Strawberry Girl

Strawberry Girl, by Lois Lenski

49/60 | Started 09.08.25 • Finished 10.02.25 | 5 stars

"This book is about a girl named Birdie. She and her family came from Carolina to Florida to be farmers. They grew strawberries. Their neighbors, the Slaters, aren’t very nice people. But Birdie becomes friends with their son Shoestring, and their little ones Essie and Zephy. The Slaters, all except Shoestring and Sam, become sick and the Boyers take care of them. Sam comes back and tells the Boyers to leave. But then he sees that his wife had been sick and the Boyers were helping. So they all turned out to be friends."

Carolyn, age 8

Black in Blues

Black in Blues, by Imani Perry

48/60 | Started 09.18.25 • Finished 10.01.25 | 2 stars

I honestly don't know what to say, and therefore don't have much to say about this book. I thought it would have more to do with the history of Black America in the blues as a music style, but it was not that. There were some touches on blues and jazz, which I found interesting, but the rest of it was just not good in my opinion. I seriously wonder if it's because I'm white that this book didn't resonate with me at all. It was a book club pick and I was not able to attend the discussion so I don't know what everyone else thought about it. I'd also say that this was bent very liberally and so of course there was a lot of political rhetoric in it that I did not agree with. Do not recommend.

Watching for the Morning

Watching for the Morning, by Vaneetha Risner

47/60 | Started 05.19.25 • Finished 09.30.25 | 4 stars

With tenderness, compassion, and biblical truth, Risner reminds the struggling reader again and again of the promises of God. Risner herself has dealt with physical and spiritual suffering, and gives the reader firsthand insight into reorienting oneself to the faithfulness of God and the encouragement that can be found in his word.