Book review by Judy Watters Haven Kimmel portrays the innocence that childhood holds in A Girl Named Zippy. The nickname Zippy is so appropriate for this little girl as she is seen as the classroom menace and the neighborhood nuisance. Teachers dismiss her as a clown and neighbors slam doors in her face. But Zippy’s Read more
October 26, 2009 in Book Reviews by Judy Watters
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Reviewed by Judy Watters In the world of dysfunctional family memoirs, Broken Birds has found a home. With the skillful writing of Jeannette Katzir, I found her story to be spellbinding. The memoir opens with a family of five grown siblings in the courtroom, four against one. I found it humorous as an immediate crash Read more
October 25, 2009 in Book Reviews by Judy Watters
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