(4) 4-6 Sisters in All Seasons series. After years of angst and adjustment, stepsisters Diana and Stephanie are finally growing closer. Their sisterly bond serves them well as they face greater challenges: a grandmother's illness, a brother's car accident, and parents' marital troubles. Although these concluding volumes continue to suffer from clunky dialogue, Kline's continued, consistently realistic attention to the emotional details of this blended family is admirable. Review covers these Sisters in All Seasons titles: Season of Change and Winter's Tide.

Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald

(4) 4-6 Sisters in All Seasons series. REVIEW MISSING

Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald

(4) 4-6 Sisters in All Seasons series. Stepsisters return for another adventure in blended family vacationing, here on a Grand Cayman cruise. An insensitive cousin threatens Diana and Stephanie's tentative bond, and all three girls court trouble when they find a smuggled iguana on board. Animal hijinks and familial tensions wrap up tidily with plenty of lessons learned: an entertaining and gently moral addition to the series.

Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald

(4) 4-6 Sisters in All Seasons series. Stepsisters Diana and Stephanie couldn't be more different. Flung together on vacations with their newlywed parents, the new siblings must figure out their relationship while dealing with drama about animals in the area. Although the dialogue is often too stiff and the plots overly moralistic, the character development of the two girls as individuals facing a difficult transition is well done. Review covers these Sisters in All Seasons titles: Summer of the Wolves and Wild Horse Spring.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(4) 4-6 Sisters in All Seasons series. Stepsisters Diana and Stephanie couldn't be more different. Flung together on vacations with their newlywed parents, the new siblings must figure out their relationship while dealing with drama about animals in the area. Although the dialogue is often too stiff and the plots overly moralistic, the character development of the two girls as individuals facing a difficult transition is well done. Review covers these Sisters in All Seasons titles: Summer of the Wolves and Wild Horse Spring.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(3) 4-6 Shy twelve-year-old Gracie finds a magic journal at a yard sale, and everything she writes in it comes true. Gracie struggles with the moral gray areas of her newfound power and the more standard predicament of a best-friend/boyfriend relationship. The magical premise will engage young writers and readers and provides fodder for thinking about the power of writing.

Reviewer: Betsy Murray

(3) 4-6 Preteens Carly and Arlene are writing a fantasy about twin princesses in Atlantis: chapters from their romantic fantasy alternate with chapters about Carly's problems with adolescence, including the way her new "cool" friend Whitney is breaking up her friendship with Arlene. Carly's feelings are realistic and believable, and the fantasy story is tied in to them in an understated way.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Eleanor yearns for bigger things than her North Carolina fishing village can offer, and with the encouragement of a progressive teacher, Miss Rosalie, Eleanor determines to find her "chosen path" by pursuing her education. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story spans Eleanor's adolescence, balancing her natural romantic urges and her desire to be an "independent woman" with honesty and insight.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli