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The year is 1845, and A Small Part of History by Peggy Elliot is about the hardships and adventures that women went through while traveling alongside their husbands and fathers on the Oregon Trail. The narrative is told through the eyes of two women. One is Rebecca Springer, the newly married third wife of John. John’s previous wives’ died and John already has four sons and one daughter Sarah. The other part of the story is told by Sarah who is fifteen and resents Rebecca, especially after she finds out she and John are having another baby soon after they take off on the trail ... Read complete Book Room Review! Book Room Grade – B August 20, 2008 - Visit our Blog to discuss!	Book Giveaways Blog Authors Room Movie Room Reviews About Us Newsletter Partners Feature Articles Contact
Ellen Meister’s new book, The Smart One, explores the theme of childhood labels and how they can effect us as adults. The Smart One is about three sisters. You have Clare, “the pretty one”, and eldest sister, Joey, “the wild one”, and the youngest, and Bev, the middle daugher, and “the smart one”. All of this would make for enough of a story but Ellen turns it up a notch and adds in a murder mystery when the sisters make a discovery of an industrial drum containing a dead body under the neighbors house. The drama that each sister goes through gives every reader … Read complete Book Room Review! Book Room Grade - B August 19, 2008 - Visit our Blog to discuss!
When her husband gets a new job, Marissa Price leaves the island of Manhattan for the island of Hawaii. Paradise seems like the perfect place to find herself, save her marriage, and reconnect with her daughter. But Marissa discovers her new life is less about beaches and beautiful sunsets and more about cows and lava flows. Their new "home" is a fixer-upper. But what most needs fixing—Marisa’s marriage— is the first thing to crumble when her husband announces he wants time apart to find himself. Pulled in opposite directions, Marissa is faced with the most important decision of her life—a choice that will define who she is, what she wants, and where her happiness lies. This is Sweet Life by Mia King … Read complete Book Room Review! Book Room Grade – B+ August 18, 2008 - Visit our Blog to discuss!
Kori Kitzler is the "dark angel" of the eighth grade in Undone by Brooke Taylor. Serena Moore is just your average eighth grader. When Kori tells Serena that they are more alike than she thinks, Serena is instantly flattered. What could she and bad-girl Kori possibly have in common? Fast forward to their sophomore year and they're now best friends. They tell each other everything and Serena has turned into Kori's twin. Serena has dyed her hair and changed her clothes to look and act just like Kori. Kori is fearless, and … Read complete Book Room Review! Book Room Grade – B+ August 17, 2008 - Visit our Blog to discuss!
When I first cracked open Live a Little by Kim Green, I mistakenly thought the premise would was about a woman who gets a breast cancer diagnosis, changes her life for the better, and then later finds out she is healthy - Kind of like the movie Last Holiday with Queen Latifah. But I was wrong. The main character Raquel Rose, is a California housewife with a husband and two teenagers living an ordinary life, when she gets a diagnosis of breast cancer. A week or so later, she finds out it was a misdiagnosis and instead of telling her family, she uses the cancer as an excuse to change her life. The reason she does such a drastic thing is because ... Read complete Book Room Review! Book Room Grade – C- August 13, 2008 - Visit our Blog to discuss!