This book is hilarious! At first glance, it appears to be a simple, "girly" book with no depth, but Janette Rallison really surprised me. The dialogue is quirky, witty, and enjoyable to read. It is a …
I am hooked on Alice-Miranda, the heroine of ALICE-MIRANDA ON VACATION. I am so hooked that after having finished the second book, I am going to hunt down the first book in this series, ALICE-MIRAN…
The Mapmaker and the Ghost is part adventure story and part treasure hunt, with a friendly ghost thrown in for good measure. 11 year old Goldenrod, the brave protagonist, is a bit of a loner, but she…
Dawn Comes Early is the first book in the Last Chance Ranch series. Margaret Brownley is clearly not writing this story with the intention of strictly adhering to reality. In fact, this tale seems t…
A Boy and His Bot is a book with boy written all over it! Although anyone who enjoys imaginitive play would find a kindred spirit in the author, Daniel Wilson. This story is not about…
A fantastic retelling of the classic, Robin Hood, with a new twist! Most think Scarlet is a boy and refer to her as Will Scarlet, which is exactly as she wants it. As in the original story Scarlet is …
The Book of Three is the first book in one of my favorite children's fantasy series--The Chronicles of Prydain. It is the tale of an adventure embarked on, unintentionally, by a young Assis…
Seasons of Salvation does not tell the story of a hopeless girl--it shows it. The skilled writing takes readers on a journey through the life of an abandoned, seemingly hopeless young girl.…
Shannon Hale has an exceptional talent for developing the characters in her books and Princess Academy is no exception. The main character of this book is 14-year-old Miri who is from a very small vil…
Shannon Hale delivers again with this sensational book one of the completed four-book Bayern series. While it is an easy read, it took me a few pages to get interested, but once I did it was difficult…
Karen Thompson Walker takes a fundamental truth that humans have taken for granted, introduced a single change, and from that single premise she reveals just how fragile our human existence real…
"It begins with a death." From the first line in the book Gale Sears draws a reader into the story of a family torn apart under communist rule.
Wen-shan is sent away to Hong Kong to escape t…
