Popular Clone by M.E. Castle is about Fisher Bas, a 12-year-old science genius. His parents are famous scientists, and their house is full of cool inventions. Though Fisher is super smart, he has a lot of trouble in the social […]
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling
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 […]
Continue reading »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, […]
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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 […]
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