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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Mockingjay
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3) Link to The Hunger Games. Link to Catching Fire. In the third book of the Hunger Games series Suzanne Collins takes things to a new level. Where the violence up until now has … Continue reading
Miracles on Maple Hill
Miracles on Maple Hill Marly’s father hasn’t been the same since he came home from the war. His time as a POW has changed him and the whole family is on edge. They all hope that some time away from … Continue reading
Dumpling Days
Dumpling Days by Grace Lin This is the third book in the series that includes Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat. During summer break, Pacy and her family are headed to Taiwan, but Pacy’s not exactly overjoyed. … Continue reading
Catching Fire
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, Book 2) by Suzanne Collins Hunger Games review available here. Mockingjay review available here. When the first in a series is as tense and captivating as The Hunger Games, it is almost inevitable that readers … Continue reading
Maggie & Oliver or A Bone of One’s Own
Maggie & Oliver or A Bone of One’s Own by Jennifer Thermes I grabbed this off the new books shelf at my local library because I never could resist a scampish dog and it did look so old-fashioned and heartwarming. … Continue reading
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Found
Found (The Missing, Book 1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix I started this book with much anticipation. It’s certainly had plenty of hype. When people find out you read children’s books or YA, this is one of the books they ask … Continue reading
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins So should you let your child read The Hunger Games? How violent is it? What age group is it appropriate for? Obviously whether or not a child should read this book, and at what … Continue reading
Rumors
Rumors (Luxe, Book 2) by Anna Godbersen I don’t know if it’s because I had lowered my expectations after reading The Luxe or I just need something entirely without intellectual value, but I enjoyed this more than its predecessor. Rumors … Continue reading
Silk Umbrellas
Noi’s family is suffering because demand for housing is destroying their agrarian way of life. Developers are buying up farm land in order to build vacation homes for city dwellers and foreigners. Noi’s father, who had always worked in the … Continue reading
May Miscellany
Another year, another mish-mosh o’ May. I have all sorts of books for all sorts of age groups ready to go for this month, not to mention our star of the moment, The Hunger Games. So don’t be a stranger, … Continue reading
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