Florence Grende's memoir The Butcher's Daughter is a family portrait drawn in lyrical style that examines the effects of war, and follows the narrator's search for her parents survival story…
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Review:: Mother of the Sea by Zetta Elliot
When her village is raided, a teenage girl finds herself on a brutal journey to the coast of Africa and across the Atlantic. Her only comfort is a small child…

Review:: Maud by Melanie J. Fishbane
Fourteen-year-old Lucy Maud Montgomery — Maud to her friends — has a dream: to go to college and become a writer, just like her idol, Louisa May Alcott. But living…