Book Review: Chris d’Lacey’s The Fire Within
Inspiration comes from an unexpected source when David moves in with Elizabeth Pennykettle and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, and he discovers a new love.
Category: Target Audience
Book Review: Bill Martin, Jr’s Ten Little Caterpillars
Follow the [mis]adventures of ten little caterpillars as they explore the world in this inventively illustrated picture book for two- to six-year-old readers.
Book Review: Emily Rodda’s The Key to Rondo
There are four rules to the old, painted music box that Leo Langlander inherits from his great-aunt, and Leo and Mimi broke every one of them.
Book Review: Brian Pinkney’s The Adventures of Sparrowboy
Young Henry gets the dream and saves the day in the neighborhood.
Book Review: Brian Lies’ Bats in the Library
Someone left a window open at the library, and it’s free-for-all night for the bats to indulge in their favorite stories, hobbies, and games.
Book Review: Louis Sachar’s Small Steps
Two years after Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin. With a record, everyone expects the worst except disabled neighbor Ginnymm as they take small steps on the right path.
Book Review: M.K. Wiseman’s The Bookminder
Found guilty of witchcraft, Liara is banished but taken in by the Wizard of Parentino who refuses to teach her, leaving her prey to her own dark thoughts.
Book Review: Laura Child and Anna Starkey’s Help! I really mean it!
Be careful how often you cry “wolf”, you may get eaten as Lola finds out.
Book Review: Mercedes Lackey Tempest: All-New Tales of Valdemar
An anthology of twenty-two short stories in a mixed bag of quality in this tenth in the Tales of Valdemar subseries as part of the Valdemar series.
Book Review: Lauren Child and Bridget Hurst’s I really, REALLY need actual ice skates
Lola just knows skates are exactly what she needs. If only she could have skates, she’d be perfect, but Charlie has other ideas.