This book is about a 15 year old girl named Penelope. She had just graduated from the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, and had come to a house called Ashton Place for a job interview. She was going to […]
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The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman
The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman by Ben Winters is about a girl named Bethesda. Her class is assigned a special project: Solve a mystery in your life. Bethesda is already positive she is going to do it on their drab […]
Continue reading »The Unseen World of Poppy Malone: A Gaggle of Goblins
The Unseen World of Poppy Malone: A Gaggle of Goblins is about a girl named Poppy whose parents are paranormal investigators. She is completely sick of moving to “wherever the ghosts are”. Poppy is completely sure that all of these things […]
Continue reading »The Anybodies Series
The Anybodies, The Nobodies, and The Somebodies by N. E. Bode are about a girl named Fern, who was switched at birth without her or her parents knowing until she was 11. When her real father finds her, she discovers […]
Continue reading »Julia Gillian and the Art of Knowing
Julia Gillian and the Art of Knowing by Allison McGhee is about a girl named Julia. Her life had been nearly perfect. She takes walks in the park with her parents and goes to the dog park with her best friend/dog, Bigfoot, […]
Continue reading »The Lemonade War
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies is about Evan and Jessie, a brother and a sister who are very close. They love to hang out together during the summer. Evan is excited to start fourth grade until he learns that Jessie, […]
Continue reading »Keeper
Keeper by Kathi Appelt is about a girl named Keeper who is on a quest for her mother, whom she believes is a mermaid. Keeper has been living with her mother’s friend, Signe, since her mother ‘swam away’ when Keeper was three years […]
Continue reading »The Candymakers
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass is about four kids who go into a competition to make the best new candy. Logan is the Candymaker’s son. He has lived in the candy factory since he was a baby and can detect the kind of chocolate by […]
Continue reading »Guest Post on Hank the Cowdog!
Hi! My name is Kelta and I am 7 and in 2nd grade. Audrey is my sister. She let me write a review, so here it goes! The Hank the Cowdog series by John Erickson is about Hank, a dog […]
Continue reading »School of Fear
School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari is about four kids with fears that are overpowering their lives. Madeline is deathly afraid of bugs and spiders. Lulu is afraid of small spaces. Garrison is afraid of water if there is anymore than a […]
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