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I like Hester Browne's books. Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series is also a fun read. If you're looking for a more serious book, Sarah's Key is great.

Is it "Francesca...Baby?"

This movie was based on the book by the same name.

Is it Outlander by Diana Gabaldon? It sounds sort of like what you described, only I think that was more Scotland based. A woman finds an arrangement of rocks and is transported back in time where...

Is it Francesca... Baby? By Joan Oppenheimer? I never read the book, but my sister had it and I remember seeing it.

Though it doesn't sound exactly the same, what you wrote reminds me of the story "The Count of Monte Cristo," which is older than the 1930s and 40s, but maybe the author based his book off the plot?

This might be one of the books that went along with "Rose Petal Place." I never saw the cartoon myself, but I used to see the toy dolls and books in the toy stores when I was little. I think what you...

I know Summer's over, but these are a few books that are great to read anytime:
Beauty, by Robin McKinley
Catherine, Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
The Nanny...

I remember seeing a cute children's book that I believe involved a grandmother and her granddaughter--or a mother and her daughter? I think they were mice. The mother is making up a story, and the...