Light from a Distant Star (Audiobook)

from Bookbets50

Nellie Peck is a young girl determined to do the right thing in spite of many obstacles. The book is reminiscent of To Kill A Mockingbird, complete with several quirky characters and moral dilemmas. I liked it-thought it was a little long but definitely worth reading.

from GreatImaginations

This was seriously one of the strangest books I have ever read. I'm trying to get into more literary fiction, and so far I have liked it very much. Some of the stuff I read is borderline, but I think this fit the description of literary fiction very well. It definitely had a distinct style and vo...

from howifeelaboutbooks

With the main story arc being a murder committed in a personal residence and the true killer's identity being mistaken, this book had a lot of potential, but failed to deliver. The narrator was unlikable, but not in an interesting or quirky way, just boring. Every scene that could have been clima...

from Sonya.Contreras

Written from a twelve year old girl's perspective, it contained too much profanity (maybe I'm out of touch with the gutter talk of junior high?). I was bogged down in the repetitious musings and no progress in character development.

from Kaydence

Light from a Distant Sta by: Mary McGarry Morris 5 Stars Product Details ISBN-13: 9780307451880 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Publication date: 7/17/2012 Pages: 336 Sales rank: 401,440 Product dimensions: 5.30 (w) x 7.86 (h) x 0.73 (d) Summary: Nellie is in charge of taking care of her younge...