Category Archives: Tween

October Giveaway – The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Mrs. N

Today I have a giveaway for you – The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams. Abbie is a fifth grader who also happens to be a witch.  In fact, her whole family has magical powers.  And Abbie’s certainly got her hands … Continue reading →

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House of Many Ways

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Mrs. N

I have to say, I love this nearly as much as Howl’s Moving Castle. Charmain has been brought up to be very respectable but not at all useful.  When she goes to watch over her Great-Uncle William’s house her only … Continue reading →

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Castle in the Air

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Mrs. N

This book is billed as the second book in the Howl’s Moving Castle trilogy, but if your kids (or you) are anything like me, they’ll spend the whole book waiting for Howl to show up and not really enjoy or … Continue reading →

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Howl’s Moving Castle

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Mrs. N

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones We’ve been a little witch heavy this month to be sure, but here is your remedy.  One powerful, vain, girl-crazy wizard plus his incredible moving castle. I seriously love this book.  I love … Continue reading →

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The Witches

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Mrs. N

Those of you who only are familiar with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory may not know that no one does creepy like Roald Dahl.  A collection of his short stories that I read when I was eight has traumatized me … Continue reading →

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Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Mrs. N

E. L. Konigsburg writes hard books.  It’s too bad in a way, because they really are exceptional, but I believe grown-ups are often guilty of pushing them on children before they are ready. If a child is faced with a … 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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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Mrs. N

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney is huge and it’s only getting bigger. This past year it was made into a movie, effectively creating even more devotees. The fifth book in the series becomes available on November 9th … Continue reading →

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The Princess and Curdie

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Mrs. N

The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald Folks, sometimes I read a book just so you don’t have to.  It was an absolute slog trying to get through this sequel to The Princess and the Goblin.  MacDonald, a minister, is … Continue reading →

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