Heart of A Shepherd by Rosanne Parry; 2009; 161 pages; Random House, New York, NY; 978-0-375-84802-5; 10/29-10/30 6 years ago as I read Garden of Dreams by Leslie Gould I cried uncontrollably at the climax of the story.  Today as I read Heart of a Shepherd on the MAX and the bus I cried multiple [...]

Doubleback by Libby Fischer Hellman; 2009; 344 pages; Bleak House Books, Madison, WI; 978-1-60648-052-6; 10/26-10/29 This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for a review. A youngster is kidnapped and released three days later unharmed with no ransom having been paid.  A couple of days later her mother is killed in a car [...]