Rachel Reads & Reviews

Book Highlight: The Wonders We Seek

The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World by Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz is an informative book that does exactly what it says in the title.

rachelbeerwoman

September 22, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#aneesamumtaz, #harpercollins, #muslimhistory, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #saadiafaruqui, #thewondersweseek, #thirtyincrediblemuslimswhohelpedshapetheworld

Deborah Gregory Interview

1. What draws you to cheetahs and their fierce patterns? The first time I made a cheetah dress I was about 11 years old. I bought the fabric and made the dress by hand. The next day in school my dress came apart at the seams and my bloomers were showing! My best friend Candy…

rachelbeerwoman

September 21, 2022

Interview

#cheetahgirls, #deborahgregory, #rachelreads&reviews

Author Highlight: Ann M. Martin

Ann M. Martin has shaped so many lives with her children and young adult fiction ever since the 80s I believe. The first Martin classic has lived on in pop culture with reboots and reprints is The BSC-The Babysitter’s Club!

rachelbeerwoman

September 20, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#acorneroftheuniverse, #annm.martin, #bsc, #comingofage, #heretoday, #mainstreet, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #thebabysittersclub, #thedollpeople

Ranking The Mother-Daughter Book Club

Home for the Holidays: Home for the Holidays takes top spot for being one of the few holiday novels that I’m interested in. Yeah, I confess I’m not a magical Christmas fan. But this one makes me feel the spirit. It also has the riveting addition of Becca having a POV after three years of…

rachelbeerwoman

September 19, 2022

Rankings

#dearpenpal, #heathervogelfredricks, #homefortheholidays, #middlegrade, #muchadoaboutanne, #piesandprejudice, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #themotherdaughterbookcamp, #themotherdaughterbookclub, #wishyouwereeyre

Do you ever wonder?

Do you ever wonder what happens to authors who somewhat drop off the Earth? For example, Fiona Dunbar who wrote the Lulu Baker series and several other children’s books pretty much finished output 12 years ago. While she’s still active enough on twitter so people know she’s alive, I still wonder about other authors. Like…

rachelbeerwoman

September 18, 2022

Uncategorized

#fionadunbar, #hachettebookgroup, #lulubakertrilogy, #rachelreads&reviews, #randommusings, #rhondastapleton, #stupidcupidtrilogy

Book Highlight: Every Body Looking

This has some commonalities with Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X following a girl’s coming of age story featuring first gen problems in verse form. However, Ada’s story takes a different track. Her name in Igbo means “first child” befitting how she shoulders the expectations and pressures of everyone else, trying to be a good Catholic…

rachelbeerwoman

September 17, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#candiceiloh, #comingofage, #everybodylooking, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

Celeb-inspired mysteries

Now I’m not talking about books written by celebrities but books where these celebrities solve mysteries in their every-day lives. Like these below.

rachelbeerwoman

September 16, 2022

Book Suggestions

#adventuresofmarykateandashley, #alyandajsrocknrollmysteries, #bindiwildlifeadventures, #mysteries, #rachelreads&reviews

My Bonny Light Horseman Review

Jacky Faber is back on the continent gaining glory, admirers and enemies by the dozens. We last left Jacky in a state of contentment, reunited with her Jaimy with plans to marry, and crossing the seas trading coal and ballasts for Faber Shipping Worldwide but good things never last for our favorite adventuress. Finally she’s…

rachelbeerwoman

September 15, 2022

Reviews

#bloodyjackadventures, #harcourtchildrensbooks, #historicalfiction, #lameyer, #mybonnylighthorseman, #nautical, #rachelreads&reviews

Cynthia Leitich Smith Interview

1. While there’s a call for diversity in literature these days and an audience for these stories, what was it like in the beginning for you to break into this industry to share your stories focusing on your heritage? My first book manuscript, JINGLE DANCER, sold in the late 1990s and was published…

rachelbeerwoman

September 14, 2022

Interview

#cynthialeitichsmith, #fiction, #heartsunbroken, #indianshoes, #indigenousliterature, #jingledancer, #rachelreads&reviews, #rainisnotmyindianname, #representation

Mississippi Jack Review

I last left Jacky Faber free from the vicious slaveship Bloodhound only to be taken into British custody just as she was about to reunite with Jaimy Fletcher. Luckily, a masterful performance by the faithful Higgins gets her out of that bind. Unfortunately, she can’t hide out in her beloved Boston with all the authorities…

rachelbeerwoman

September 13, 2022

Reviews

#bloodyjackadventure, #harcourtchildrensbooks, #historicalfiction, #lameyer, #mississippijack, #nautical, #rachelreads&reviews