Modern-Day Little Women

I found a modern-day Little Women!

 

You know the beloved stories by Louisa May Alcott: the series begins with Little Women… Yes, I read and loved them as a young person, too.

 

I stumbled onto a modern-day version in The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.

 

 

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July 17th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Recommended Books | Comments are closed

Wishes Made Real

Imagine owning something magical that takes your wishes and makes them real…

Not a genie, exactly, although that’s a similar tradition. In “Joplin, Wishing,” by Diane Stanley, the wishes made real come from a ceramic platter and the depicted girl from Holland on it that holds this power. It’s a power that can […]

October 8th, 2017 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Recommended Books | Comments are closed

Friendship Trumps Popularity

One of the details of my real life that influences my storytelling is a history of moving a lot as a child, and an exposure to cultures other than my own. I attended first grade at an American school in Kabul, Afghanistan (during a peaceful era), and I spent my senior year in high school […]

December 29th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , | Category: My Writing Journey, Recommended Books | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)