Category Archives: Tween

Garden Princess

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mrs.N

Garden Princess by Kristin Kladstrup Princess Adela loves her gardens, yet not in that distant dreamy way you might assume of a princess.  She actually loves the act of gardening, weeding, planting bulbs, all of it.  It’s a huge part … Continue reading →

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Honus and Me

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Mrs.N

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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Sapphire Blue

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Mrs.N

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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The First Four Years

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mrs.N

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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Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Mrs.N

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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Orwell’s Luck

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Mrs.N

Orwell’s Luck by Richard W. Jennings The narrator encounters an injured rabbit in her yard.  Determined that he will survive, she takes him into her home and nurses him back to life.  Although his back feet are paralyzed at first, … Continue reading →

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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Mrs.N

Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time by Lisa Yee Stanford has never been good at school, but he is good at basketball. In fact, he’s great at basketball.  But a failing grade in English means he’s bound for summer school and not … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Mrs.N

The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang This review was originally posted January 14, 2012 “In Chinese if you want to say that something good may turn into something bad or vice versa, you say ‘Sai weng … Continue reading →

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Miracle on 49th Street

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mrs.N

Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica Well, this certainly was interesting.  Molly’s mother has recently passed away from cancer and Molly is in the care of one of her mother’s oldest friends.  But Molly dreams of a relationship with … Continue reading →

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These Happy Golden Years

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Mrs.N

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder At the end of Little Town on the Prairie Laura has earned her teaching certificate, and so as These Happy Golden Years opens, she’s off to teach school for the first time.  She’s … Continue reading →

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