Dolphin Summer by Catherine Hapka is the type of book I would have loved when I was eight to about ten years-old. There is a girl a bit like me (always a plus when I was reading), dolphins, interesting questions, a bit of a mystery. As an adult, of course, there are holes in the story. But I have no problems recommending this to kids. The story is basic but fun for the third to (low) fifth grade reader. Our heroine, Lily, is alone for […]
I’m a fountain of blood in the shape of a girl…
Patricia Engel has published two other books, the short story collection Vida and the novel It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris. Even though I haven’t read either of those books, I felt that I needed to read her new novel, The Veins of the Ocean. Not only because the reviews were intriguing (and very positive) but also because I don’t remember ever reading anything by a Colombian American novelist. The Veins of the Ocean is the story of Reina Castillo. When we first meet Reina […]