After reviewing the third book in this series, I sought out the first book to see how it measured up. I am delighted to report that The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade did not disappoint. Spy…
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud and its main character, Bartimaeus, rock! There is just no other way to say it. This book introduces us to Nathaniel, an apprentice magician, and to Bartimae…
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show”
So begins the delightful tale of David Copperfield, Charles Dic…
It is so difficult to begin new life with someone. If you add to that that the someone you just married is a widower with children, then it gets even more complicated. To add to that mix, you’ll be …
My Ántonia is a portrait of a life well lived that begins in early childhood and moves all the way through adulthood—with all the foibles and mishaps in between. What a beautiful, lovely, rambling na…
What a lovely, exciting and thorough story! By the time I finished this book, I felt like it could be possible for me to walk through Venice and name every building I saw! I loved the hist…
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…
