How scary it must be to live in a haunted house. Hannah and her twin sister Anna (and their family) have moved into a house that is purported to be haunted by a ghost with green eyes. But ghosts are…
Ah, the joys of the Greeks and Mythology! This little book is a ‘Classic Start’—in other words, it’s a watered-down version intended to whet the appetites of young readers for the originals. I l…
The Very Little Princess: Rose’s Story is the sweetest little princess story! What little girl doesn’t secretly wish she is a princess…or wish that her dolls are real and can talk to her! Of course,…
Meet the Scary Children (or Skary Childrin, as spelled by Beatrice): Adelaide is shunned because everyone believes she is a werewolf! Yes, her ears are pointed, her fingernails look more like claws,…
“This is where the story changes,” Valerie whispered to me from behind her hands. “If Dante says yes, the story goes one way. If he says no…”How often do we really think about the things we do and th…
What happens if you take a very dusty and filthy house, and leave your atomic nightlight on unsupervised? You get huge mutant dust bunnies who eat all the trick-or-treaters in town! Now Stone Rabbit…
From the title, and even the cover art, of this book, I admit that I was expecting something in the way of a silly spooky teen story to get you ready for Halloween. Wasn’t I surprised to find, i…
If you are in the mood for a light, fun, frivolous read, you might want to make a different book selection. If you are ready for something meatier and a bit painful, Breathless by Lurlene Daniel will…
Refreshingly, Powerless is a superhero story about a truly ordinary hero. In this solidly-crafted story, the reader follows twelve year-old Daniel, the new kid in town, as he discovers that some of t…
The Hourglass Door is engrossing from page one. The tension of crushes and spats with friends send you traveling back to your days in high school! It’s a perfect read for young adults—the average so…
Wow. The Golden Spiral is the perfect example of why time travel—whether possible or not—should not be messed with! What a ride! We experience with Abby the horrors of having someone mess with your…
Gregor and the Code of Claw marks the end of our adventures in the Underland with Gregor and his friends and family. This book had even ‘more’ than the others in the series: More indepth characters, …
