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26 February 2009

When the Bough Breaks

Kay Lynn Mangum

Publisher: Deseret Book Company

Rachel's life is dramatically altered one night when her father dies in a car accident. Not only does she feel responsible for the accident but she also feels it is her duty to keep her family together. She must take care of her brother when he comes home drunk every night, she has to make sure her mom gets out of bed and eats something each day. Then another man comes into her mother's life. Without Rachel's permission, her mother gets remarried. This gives Rachel not only a step-father but a step-brother as well. As Rachel continues to help her brother she also creates a friendship with her new step-brother, Dallin. Can Rachel hold her family together?

23 January 2009

Rules of the Road

Joan Bauer

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Jenna Boller loves having her driver's license and often dreams of the day she will own her own red convertible. She hopes after working at the shoe store all summer she will be able to afford it.

Then Mrs. Gladstone, who owns the store, asks, or rather demands, that Jenna be her driver for the summer. Jenna's jobs will include driving the car and spying on the other stores in the chain.

When Jenna's father returns it seems that Jenna now has the perfect escape...or is it? Will Jenna be bored to death by Mrs. Gladstone's choice of music and adult company? Or will Jenna listen to Mrs. Gladstone and learn about life, love, family and shoes?