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All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown

All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown by Sydney Taylor So, technically, this is the third All-of-a-Kind Family book.  It’s also one of the best. Taylor wrote All-of-a-Kind Family, More All-of-a-Kind Family and All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown then nearly 20 years later, she added two additional … Continue reading

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More All-of-a-Kind Family

More All-Of-A-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor It is nothing short of tragic that the All-of-a-Kind Family series is out of print.  I have the whole set, carefully guarded since childhood, but it is just so sad that they are so … Continue reading

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All-of-a-Kind Family

All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor It’s almost harder to write about books that you treasure, and this one would quite certainly make my short list of best chapter books ever.  Set in turn-of-the-century New York City, Taylor’s book is based … Continue reading

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser  Interior Illustrations by Karina Yan Glaser Jacket Illustration by Karl James Mountford Adorable Map Endpapers by Jennifer Thermes Only a few days before Christmas the Vanderbeeker parents must give their children … Continue reading

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Level M Books!

My earlier panic over not having any good Level M books to recommend to you has subsided. For ten years one of my strengths as an educator was matching readers with books they could read and enjoy, so I’m going … Continue reading

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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

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