Meeting Author Jess Riley

Driving Sideways by Jess Riley was a fun read. I loved the one-liners and the way the story took the reader across the country on a journey. This was a quick, fun, summer read -- I highly recommend this one to female staff, teachers, and even junior and senior girls who like realistic fiction.

Better yet was meeting the author, Jess Riley. She agreed to meet with our book club on Wednesday evening. Like her main character, Leigh, I felt like Jess would fit in perfectly with my friends -- quick-witted, fun, and intelligent. It truly was a great experience to meet her.

Thank you, Jess, for being a part of the Jemima J's for the evening! I am looking forward to your next book!

Middle School Book Club Discussion

Although our book club isn't officially meeting this summer, I did recommend a book that I thought many of you would enjoy: What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell.

For those of you who have had the chance to read it, what did you think?

I felt transported back to 1947 -- everything seemed so romantic. I could just picture the women smoking their cigarettes and the men drinking their scotches while post-war music played in the background.