Review: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series #1 YA Fiction/Adventure/Fantasy, Published 2008 Read June 2010, 375 pp. Challenges: 2010 YA Reading Challenge, Series IV Challenge Shelf Life: 1 year, which is 1 year too long! – Purchased 6-1-09 Verdict: 5/5 Book Blurb: He holds the secret that can end the [...]

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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Children’s Fiction, Published 1961 J. Kaye’s Book Blog – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge #2 Read Oct 2009 5/5 Recommended for anyone who loves dogs. From the cover: A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country.  Old Dan had the brawn, [...]

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

YA Book Challenge 2009, Series Challenge III YA fiction, Published 2007 Read Dec 2009 Rating: 5/5 Movie Rating: PG Recommended to anyone who is in or ever went to middle school. It’s a new year at middle school and Greg Heffley’s mom has given him a journal to hopefully reign in some of his obnoxious [...]

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret – Review

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Children’s Fiction, Published 2007 2008 Caldecott Medal Finalist J. Kaye’s Book Blog – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge #1 Read Sept 2009 5/5 From the Cover: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on [...]

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