All the broken pieces is about a little boy who was born in Vietnam but must flee to America because of the war. He is adopted by an American family, and is treated very well. But he still has nightmares about Vietnam at night, and still wants to be with his real mother. At his [...]

I love a good historical fiction book and this one did not disappoint.  Randi Barrow captures the reader’s attention in the first pages of SAVING ZASHA, a story set in rural Russia at the end of WWII.  Thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying soldier and his German shepherd, Zasha.  He promises the man that he will take care of Zasha [...]

FANG by James Patterson is a wonderful book. When seven year old Angel tells Max that Fang will be the first to die or “expire”, as the mad scientists from the School call it, Max doesn’t believe it and is determined not to let it happen. Trying to save the world can be a big [...]