The Great Cookie War

In a Nutshell: Some hits, some misses. Story: Twelve year old Beth wants to be an artist. However, as a girl in the Mennonite community, her life is runs on a set schedule and art isn’t part of it. However, one day, a New York lawyer named Paula Logan makes an appearance on their doorstep, demanding G......more

First sentence: At night when darkness fell, and the winter winds swept across the open meadow, the wild things would come to the edge of the clearing. Mama left scraps for them; she said they were searching, always searching. At such an hour, our fieldstone house felt safe, and warm—a refuge, an is......more

Link to my book talk: [URL not allowed] I got to learn about Mennonites through this book. I like baking and this book title and cover appealed to me. I was not disappointed, the story includes great details and adventures.......more