Monthly Archives: May 2013

Animal Rescue Team: Special Delivery

Animal Rescue Team: Special Delivery! by Sue Stauffacher Keisha Carter’s parents in the business of rescuing animals and the way they go about things, it’s a family affair.  Keisha and her little brother Razi are allowed in on the action, … Continue reading

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Honus and Me

Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman This is the first installment in Gutman’s Baseball Card Adventure series.  Joe Stoshack is just a normal kid and struggling member of his baseball team.  Between his lack of sports … Continue reading

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Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret At 12 years old, Peg is suddenly stricken by polio.  Her quick thinking parents manage to get her medical care almost immediately, greatly improving her chances.  Nonetheless, her case is … Continue reading

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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall The Penderwick girls, their father and their beloved dog Hound are off to a summer rental cottage.  What they did not expect … Continue reading

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Eleanor and Park

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Like many teenagers, Park is trying to fly under the radar.  Neither cool enough to be popular, or uncool enough to be excluded, he aims for near invisibility.  Eleanor has no choice.  Her family … Continue reading

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Sapphire Blue

Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier This is the second book in the Ruby Red trilogy. Book 1: Ruby Red Book 3: Emerald Green Sapphire Blue picks up where Ruby Red left off.  Sort of.  The prologue is about two characters that you’ve met in … 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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The First Four Years

The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder A rather lengthy introduction in my copy informs us that this is printed pretty much from a draft by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  It was published well after her death, and therefore never had … Continue reading

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Envy

Envy by Anna Godbersen This is the third book in the Luxe series:  The Luxe (#1), Rumors (#2) Sometimes I think Anna Godbersen might hate her readers.  I can’t think of any other reasonable explanation for why she makes such … Continue reading

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Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid by Lemony Snicket For those of you who are unfamiliar with Lemony Snicket (perhaps you were nowhere near the world of children’s literature around the turn of the century – the 2000s that is) … Continue reading

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