The Red House is a story about trauma and a child's search to learn about her mother's experiences during WWII in Mussolini's Italy. Laura was born in post-WWII Italy to Viola, an Italian woman and her American father. The family eventually moved to New Jersey. Viola was an artist, who frequently painted a red house … Continue reading The Red House – Mary Morris (Audio Narrator – Alyssa Bresnahan)
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Daughters – Kirsty Capes (Audio narrators Ryan Laughton and Amber Gadd)
Daughters is a well told story about a dysfunctional family. As far as the reader can tell, putting everything together, Ingrid Olssen never wanted her two daughters. Lots of evidence supporting this comes through in this story that takes place two years after Ingrid's death but involves a lot of stories from many perspectives about … Continue reading Daughters – Kirsty Capes (Audio narrators Ryan Laughton and Amber Gadd)
Listen to Your Sister – Neena Viel (Audio Narrators – Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd, Zeno Robinson)
Listen to Your Sister is partly a horror story, but the focus is on three African American siblings, raised in Hollywood, Florida and now living in Seattle at a time of racial strife. The youngest, Jamie, is 16. His 23 year old sister Callie is his guardian because a determination was made he was no … Continue reading Listen to Your Sister – Neena Viel (Audio Narrators – Eric Lockley, Kristolyn Lloyd, Zeno Robinson)
They Called me Bookworm 