The Best Endorsement… My 11-year-old son got to this book first. Isn’t the cover amazing? Which fantasy-loving reader wouldn’t swipe it from his mom’s to-read pile? The next day he returned it, saying, “Mom, you gotta write a review for this book and put it in your next giveaway.” Wow. That’s a great endorsement. HeContinue reading “A New Gospel-Centered Adventure Story”
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Book Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
An Irreverent Christmas Read that gets at the Heart of the Holiday Ebenezer Scrooge. The Grinch. The Herdmans. Wait. Who? Herdmans. Six children from Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever who carve out…er, or burn down a place in history as best Christmas bad guys. Yet, I had never heard of Robinson’s humorous children’sContinue reading “Book Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson”
Exploring Themes in The Wild Robot
Simple. Relatable. Human. Robot? You, like me, have probably seen the many amazing reviews for the just released The Wild Robot movie, based on The Wild Robot book by Peter Brown. While I haven’t seen the movie, I just finished the book and if you are wondering what the story is about and whether theContinue reading “Exploring Themes in The Wild Robot”
A Book Review: Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
For a history-loving hero… Heroes: A novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz is the story of Frank and Stanley, two friends living in Hawaii at the outbreak of America’s involvement in World War Two. Gratz does a great job getting us into the action quickly—Frank and Stanley are visiting a battleship that fateful DecemberContinue reading “A Book Review: Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor”
Book Review: Babymouse Tales from the Locker: Miss Communication
Growing up from graphic novels. Have a graphic novel lover? Ever wish you could get your kid to read a book with more words than pictures? I understand the graphic novel appeal because I love graphic novels myself. They are quick, often have beautiful illustrations, and pack a different punch than what can be doneContinue reading “Book Review: Babymouse Tales from the Locker: Miss Communication”
Book Review: A Sweet, Starry-Eyed Slice of Summer
Try saying that five times fast! Sweet starry-eyed slice of summer, sweetstarry-slice of summer, stweet sorry-slice… Oh, nevermind. Let’s stwitch, I mean switch gears and talk about the Penderwicks! The four Penderwick sisters and their absent-minded Father arrive at Arundel, a grand estate, where they have rented out the adjoining cottage for their summer vacation.Continue reading “Book Review: A Sweet, Starry-Eyed Slice of Summer”
Book Review: Merci Suarez Changes Gears
Pure middle school girl drama. I wasn’t ready for it. Merci Suarez isn’t ready either. Things are changing for Mercedes Suarez, a sixth-grade scholarship student at the fancy Seaward Pines. She doesn’t have one teacher this year, but lots of them. Edna, the most popular girl in their grade, has lost interest in things likeContinue reading “Book Review: Merci Suarez Changes Gears”
Book Review: The Labors of Hercules Beal
‘Life is tough,’ says the ex-Marine teacher at Hercules Beal’s new school. Hercules knows that already. He’s lost his parents and is left to the care of his older brother, who would rather be anywhere else than their family farm and nursery. In The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt, Hercules is assignedContinue reading “Book Review: The Labors of Hercules Beal”
Christmas Book Review
A Fun Christmas Read Is it too late to share a Christmas book review? I had this review written before Christmas, but didn’t get it posted until now. Whoops! Let’s just call it getting a head start…a really big head start…on next year. “’You can save her,’ Amelia said, feeling the hope rise up insideContinue reading “Christmas Book Review”