This is a Wisconsin author who we were fortunate enough to have call in to our book club to discuss it with us.Book was quirky, and good, author made the book even better. All of Kring's books have children as the main character, and they are usually wise beyond their years.Interesting story, we...
How High the Moon is told through the eyes of the precocious 10-year old, Isabella "Teaspoon" Marlene, in small town Wisconsin 1955. Right from the get-go, she is both annoying and endearing at the same time, but you can't help but fall in love with her. Abandoned by her ma (in search for her ...
The love of family. The heartbreak of war. The triumph of coming home. 1940. Rural Wisconsin. Sixteen-year-old Earl “Earwig” Gunderman is not like other boys his age. Fiercely protected by his older brother, Earwig sees his town and the world around him through the prism of his own unique underst...
Bright AND BeautifulI realize it's an overused phrase, "I couldn't put it down," however, if any book deserves to be described in this manner, it's this charming and beautifully-written story called The Book of Bright Ideas. I picked it up because of the cover art, a little blond girl with a tutu...
After a good ten days of running to Aunt Verdella’s to take care of Evalee, Freeda put her foot down and said Winnalee had to bring her over to our place. Winnalee was a wreck, and I had to assure her over and over again that I did know something about taking care of babies. For three days at lea...