Plumfield Moms

Jack and Jill: A Village Story

Reviewed by Sara Masarik
When I read Jack and Jill for the first time, I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t overly impressed with it. However, when I read it aloud to my children, I saw it through new eyes. I saw how exciting it was to young readers. It was funny and creative and full of boyish hijinks. It quickly became one of my favorite Alcott books. Read the full review

Jack vs. The Tornado

Reviewed by Sara Masarik
Jack’s family lives in rural Illinois on a multigenerational family farm. The story opens with Jack lamenting that the worst birthday present a kid could get is to have to move away from the farm (and his amazing barn fort) and to move to the suburbs. Jack’s grandparents and parents never have enough money in the bank to pay all of the bills on time. And so, Jack’s father travels to Wisconsin to do construction work to try to make up the difference, but it is time to sell the farm. Jack is miserable and resigned to hate their new home. Read the full review

Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key

Reviewed by Sara Masarik
S. D. Smith says that he writes new books with old souls. But this time, he is joined by a new author with an old soul, his sixteen-year-old son, Josiah. Together, they take us on an adventure into the space between twelve worlds with peoples and politics just like ours and completely different at the same time... Read the full review