This book. My heart. Even if you didn't have a language barrier with a grandparent, many can relate to having a hard time having a conversation with them. I cried.

I stayed up late last night to finish this one. I loved Mia's tenacity and desire to make situations work, to turn negatives in positives. I thought her struggles and the way she and her family reacted made a lot of sense. When you learn it is based on Yang's own life, you feel that lived experience. An excellent title.

I have not read the "All-of-a-Kind Family" original story but I think I will have to! This one was very good, and I look forward to learning more.

A fun storytime read that doesn't end with marriage being the happily ever after. Yay!

This was a book for incoming first years at Smith to read, and I read it for the Smith Book Club.

I enjoyed this book about Rosemary, a girl who is floundering in college, distant from her parents and both of her siblings after an unnamed incident. The writing is beautiful and uses a lot of words that one probably will need a dictionary to know the meaning. There are lots of twists and turns, and the ending is somewhat happy. It really makes you think about how humans treat those who they think are lesser than themselves.

This is an enjoyable look at human anatomy. It covers each system. It was a little confusing at times for me, but I was also speeding through it. The illustrations are really cute.

I do like the story about interracial adoption. I'm not sure I agree with the offhand comment about how Claire is losing her earlier language. I think that's a tricky subject.

A historical fiction introduction to Henry David Thoreau. A good reminder of the joy of nature.

Love Melissa Sweet so much.

A story of how animals came together to keep a little boy alive when he falls off of the family sleigh.