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How to Read Greenglass House, A Guide

Greenglass House by Kate Milford Step 1: Purchase Greenglass House.  Go to your local indie bookstore or click on the link and order it, but it’s best to own it.  That way you can read it at the perfect moment … Continue reading

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Monsoon Summer

Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins When Monsoon Summer opened in Berkeley with a do-gooder mother planning a trip where she was going to give back to the orphanage she was adopted from in India, I sighed a little.  I mean … Continue reading

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The Slippery Map

The Slippery Map by N.E. Bode (took me a while to get that) Gah.  Unlike the charming letter Suzanne Selfors used to begin Smells Like Treasure, N.E. Bode’s letter feels adult and dry.  Evidently our author is dealing with a … Continue reading

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The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy Dad and Papa certainly have their hands full with their four boys.  Sam is in sixth grade, trying to figure out how to be true to himself and keep his … Continue reading

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My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited by Stephane Perkins I was dying to read this from the moment I knew it existed.  After all I was a huge fan of Let it Snow! another YA holiday … Continue reading

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The Wanderer

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech Sophie is off on an adventure.  She’s sailing across the Atlantic with assorted uncles and cousins to see Bompie, her grandfather.  It is her voice that brings us into the story and carries us through … Continue reading

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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

Alcatraz #1: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson It took me forever to read this.  It shouldn’t have taken me so long; it’s not a particularly thick book, but I just couldn’t get into it.  The narrator (who … Continue reading

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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

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Lola and the Boy Next Door

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins It’s a terrible thing to have to follow a book like Anna and the French Kiss.  And maybe because it is such a hard thing, Perkins trots Anna and Etienne out … Continue reading

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