The Apothecary by Maile Meloy – Review
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: October 4, 2011 ISBN: 9780399256271 368 Pages Fiction: Middle GradePublisher’s Description:It’s 1952 and the Scott family has...
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The title “Princess Academy” brings to mind connotations of everything pink and girly (and let’s face it, that cover is pretty feminine too), but as with the first book in the series, this book is...
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My husband and I take turns reading to our boys each night before bed. He has been making his way through the Warriors series by Erin Hunter, and I have been reading through the Percy Jackson series by...
View ArticleWish List Additions
The other day I started jotting down books to add to my wish list, and realized that I haven’t done one of these posts in a very long time. In part because I have gotten into the habit of adding books...
View ArticleMailbox Monday – September 10
Mailbox Monday is on tour for the month of September at Book N Around. Last week I received:Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull – from the publisher via LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer’s...
View ArticleToes by Tor Seidler
My eleven-year-old son checked this book out from his school library and read it during study hall. He surprised me after school the other day by bringing me a book report that he had written in hopes...
View ArticleSummer and Bird by Katherine Catmull
This novel is a story about two young sisters who are named Summer and Bird. One day their parents disappear, and their mother leaves behind a letter written in pictures. Summer and Bird interpret the...
View ArticleMailbox Monday – October 22
Mailbox Monday is at the Mailbox Monday site for the month of October. Last week I received:Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson – via LibraryThing. Releases October 30, 2012.The New York Times–bestselling author...
View ArticleMutiny in Time by James Dashner
I am a sucker for time travel stories at any reading level, and was drawn to this one because my eleven-year-old son had read it and enjoyed it. A Mutiny in Time is Book One in The Infinity Ring...
View ArticleDivide and Conquer by Carrie Ryan – Infinity Ring Book 2
Divide and Conquer is the sequel to Mutiny in Time by James Dashner. The Infinity Ring series is slated to have seven books total written by various middle grade authors. I recommend these books...
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