everyone to look for him, and left peanut butter cookies for the hamster …

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech This is a children’s fiction book, sequel to Love That Dog. Both of these books are so unique in the way that they are written. It’s about a boy named Jack writing poems to his teacher, Miss Stretchberry. In this book, he is learning more about poems, such as …

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker This is a children’s fiction book that is about the adventures in Clementine’s week as a third grade girl. Clementine looks at life differently than other people, and is always misunderstood because of it. She gets in trouble for trying to help her friend Margaret get the glue out of her …