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Emily
I read anything and everything. I love the smell of books. My kids giggle at me when I open a new box of books from Amazon and I inhale the new pages and rub the shiny new spine against my face! 🙂 My husband just rolls his eyes at me and is grateful he has me on a budget! 🙂

Gregor the Overlander

Gregor the Overlander is told in true Suzanne Collins style (author of The Hunger Games): ‘Regular’ creatures made larger than life, overwhelming odds, strange companionships that just seem to work, a…
Emily

Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy is not your average spy story—nor is it your average ‘coming of age’ story.  There is a great deal of depth as we follow Harriet through a very difficult time in her life.  F…
Emily

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy is a very special book.  It is by no means a ‘feel-good’ book, but it is one of the most amazing books I’ve ever read.  Everything in this book is …
Emily

Flawless

What do you see when you look in the mirror?  Do you see all your flaws or are you happy with what you look like and who you are?  When Sarah looks in the mirror, all she can see is her huge nose.  As…
Emily

My Father’s Dragon

What a sweet, clever, and absolutely charming little tale!  I smiled through the whole adventure of little Elmer Elevator trying to save the poor baby dragon from the mean animals of Wild Island!  It …
Emily

Like Jake and Me

Like Jake and Me is a fabulous example of a book that says a lot with very few words.  Little Alex is trying to help his step-father, Jake, but is usually brushed off with that age-old phrase, “Maybe …
Emily

Count Down to Love

If you are a fan of the reality TV show ‘The Bachelor’, you will love this book!  The antics of the girls are hilarious—petty and shallow, yet endearing all the same.  It is a very contempor…
Emily

James and the Giant Peach

I’m sure I’ve said this before, but no one can tell a kids’ story like Roald Dahl.  Where did he come up with these ideas?  James is such a sad little boy and you feel so sorry for him.  Then comes th…
Emily

Written on the Knee

I am not usually one to enjoy a memoir or biography, however, Written on the Knee had me entranced from the first entry!  I learned not only a great deal about a part of WWII that I hadn’t even known …
Emily

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

In Diary of a Wimpy Kid we find a classic and fantastically funny example of the foibles, follies and funnies of middle school!  We’re taken on a tour de force of all the most embarrassing, frustratin…
Emily

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time is the epitome of children’s fantasy.  It is shrouded in mystery and magic and even an intergalactic rescue!  The story is fast paced and intelligent and the characters are endearing…
Emily

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted is one of my favorite fairy tale retellings of all time.  It’s a perfect fantasy: A ‘damsel in distress’, a prince, an indifferent parent, fairies (including a fairy godmother!), m…
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