What about Cimmaron?

What About Cimmaron? by Lauraine Snelling Children’s Fiction, Published 2008 Read May 2012, 96 pp. 2/5 Stars Book Blurb: Sarah loves living in the pristine Toutle Valley with her parents, her sister Kathy, and her horse, Cimmaron. They are all used to occasional tremors from nearby Mount St. Helens. But when the volcano erupts, Sarah’s [...]

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Review: The Humming Room – inspired by The Secret Garden

The Humming Room by Ellen Potter Children’s Fiction, Published February 28, 2012 Read: Feb 2012, 192 pp. Challenges: 2012 NetGalley Reading Challenge 5/5  ❤❤❤❤❤ Book Blurb: A novel inspired by The Secret Garden–classic! Hiding is Roo Fanshaw’s special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to disappear at a moment’s notice. When [...]

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Review: Magyk

Magyk by Angie Sage Septimus Heap Series #1 YA Fiction/Adventure/Fantasy, Published 2005 Challenges: YA, Series IV Read: Oct 2010, 560 pp. Shelf Life: 2.5 years – Purchased: 3-19-08 Verdict: 5/5 Book Blurb: Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife.  That same night, [...]

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from the shelves of mel: The Lightning Thief

Will Percy Jackson and his friends find Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt?

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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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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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Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery

Anne’s House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables Series #5 Fiction, Originally Published 1917 E-Book from MobileRead Read Aug.-Sept. 2008 4/5 From the Cover: Anne’s own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and in the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their [...]

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Children’s Book Week May 12-18

So I just saw on Amazon, which I really peruse more than I should, that this week is Children’s Book Week. Even though it’s already Wednesday, I’ve decided to put my other books aside and read a few children’s books that I have on my shelves. To find out more about it, go to www.bookweekonline.com, [...]

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