Home for the Holidays (The Mother-Daughter Book Club)
With the girls now in the winter of their sophomore year in high school, the Mother-Daughter Book Club continues to delve into classics and navigate growing up in ways that subtly mirror the trials of their literary companions. Here they read Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy series, a perfectly cozy match to the holiday season. A Secret Santa mix-up highlights tensions amongst the girls, stemming mainly from boy trouble and jealousy. The moms and daughters draw together as they work through issues like unemployment and a possible move. The multiple viewpoints and small-town simplicity that borders on quaintness remain the draws in this charming series. Grades 6-10. --Heather Booth