The Hounding

The Hounding, by Xenobe Purvis

29/60 | Started 05.26.26 • Finished 05.30.26 | 4 stars

This slightly creepy book has the handprint of some kind of paranormal activity as it follows the legend of five sisters who turn into ravenous dogs at will. It's really less about the sisters and more about the eighteenth-century village near where they live, and how its people believe in, perpetuate, or discount the rumors. I'm finding that it's difficult to explain what I liked about this book, or why I enjoyed it, so these small comments will just have to do. If you'd like to dabble in the scary, without going into full-on horror mode, this one's for you.

Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West

Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West, by Marguerite Henry

28/60 | Started 04.22.26 • Finished 05.26.26 | 5 stars

This book is about Wild Horse Annie. She loves horses and people are killing horses for pet food. So she goes to Washington and gives a big speech to save the mustangs. She wins! I loved this book because I love horses and Annie saved the mustangs.

Carolyn, age 9

The Correspondent

The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans

27/60 | Started 05.16.26 • Finished 05.26.26 | 5 stars

A wonder. What can I say? This epistolary novel told from Sybil Van Antwerp's writing desk was just lovely. Through letters, emails, and notes to family, friends, and others, we see Sybil's progression from a burdened to softened, mourning to free. I especially loved her letters to the authors of books she'd read, and her correspondence with her best friend Rosalie was also touching. I have to say that I would recommend this one to any reader, and have already told several people to do so!