Category Archives: Middle Grades

Witch in the House

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Mrs. N

Witch in the House by Ruth Chew Witch in the House may be a dangerous book to let your kids get a hold of.  The absolute highlight of the book is a flying bathmat named Pinky, who answers questions by … Continue reading →

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The Witch and the Ring

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Mrs. N

Well, I can’t say as this is the best written Ruth Chew book I’ve read.  It’s actually pretty marginal.  Charlotte and Walt get a magic ring out of one of those supermarket vending machines designed to lure children into squandering … Continue reading →

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What the Witch Left

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Mrs. N

What the Witch Left by Ruth Chew Friends Louise and Katy are playing in Katy’s room when Louise becomes curious about the tall chest of drawers.  Louise pressures Katy into opening the locked bottom drawer where they discover lots of … Continue reading →

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The Witch at the Window

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Mrs. N

The Witch at the Windowby Ruth Chew Marjorie and Nick are not the brightest of children.  They befriend a talking bird and think nothing of it.  Clearly they are not able to see the distinction between birds that talk in … Continue reading →

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No Such Thing as a Witch

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Mrs. N

No Such Thing as a Witch by Ruth Chew My copy of No Such Thing As a Witch is so well worn and well loved that it lives its life inside a ziploc bag.  When you take it out little … Continue reading →

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Bloomability

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Mrs. N

Bloomability by Sharon Creech Can we discuss how awful that cover on the right is?  I don’t know how you’d convince a kid to read a book with that cover.  Any kid I know would either say “ew” and put … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mrs. N

by Tom Angleberger I don’t know about you, but middle school pretty much ranks way up there in the contest for worst years of my life.  The Strange Case of Origami Yoda does an amazing job of capturing all of … Continue reading →

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Extra Credit

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Mrs. N

Extra Credit by Andrew Clements Books about school are Andrew Clements’ thing.  It’s what he does.  I’d fully intended to devote a whole week to him, but then September kind of got away from me.  So I’m going with his … Continue reading →

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The Homework Machine

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Mrs. N

The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman It’s only been a few years since I finally was able to walk away from a book. I’ve always been a finish it at all costs kind of reader.  So, I’ve always been pretty … Continue reading →

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Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Mrs. N

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar Yet another installment of the Wayside School series.  After two hundred and forty three days, the yard teacher, Louis, has finally fixed up the school after a cow invasion.  The students … Continue reading →

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