Stars: **** I was given a copy of this book to review from the author. This book is about what really matters in life, basically that friends are more important than money. Outskirts Press published the book. The fact that it is an old lady that learns this lesson as opposed to a child makes… Read More »
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
August 2, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** This book was read for the Numbers Challenge and Newbery Project. Walk Two Moons won the 1995 Newbery Medal. Summary: “As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe’s outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold – the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.”… Read More »
Good Work Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
August 2, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***** This book was re-read for the Heart of a Child Challenge. I remember reading a lot of Amelia Bedelia as a child. The stories combined with the illustrations by Lynn Sweat make this set of books hilarious to both child and adult. In case you aren’t familiar with Amelia Bedelia, she is a… Read More »
The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit
July 28, 2008 by ·
Stars: ****1/2 This book was read for the Here Be Dragons Challenge, Initials Challenge and the Spring Reading Thing 2008. This is the first book by Edith Nesbit I’ve read although there is at least one more I’m planning to read this year. This book was first published in the year 1900. This book is… Read More »
The Boy From Earth by Richard Scrimger
July 1, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** Tundra Books published this book but I did not receive it as a review book. I just picked it up on my own. It was read for the Canadian Book challenge. It’s actually also the 4th in a series of which I haven’t read any of the first three. Oh well I like… Read More »
Falcon and the Charles Street Witch by Luli Gray
July 1, 2008 by ·
Stars: *** This book was read for the Here Be Dragons and Once Upon a Time challenges. This book was not as good as first one. Toody falls out of plane and Falcon jumps out after him. Falcon survives, but what about toody? Dirus Horribilus, an old dragon takes Falcon to save Toody. That’s the… Read More »
Falcon’s Egg by Luli Gray
July 1, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** This book was read for the Here Be Dragons and Once Upon a Time Challenges. The title is a little misleading because it make you think the egg belongs to a falcon bird. However in this case, the girl’s name is Falcon and the egg she finds is that of a dragon! I… Read More »
