Stars: **** This book was read for the Once Upon a Time Challenge Summary: Mangus is under house arrest for confessing to being a magician when he is summoned back to the King. Mangus and his faithful servant Fabrizio are escorted to the castle where Mangus is ordered to free the King’s daughter, Princess Teresina,… Read More »
Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
July 1, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***** This book was read for the Once Upon a Time challenge. This is the story of what happened after Cinderella became engaged to Prince Charming. It shows that happy endings aren’t always happy. Although the story of Cinderalla is a young girl’s favourite and young girls like to fantasize about princes and marriage… Read More »
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
July 1, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** This book was read for the Once Upon a Time challenge and Book Awards Challenge The story of the Borrowers is quite popular but just incase there are people around that don’t know the story: Summary: Underneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers – Pod and Homily Clock and their… Read More »
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
June 10, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***1/2 This book was read for the Book Awards Challenge, 888 Challenge, Banned Books Challenge, Personal Banned Books Challenge, Decades 08 Challenge, Unread Authors and Newbery Project. Summary: Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears… Read More »
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
June 7, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** This book was read for the Book Awards, Newbery and Back to History challenges. I thought this book was quite good. It’s the story of Kit Tyler, a teenage girl who leaves her home in Barbados to come live with her Puritan relatives in the Connecticut Colony. You can imagine the culture shock… Read More »
Heidi by Johanna Spyri (and a speal on Audiobooks)
May 17, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***** This is the first audio book I’ve ever heard/read. I listened to it on my ipod mini as I walked to and from playgroups and the library with my kids. I’ve always been wary of audio books for two reasons. 1. I didn’t think they were really reading, that they didn’t count. 2.… Read More »
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
May 17, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***** This book was read for the Celebrate the Author challenge and the Heart of a Child challenge. So I read this when I was a child although I didn’t really remember much about it. What a cute little book! Just like how she captured the thoughts of Socks the cat in her book… Read More »
