Author: Holly Papa

I ordered this book at our library, and finally got it in. My boys were absolutely thrilled. “Did you order this for me?!?” “No, it’s mine, I love mongooses.” “It’s mine, right,...

Ruth Mendenberg, a Polish Jew, has survived one of the most atrocious experiences in history; the Holocaust. She returns to her village in Poland, hoping to hear of someone in her family also having survived. Ruth finds no one,...

the sequel to the Newberry Honor-winning A Long Way From Chicago We present to you a blast from America’s past in this engaging, witty novel by one of our nation’s best authors, Richard Peck. Holly first came across...

I have been aware of Beatrix Potter since I was young and heard the tales of Peter Rabbit who was endlessly getting into trouble. For my surprise girl’s night birthday party that my dear husband put together for me this last...

A Newberry Honor book I read this book after first finding and reading its sequel, A Year Down Yonder. This is a great family read-aloud, or car-trip audio. Joey and his sister Mary Alice spend a week every summer visiting their...