Articles written by Jessica Workman
All 20 articles written by Jessica Workman
Review of Bobbie Ann Mason's In Country: A Story of the Impacts of the Vietnam War
Category: Modern American Fiction
Sam Hughes is a normal teenage girl, except that she's never met her father because he died in Vietnam. She lives with her uncle, Emmet while trying to figure life out. more...
Review of Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse: Sequel to Bestsellers Twilight and New Moon
Category: Teen Fiction Series
Eclipse is the third book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. The vampires and werewolves must come to a truce and unite in order to save Bella. more...
Review of Twilight: by Stephenie Meyer
Category: Teen Fiction Series
Enter Forks, Washington through Twilight and explore the sweeping romance and deadly intensity of dating a vampire. Your life will never be the same. more...
Review of Garden Spells: by Sarah Addison Allen
Category: Chick Lit
Explore Bascom, North Carolina through the eyes of the Waverly sisters. They'll take you on a magical journey. more...
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian: by Sherman Alexie, National Book Award Winner
Category: Teen Fiction (general)
Sherman Alexie's first young adult novel won the National Book Award and captures the hearts of critics a like through his semi-autobiographical hero, Arnold Spirit more...
Peter and the Shadow Thieves: The Second Book in the Peter and the Starcatchers Trilogy
Category: Fairytales
Peter and the Shadow Thieves is the second book in the Peter and the Starcatchers Trilogy. Follow Peter as he races to save Molly Aster and the world. more...
Peter and the Starcatchers: The Adventures of Peter Before He Became the Infamous Pan
Category: Fairytales
Who was Peter before he became Pan? Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson answer this and more in a brilliantly crafted prequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan more...
Pioneer Women by Joanna Stratton: Voices from the Kansas Frontier Sheds New Light on Frontier Women
Category: History Books
Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier tells the story of frontier wives and daughters who endured the hardships of the Kansas plains in hope of a better future. more...
The God of Small Things: Arundhati Roy's Novel of Gender and Caste Constuction in India
Category: World Literatures (general)
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy tells the story of the communist state of Kerala and the forbidden love between two castes, which changes the lives of everyone. more...
Island of the Sequined Love Nun: Christopher Moore's Guide to Survival on a Micronesian Island
Category: American Fiction (general)
Interested in flying, adventure, and avoiding organ harvesters? Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore has all the answers to any of your travel queries. more...
Review of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry: Pulitzer Prize Epic of the American West
Category: Classic American Fiction
Fall in love with the American West with Lonesome Dove, Pulitzer Prize winning epic by Larry McMurtry more...
Review of Stephenie Meyer's New Moon: Sequel to Bestseller Twilight
Category: Teen Fiction Series
Stephenie Meyer's New Moon is the much anticipated sequel to Twilight. The danger returns for Bella Swan and her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen more...
Review of Girls in Trucks: Debut Novel by Katie Crouch
Category: Chick Lit
Once a Camellia, always a Camellia. In Charleston, South Carolina, decorum means everything. For Sarah, it means rebellion. more...
Review of Reservation Blues: Sherman Alexie's American Book Award Winner
Category: American Fiction (general)
Through lots of humor and even more pop-culture references, Alexie tells the tragic story of band Coyote Springs. Winner of the American Book Award. more...
Category: Historical Romance Fiction
Outlander is a thrilling novel of history, time travel, the Scottish Highlands, and a romance that spans 200 years. Prepare to fall in love. more...
In Her Shoes: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner
Category: Chick Lit
At the moment Rose and Maggie Feller never want to see each other again, they understand that a sister is forever, especially when they have the same size feet. more...
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War by T.J. Stiles
Category: History Books
Forget all the myths learned about Jesse James. Most aren't true. Learn what really drove the outlaw to rob banks. Jesse James is the last rebel of the Civil War. more...
Christopher Moore's Coyote Blue: A Native American Trickster Tale of Epic Proportions
Category: American Fiction (general)
Christopher Moore crafts another fine adventure story in Coyote Blue. Follow Samson Hunts Alone on his journey with Native American trickster, Coyote. It's epic. more...
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff: Christ's Childhood Pal Tells the Story of Jesus H. Christ
Category: American Fiction (general)
Christopher Moore does it again with Lamb, the hilarious novel of Jesus' childhood through the eyes of his best friend, Biff. It's the story of salvation in 437 pages. more...
Chaim Potok: My Name is Asher Lev: Reading the Novel as a Work of Postmodern Fiction
Category: Modern American Fiction
Chaim Potok's award winning bestseller, My Name is Asher Lev, captures the heart of readers and stands as a great work of postmodern fiction. more...
