This is a cute craft book with ideas of art you can leave in different places to make life a little more interesting. For instance, you can make a little cork sail boat to leave in a public fountain or sink. Spruce up a chair by putting baby socks on the feet of the chair…
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The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Tom Ward, the seventh son of a seventh son, has the disturbing ability to sense ghosts and other beasties that go bump in the night. He’d rather not have this “gift, but it is something from which he can’t escape. When Tom reluctantly begins an apprenticeship with the Spook, a person who rids the County…
How Do You Burp in Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know by Susan E. Goodman
This book is like a travel guide for visiting space and has all kinds of fun facts about what you need to know to have a good visit. It was fun to think about what I would take to space with me. Some things I think of taking don't make sense because of the lack…
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
In Ann M. Martin's newest novel entitled Rain Reign, we meet 5th grader Rose Howard who is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. This beautiful novel is told through her voice. Rose is obsessed with homonyms (which are words that sound alike but are spelled differently; like the title of this book Rain Reign). No one seems to understand her…not…
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief and Sinister by Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, and Emma Trevayne
Within a collection of short stories, especially with a variety of authors, there will always be some hits and some misses...but most of these 36 tales were hits! Some were more memorable than others, but all of them were entertaining, just the right amount of creepy, and well-written. Some would be fun to read aloud.…
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
It's the middle of winter at Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn on the side of a steep hill. The only way up is a creaky old cable car or a long hike up the stairs. The house used to belong to the famous smuggler Doc Holliday, who disappeared mysteriously some years ago. Twelve-year old…
Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick
Twelve year old Zane Dupree and his dog, Bandy, travel to New Orleans to meet his deceased father’s grandmother, Miss Trissy. While there, Zane finds himself trying to survive Hurricane Katrina all by himself. This book is full of suspenseful events as he experiences the physical effects of the storm as well as how it…
Hide and Seek by Katy Grant
If you want to read a thrilling adventure that involves geocaching, Hide and Seek by Katy Grant is the one to read! Chase likes to ride his bike and look for treasures with his GPS. He finds a cache one day that has a mysterious note in it from someone who needs help. Chase investigates and finds…
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
In The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, narrator Josh Bell delivers a dynamic play-by-play of the basketball season and his middle school turmoil through poems that evoke a hip-hop vibe while telling a heartfelt tale of basketball, brotherhood, and so much more. Josh is the only middle-schooler around who can dunk, his twin brother Jordan has a mean…
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson
This is the delightful story of a young child who accompanies her father on trip in the Himalayas looking for rare and unknown plants. While there, young Lady Agatha is kidnapped by a large Yeti (abominable) because he needed someone to care for his young family. We learn all about these creatures and how they…
