Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sistersby Lesley M.M. Blume Paperback: 9780440421108, Yearling (Random House), $6.50Hardcover: 9780375835230, Knopf (Random House), $15.95This post was originally published here in May 2008. It has been edited from its original version.A quick little review for you of a fantastic book I just plucked off the shelf. Another … Continue reading Book Review: Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M.M. Blume
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Book Review: The Penderwicks/The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boyby Jeanne BirdsallHardcover: 9780375831430, Knopf (Random House), $15.95Paperback: 9780440420477, Yearling (Random House), $6.99 The Penderwicks on Gardam Streetby Jeanne BirdsallHardcover: 9780375840906, Knopf (Random House), $15.99Paperback: 9780440422037, Yearling (Random House), $7.99This post was originally published here in May 2008. This post has been … Continue reading Book Review: The Penderwicks/The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
Book Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Societyby Trenton Lee Stewart, illustrated by Carson Ellis Hardcover: 9780316057776, Little, Brown (Hachette), $17.99Paperback: 9780316003957, Little, Brown, $6.99This post was originally published here in March 2008. This version on Afterthoughts... has been edited from the original post.I just finished a book called The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.First of all, … Continue reading Book Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Book Review: Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman9780547231846, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16Meggy Swann is crippled at a time when non-able-bodied people were thought to be cursed by the Devil. She must walk with two crutch-sticks to support her weak and twister legs. Her sour disposition doesn't help her make friends, but which came first – the … Continue reading Book Review: Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
Book Recommendations for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys
Emily, one of this blog's team members, and a grade school teacher, prompted this blog post. Actually, she asked me for this list over a year ago, and she knows how very, truly sorry I am that it's taken me this long to get it for her. Once I had done so, though, I thought … Continue reading Book Recommendations for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys
Book Review: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk’s Lair by R.L. LaFevers
Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk's Lairby R.L. LaFevers, illustrated by Kelly Murphy9780547238678, $15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pub. Date: June 2010I'm so excited about this series! It's the perfect blend of text and pictures, adventure and fun, risk but happy endings.In this second book, Nathaniel and Aunt Phil (who's really a cousin), and of … Continue reading Book Review: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk’s Lair by R.L. LaFevers
Book Review: The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry
The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Jules Feiffer 9780547238692, $16, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pub. Date: April 2010 Though Princess Patricia Priscilla has everything she could ever want she is utterly bored. To escape her boredom, Princess Patricia Priscilla switches places with her chambermaid Tess, and becomes simple Pat, just another village child going … Continue reading Book Review: The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry
Jerry Pinkney & Rebecca Stead Interviews in Shelf Awareness
I know, I know, I'm probably the last person to post about the 2010 Newbery & Caldecott Medal winners, but I figured you would have heard about them already. What I don't know if you've read are these two interviews in last week's Shelf Awareness. Shelf Awareness is a publication primarily for booksellers. It comes … Continue reading Jerry Pinkney & Rebecca Stead Interviews in Shelf Awareness
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