Andrea reviews PONY by R.J. Palacio, Random House Publishing, 2021, 289 pages. Twelve year-old Silas Bird is not your […] MEMPHIS READS: PONY by R.J. PALACIODecember 6, 2021 in Memphis Reads tagged Children's fiction / families / Fantasy / Horses / Mysticism / Mythology / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews / Western fiction
Andrea reviews MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU by Barbara Dee, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2019, 283 pages. Sometimes the […] MEMPHIS READS: MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU by BARBARA ...December 2, 2021 in Memphis Reads tagged bullying / families / friends / Harassment / middle school / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews / Young adult fiction
Andrea reviews BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-centered Smart-ass by Jen Lencaster, Penguin […] MEMPHIS READS: BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK by JEN ...October 30, 2021 in Memphis Reads tagged 9/11 / autobiographies / families / humor / Memoirs / relationships / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews / unemployment
Andrea reviews FIND YOU FIRST by Linwood Barclay, NJSB Entertainment Inc, 2021, 438 pages. Lots of times people will say […] Memphis Reads: FIND YOU FIRST by Linwood BarclaySeptember 16, 2021 in Memphis Reads tagged Adult Fiction / Crime Stories / families / Huntington's Disease / millionaires / Psychological Thrillers / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews
Andrea reviews A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman, Washington Square Press, 2014, 337 pages. It would first appear […] Memphis Reads: A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik BackmanJuly 10, 2021 in Memphis Reads tagged Adult Fiction / death and dying / families / friendships / marriage / Neighbors / old men / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews
Andrea reviews And the People Stayed Home by Kitty O’Meara. Tra Publishing, 2020. 9781734761788. 32pp. This picture book started out […] MEMPHIS READS: AND THE PEOPLE STAYED HOMEMarch 4, 2021 in Books / Memphis Reads / What's New tagged Children's literature / families / friends / Pandemic / Poetry / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews
Sharon reviews I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn 9781338302882 Scholastic Press, 2019. 308 pages Kimi’s mom is an […] MEMPHIS READS: I LOVE YOU SO MOCHI by Sarah ...June 15, 2020 in Memphis Reads tagged families / friendship / Reviews by Sharon / Staff Reviews / Young adult fiction
Andrea reviews REGRETTING YOU by Colleen Hoover, Montlake Publishing, 2019, 354 pages. The main theme of the latest […] MEMPHIS READS: REGRETTING YOU: A Novel by Colleen HooverMarch 11, 2020 in Memphis Reads tagged accidents / Adult Fiction / Contemporary Romance / death / extramarital affairs / families / first love / guilt / mothers and fathers / Reviews by Andrea / teenagers / texting and driving
Andrea reviews MADE IN THE U.S.A.: a Novel by Billie Letts, 978-0-446-52901-3, Hatchette Book Group, 2008, 355 pages. […] MEMPHIS READS: MADE IN THE USA by Billie LettsDecember 30, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged Adult Fiction / circus / families / homelessness / Mid-West / Reviews by Andrea / siblings / Staff book reviews / Young adults
Andrea reviews SAVING MEGHAN by D.J. Palmer, St.Martin’s Press, 2019, 369 pages. Munchausen Syndrome by proxy (as defined by UofM.org) is a […] MEMPHIS READS: SAVING MEGHAN by D.J. PalmerSeptember 13, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged Adult Fiction / child abuse / children / families / hospitals / mental disorders / Munchausen syndrome / Mystery / Reviews by Andrea / Suspense
Andrea reviews MY LOVELY WIFE by Samantha Downing, Penguin Random House, 2019, 372 pages. This debut novel by […] MEMPHIS READS: MY LOVELY WIFE by Samantha DowningSeptember 12, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged Adult Fiction / debut novel / extramarital affairs / families / marriage / Memphis Reads / murder mysteries / Mystery / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews / Suspense
Andrea reviews ALL WE EVER WANTED by Emily Giffin, Random House, 2018. In the days of the #METOO movement, how […] MEMPHIS READS: All We Ever Wanted by Emily GiffinJuly 30, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged #MeToo movement / Adult Fiction / families / parents / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews / teenagers
Darletha reviews MAKING THE MOOSE OUT OF LIFE by Nicholas Oldland (Kids Can Press, Tonawanda, NY 2010.) Although I […] MEMPHIS READS: MAKING THE MOOSE OUT OF LIFE by Nicholas ...May 30, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged adventure / animals / easy fiction / families / life lessons / moose / picture books / Reviews by Darletha / Story Times
Andrea reviews You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino (Scholastic, 2018.) Alex Gino is an amazing writer […] Memphis Reads: YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P!April 9, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged ASL / Deaf community / families / Fiction / Reviews by Andrea / sisters / Young Adult
Andrea reviews FINDING DOROTHY by Elizabeth Letts. (Ballantine Books, 2019) I am going to be honest when I […] Memphis Reads: FINDING DOROTHY by Elizabeth LettsApril 1, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged families / Fantasy / Fiction / Frank Baum / Judy Garland / Maud Baum / OZ / Reviews by Andrea / Women's History
Andrea reviews THE ADULTS by Caroline Hulse, Random House, 2018. This debut novel by Manchester native, Caroline Hulse, is […] Andrea reviews THE ADULTS: A Novel by Caroline HulseFebruary 19, 2019 in Memphis Reads tagged Adult Fiction / diversity / drama / families / Holiday / Reviews by Andrea / Staff book reviews
Syma reviews BETTER LATE THAN NEVER by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing, 2018.) If you’re looking for […] MEMPHIS READS: Better Late than Never by Kimberla Lawson ...August 16, 2018 in Memphis Reads tagged African-American literature / families / Fiction / Reviews by Syma / Staff Reviews
My Sister Rosa, by Justine Larbalestier; Soho Press, Inc. (Soho Teen), 2017 Reviewed by Melissa W. This book […] MEMPHIS READS- MY SISTER ROSA by Justine LarbalestierMarch 8, 2018 in Memphis Reads tagged families / Fiction / Horror / Reviews by Melissa W. / siblings / Suspense / Young Adult