A School of Her Own

6 best books like A School of Her Own (Arleta Richardson): Other Words for Home, The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty, The Book Charmer, Kindred Souls, Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution, Mother

Other Words for Home

Author

Jasmine Warga

I am learning how to be
sad
and happy
at the same time.

Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati...

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty

Author	Susan Page
ISBN	1549170015

A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history.

Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country’s most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told.

THE MATRIARCH tells...

The Book Charmer

Author	Karen Hawkins
ISBN	1982105542

The New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular MacLean Curse series crafts a charming and evocative story about a picturesque Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a magical friendship that will change their lives forever.

The residents of Dove Pond, North Carolina,...

Kindred Souls

Author	Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN	0060522976

Jake’s grandfather, Billy, hears the talk of birds, is eighty-eight years old, and is going to live forever. Even when Billy gets sick, Jake knows that everything will go on as always. But there’s one thing Billy wants: to rebuild the sod house where he grew up. Can Jake give him this one special thing?

From...

Sophia's War: A Tale of the Revolution

Author	Avi
ISBN	1442414413

Lives hang in the balance in this gripping Revolutionary War adventure from a beloved Newbery Medalist.

In 1776, young Sophia Calderwood witnesses the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which is newly occupied by the British army. Sophia is horrified by the event and resolves to do...

Mother

Author	Kathleen Thompson Norris
ISBN	1929241178

This is a difficult age to be a woman. The woman who aspires to raise children for the glory of God, to develop the ministry of the home, or to co-labor with her husband is deemed “old-fashioned” or “unfulfilled.” The modern lure of independence and career has bewitched an entire generation to...