Author Archives: Mrs.N

To Oz and Back

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Mrs.N

To Oz and Back: A Bones & the Duchess Mystery (Bones and the Duchess Mysteries) by Alexandra Eden This is a truly awful book.  It is poorly written, boring, unrelatable, completely unaware of its audience and sometimes downright offensive. Right … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Prank that Stank

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Mrs.N

The Case of the Prank that Stank #1 (Wright & Wong) by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz Agatha befriended Orville in the second grade because she couldn’t stand how Orville was getting bullied. Five years later, in an ironic … Continue reading →

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April is Still Autism Awareness Month

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Mrs.N

Last year I was able to devote an entire month to books featuring characters with ASD.  This year I am proud to continue review these books.  Please forgive the reposting, but this is what I wrote last year about awareness … Continue reading →

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Opening Day!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Mrs.N

Baseball season starts in just 2 days!!  Are you ready?  I’m afraid I’m not reviewing any baseball books this month, but check out this great list of books about baseball I’ve already written up.  Play ball! For Primary Grades Baseball … Continue reading →

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Amelia Hits the Road

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Mrs.N

Amelia’s Are-We-There-Yet Longest Ever Car Trip by Marissa Moss Amelia Hits the Road and Amelia’s Are-We-There-Yet Longest Ever Car Trip appear to be the same book, but I cannot guarantee it, having only Amelia Hits the Road in my possession. … Continue reading →

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The Map of Me

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Mrs.N

The Map of Me by Tami Lewis Brown Margie feels lost.  Perpetually in the shadow of her brilliant baby sister Peep, worried sick about upsetting her Daddy and surrounded by her mother’s overwhelming collection of poultry, Margie feels thoroughly unimportant.  … Continue reading →

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Going Bovine

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Mrs.N

Going Bovine by Libba Bray It’s never easy for me to write up a book that I don’t enjoy.  So much of your personal enjoyment of something depends on your own interests and tastes.  Reading Going Bovine is one of … Continue reading →

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Rules of the Road

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Mrs.N

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer There is little in this book that you would expect to find in a teen novel.  There is no romance, no conflict between friends and since it is summer, high school doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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The Diary of Melanie Martin: or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Mrs.N

The Diary of Melanie Martin: or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza (Melanie Martin Novels) by Carol Weston This was a perfectly adequate middle grades travel book written in a diary format.  Melanie … Continue reading →

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Jerk, California

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Mrs.N

Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen Living in a small town in Minnesota, Sam Carrier’s world has always been defined by other people and his Tourette Syndrome.  His self-worth (or lack thereof) is a product of the intense bullying he suffers … Continue reading →

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