When a woman discovers a rare book with connections to her past ... and her sister alone--a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own.

In Patti Callahan Henry’s new novel, “The Secret Book of Flora Lea,” 14-year-old Hazel and 5-year-old Flora Lea Linden are two such child evacuees. With only a small knapsack for their ...

Yeah, unfortunately. But now that it’s been a few days since I finished the novel, and the endorphins have gone away, I’ve come to a conclusion: I have never read such a disrespectful book. “The ...