Beth Fish Reads

Here's the promised second part of what I read in February and March. (For Part I, see my earlier post .) As before, I present the books...

You know how you tend to see the same books over and over in reviews and features? Many of us (me included) are drawn to the books that our...

Not much of interest happening around here, and I consider that to be a good thing. We managed to turn off the news a few times this week ...

This has been an interesting week, to say the least: work deadlines, family issues, and a snow storm were at the top of my personal headl...

Early December is the perfect time to introduce you to a half dozen books for young readers. Get ready to add some titles to wish list, wh...

As I mentioned yesterday , many people associate middle grade books with magic and fantasy, and indeed some our favorite books fall into t...

What if global warming can't be reversed? In the future world, water will be the prized commodity, and the haves will do whatever is n...

If you're a long-time reader of Beth Fish Reads , don't be thrown off. No, this isn't Friday, but it is imprint day. I love se...

I'm not quite sure why so many young adult dystopian stories must be presented as a trilogy. All too often I find that I love the firs...

I know what some of you are thinking: Does every young adult novel these days have to be part of a dystopian trilogy? And I admit that the...

Celeste is a mouse who used live under the sideboard in the dinning room of a plantation house outside of New Orleans. When she is bullied...