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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!
The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins is one of our most requested titles for content analysis and review.  With the recent release of the movie, there has been a resurgence in interest.  (The fact that …
Make no mistake, Science Fair by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is pretty silly stuff and all about fun.  Levitating frogs, countries with a shortage of vowels, and car chases in Weinerm…
Congratulations to Marjorie, the winner of a Copy of I, Emma Freke by Elizabeth Atkison I, Emma Freke is a middle-grade reader recommended for ages 12+. [button link="https://www.compassbookratings.…
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley is the 2012 Micheal L. Printz Award Winner.  Two seemingly unrelated stories, both in content and style, are brought together in this tale of brothers, wood…
Compass Book Ratings is pleased to join with Bookshop Benicia in co-hosting a book signing by Jacqueline Harvey. Jacqueline, an Australian native,  is the author of the Alice-Miranda Book Series …
Blake Winters is not happy to be spending some time in Oxford. Although his younger sister thrives in the book-filled academic environment, Blake feels awkward and out of place, and all he wants is to…
Originally published in 1990, The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Ruth Sanderson was re-released this month with a new cover and design.  A picture book targeted at older readers, this book's artwork mak…
Geraldine Brooks immerses the reader into the village of Eyam and the devastating despair of the plague in Year of Wonders.  Voiced by the protagonist, Anna Firth, the style is spot-on for the year 16…
Meet Sadie Hoffmiller:  57 year old sleuth with a little spunk and a whole lot of refreshing reality. The seventh book in the Culinary Mystery series starts slowly, especially for a reader new to the …
The Catch by Rick Jasper is the first in a six-book series, Travel Team.  Each book in the series follows a different player of the U17 Las Vegas Roadrunners baseball team with a different sports-rela…
You don't have to be a book lover to love this YouTube Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVcQnyEIT8…
In a style similar to his The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson wraps up a slice of history with an entwining narrative line.  This time the history is Germany in the 1930’s during Hitler’s ascensi…