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Mother-Daughter Book Club
6 Reviews
(3)
YA
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
Emma and her book club friends spend their last summer before college as camp counselors. Trying to cure homesick little campers, the girls realize a book club might be the answer. Fans have waited four years for this satisfying sixth and final book in the popular middle-grade series and will be especially happy to catch up on boyfriend news and college plans.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
(4)
YA
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
The overstuffed plot finds a French exchange student living with Megan; Jess going to national finals for a cappella; Cassidy's hockey team also going to nationals; and Becca's romantic life heating up. Meanwhile, the girls are reading Jane Eyre. As usual, minor dramas and misunderstandings occur. This series will likely appeal to fans far younger than the characters' ages of sixteen.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(4)
YA
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
As the holidays approach, the book club's plans for getaway fun go awry, leading to plot-furthering arguments and misunderstandings. The girls' choice of the Betsy-Tacy series seems timely as they navigate the issues (as usual, they're pretty small and bland) that crop up within their crowd. The story may encourage a new generation of fans to seek out Lovelace's books.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(4)
YA
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
Emma's move to England inspires the book club to read Pride and Prejudice. Thanks to video chat, Emma can still participate in the meetings as well as keep up with her friends' lives: Jess returns to private school, Cassidy joins an all-girls' hockey team, and Megan starts a snarky fashion blog. The story is entertaining if overly long.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(4)
4-6
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
Jess, Emma, Cassidy, and Megan find their eighth-grade year filled with issues including boarding school, boys, dress codes, and family changes. They read Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs and write to a pen pal, while their book club expands and they take a group vacation. Though the story is packed with too many subplots, the girls' alternating narration keeps things moving.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(4)
4-6
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
Cassidy, Emma, Jess, and Megan, this time reading Anne of Green Gables, are blindsided when their moms invite stuck-up Becca and her mother to be in the club. Becca's presence engenders tension and hurt feelings until she hatches a plan to save Jess's family farm. The girls' different perspectives provide direction in a story overstuffed with subplots.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
6 reviews
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