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Cindy M
An accountant and CPA by profession, I found myself a book reviewer for Squeaky Clean Reads by happenstance. When the opportunity came to transform that website into Compass Book Ratings, I was excited to seize it and meld my business background with my love of books. As the mother of three teenage sons, I have read a large number of children and young adult books and I believe that there is great value in a content review service. As much as we would love to read everything our children read, there just isn’t enough time. I also appreciate being able to select books for myself that are really worth my precious and limited reading time. I believe there is a book out there for everyone–they just have to find it!
"Mickey Cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head." Thus begins Chomp by Carl Hiaasen.  Chomp is Carl Hiaasen's fourth book for children and l…
The Lost Hero is the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan.  This new series is a companion to the Percy Jackson series and while some of the characters cross-over, the …
Unexpected.  Cornelia Funke somehow always manages to deliver the unexpected.  I have never been able to nail down exactly what it is about her style and stories, but they have a fresh feel-…
Looking for the perfect gift for Father's Day?  How about a book?  Compass Book Ratings has some book suggestions for Dad.  We gathered some of our favorite books from a range of genres.  All the book…
It is so rare to find perfection, but this book is practically perfect.  Shane by Jack Schaefer is the quintessential Western.  As tauntly written as its protoganist, this book delivers a vibrant stor…
Congratulations to the 3 Winners of the Little Miss Austen Board Book Giveaway! Kelly, Sue, and Jeni   As part of the giveaway we polled you for your favorite Jane Austen Book.  It was neck-in…
The whimsically named A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar is anything but whimsical.  (And ironically, there is very little actual cycling.)  Instead it is a somber book that alternates between Eva Engl…
Written by the prolific James Patterson in conjunction with Chris Tebbetts, Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life jumps on the band wagon spawned by Diary of a Wimpy Kid and continued in the serie…
The Newbery Award is an annual award given by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature in the prior year.  The first year it was award…
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is more than a World War II story.  Although a large portion of the book focuses on events during World War II, this book is really a biography of Louis Zamperini and his…
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary is a classic for a reason.  Ralph, the protaganist, may be a mouse, but he has sentiments and feelings that young children can easily relate to.  Under that mouse skin,…
Enter to win a 4 book set of board books. 3 Sets will be given away. Titles include: Pride and Prejudice Jane Eyre Romeo and Juliet Alice in Wonderland  Giveaway Runs 5/…