tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post486269634912265960..comments2023-12-13T02:57:32.461-08:00Comments on Book Aunt: Best of 2012: Shopping Lists and Book BuzzKateCoombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-66268544920885266562012-12-21T09:08:50.017-08:002012-12-21T09:08:50.017-08:00Such good books, right? Bookkm, thanks for telling...Such good books, right? Bookkm, thanks for telling us more about Summer of the Gypsy Moths. I confess that it's still on my TBR pile. :)KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-50071913484584737302012-12-08T05:23:15.622-08:002012-12-08T05:23:15.622-08:00Great list! I have a number of these books. Love E...Great list! I have a number of these books. Love Extra Yarn (a book I bought because I'm a knitter).LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-65593741360077381262012-12-04T05:50:27.550-08:002012-12-04T05:50:27.550-08:00Happy to help! And bookkm, thanks for telling us m...Happy to help! And bookkm, thanks for telling us more about Summer of the Gypsy Moths. It's on my TBR pile, but now it will move up! :)KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-9827392612424285482012-12-03T08:43:11.388-08:002012-12-03T08:43:11.388-08:00So glad I found your website! What a great resourc...So glad I found your website! What a great resource...I'll be checking out your picks!Michele Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617789379007748396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-16350040813283882862012-12-02T15:41:43.730-08:002012-12-02T15:41:43.730-08:00Just finished Summer of the Gypsy Moths. I cringe...Just finished Summer of the Gypsy Moths. I cringe whenever a book uses foster care and C&Y as subject matter but Pennypacker treats Stella's and Angela's need for foster care and the foster care system with a balanced hand.<br />Stella and Angela are contrary strangers both fostered by Stella's great-aunt Louise at a vacation cottage colony on Cape Cod. Shortly before the summer season opens, Louise dies of a heart attack. Angela will run away before she goes to another foster home and Stella does not want to be left alone. Their initial indecision leads them to hide Louise's death and try to run things on their own. <br />I love "surviving on their own stories" and this is just that. In the few weeks that they are able to carry this deception, the girls become a team and come to some shattering realizations about themselves and their families - especially Stella.<br />I give this book 4.5 stars out of 5.bookkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253071565106991458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-13814994186488973522012-12-02T05:27:58.632-08:002012-12-02T05:27:58.632-08:00Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad to see The F...Thanks for sharing this. I'm glad to see The False Prince here. I loved it. And you're giving me ideas of books to buy for myself.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-68511206627642447242012-12-01T19:34:57.695-08:002012-12-01T19:34:57.695-08:00Fantastic list! I have read some of these myself t...Fantastic list! I have read some of these myself this year. I am going to have to look for some of the other ones on your list. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242093737449452993noreply@blogger.com