Cottonwood Whispers

First, I just have to say how much I admire the titles of these books.They're so clever. Both the first and second book in this series has presented me with an "aha" moment when I realize the meaning of the title. Each time my heart has been touched with the depth of what they imply. Perfection. Ok,......more

I liked this one better than the first which I didn't think was possible. This is a coming of age story for Jessie, Gemmie and Luke and there is so much going on in this book that I am having a hard time pinpointing my favorite moments. The schism between Gemma and Jessie, the unfair treatment of Mr......more

Cottonwood Whispers continues the story of Jessilyn Lassiter - now seventeen - her best friend Gemma, friend and childhood crush Luke, her parents, as well as various characters from the southern town of Calloway, Virginia in 1936. This story is second in a series of three, and I admit I wondered if......more

Follow up to "Fireflies in December". Valent has a wonderful way of writing, but this book was a little dissapointing. It was almost identical to Fireflies. And the main character is really hard to relate to. At points her immaturity, selfishness and lack of thinking before acting/speaking are truly......more

A sequel to the story Valent’s Fireflies in December, Cottonwood Whispers begins during the summer of 1936, when seventeen-year-old Jessilyn Lassiter, who has getting a job and one particularly handsome young man on her mind, finds herself and her friend, Gemma, caught up in what has all the trappin......more