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Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:18:25 PM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg (ARC):
Katie said, "Better Off Friends. by Elizabeth Eulberg2014. Scholastic.ISBN: 9780545551458When Levi and Macallan first meet in seventh grade, he has just moved from California to Wisconsin, and she has recently lost her mother to a fatal car accident. At first,..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:18:25 PM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger, illustrated by Matthew Cordell:
Katie said, "Gone Fishing. by Tamera Will Wissinger. 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN: 978047820118 Sam is really looking forward to fishing with his dad, just the two of them. When his sister, Lucy, decides she wants to join in, he’s sure the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:18:25 PM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Secret Kingdom Books 1 & 2 by Rosie Banks (ARCs):
Katie said, "Enchanted Palace.by Rosie Banks.2014 Scholastic.ISBN: 9780545535533Secret Kingdom is a brand-new series of paperback chapter books from Scholastic, which was originally published in the UK. The series focuses on the adventures of three girls -..." more
Monday, September 16, 2013 10:18:08 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner:
Katie said, "The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner. September 1, 2009. Walker Children's. 208 pages. ISBN: 9780802798428Gianna is a procrastinator. She knows she has to collect 25 leaves for her science project to avoid being kicked off the..." more
Sunday, September 15, 2013 8:02:06 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Odl School Sunday: The Pinballs by Betsy Byars (1977):
Katie said, "The Pinballs. by Betsy Byars. 1977. Harper Collins. 144 pages. ISBN: 9780060209186 On the same day, three kids arrive at the same foster home: Thomas J. who has been raised by elderly twins after being abandoned by his birth mother, Harvey, whose..." more
Friday, September 13, 2013 8:12:12 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Kelsey Green, Reading Queen by Claudia Mills:
Katie said, "Kelsey Green, Reading Queen. by Claudia Mills. June 4, 2013. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 128 pages. ISBN: 9780374374884Kelsey Green is great at reading. Her best friends are good at math and running. In this first of three books exploring each of..." more
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 9:57:40 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Runt by Nora Raleigh Baskin:
Katie said, "Runt. by Nora Raleigh Baskin. July 23, 2013. Simon & Schuster. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781442458079Elizabeth, Stewart, Matthew, Maggie, and Freida are all students at the same middle school, and each one has had a different experience with bullying...." more
Monday, September 9, 2013 10:09:24 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voigt (ARC):
Katie said, "Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voigt. September 10, 2013. Knopf Books for Young Readers. 400 pages. ISBN: 9780307976819Max’s parents are actors with a flair for the dramatic, and his father has often insisted that a twelve-year-old..." more
Sunday, September 8, 2013 9:23:33 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Old School Sunday: The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (1991):
Katie said, "The Story of Tracy Beaker. by Jacqueline Wilson. 1991; 2006. Yearling. 224 pages. ISBN: 9780440867579 Tracy Beaker lives in a children's home. She has had two failed attempts at making things work with a foster family, but because she is an..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 5:53:30 PM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Princess Posey and the Tiny Treasure by Stephanie Greene:
Katie said, "Princess Posey and the Tiny Treasure. by Stephanie Greene. February 21, 2013. Putnam Juvenile. 96 pages. ISBN: 9780399257117There is a rule in Miss Lee’s classroom that students are not allowed to play with their treasures from home during class..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:26 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer:
Katie said, "Smart Girls Get What They Want. by Sarah Strohmeyer. 2012. Blazer + Bray. 348 pages. ISBN: 9780061953408Gigi and her best friends Bea and Neerja, have always been very smart and very academic. Their idol is Neerja's sister, Parad, who has begun..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Just Grace and the Trouble with Cupcakes by Charise Mericle Harper:
Katie said, "Just Grace and the Trouble with Cupcakes. by Charise Mericle Harper. May 28, 2013. Houghton Mifflin. 176 pages. ISBN: 9780547877440Grace and her classmates have been waiting all year to find out when their teacher, Miss Lois, would announce her..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Old School Sunday: The View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts (1975):
Katie said, "The View from the Cherry Tree. by Willo Davis Roberts. 1975. Aladdin. 192 pages. ISBN: 9780689717840Rob's older sister, Darcy, is getting married, and everyone in the household is caught up in the preparations. Wanting to stay out of the way, Rob..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Reviews: Giving Up the Ghost and The Secrets Within by Phoebe Rivers:
Katie said, "Giving Up the Ghost. by Phoebe Rivers. February 5, 2013. Simon Spotlight. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781442466180The Secrets Within. by Phoebe Rivers. April 16, 2013. Simon Spotlight. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781442468504The Saranormal series follows..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Fifteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton:
Katie said, "Fifteenth Summer. by Michelle Dalton. May 7, 2013. Simon Pulse. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781442472679Fifteen-year-old Chelsea always spends her summer at the lake with her parents, her two older sisters, and her grandmother, Granly. Now that Granly has..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Jasper John Dooley: Left Behind by Caroline Adderson:
Katie said, "Jasper John Dooley: Left Behind. by Caroline Adderson. March 1, 2013. Kids Can Press. 130 pages. ISBN: 9781554535798 Jasper John Dooley is used to spending every Wednesday afternoon with his grandmother, Nan, but when she goes on a senior cruise for..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Old School Sunday: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (1994):
Katie said, "Walk Two Moons. by Sharon Creech. 1994. HarperCollins. 288 pages. ISBN: 9780060233341If you had asked me in 1995 (when I was 12) what my favorite book was, the answer most likely would have been Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Though I think I only..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Lulu in La La Land by Elisabeth Wolf (ARC):
Katie said, "Lulu in La La Land. by Elisabeth Wolf. August 6, 2013. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781402285042Lulu is about to turn eleven, and all she wants for her birthday is to throw a party that her famous parents will actually want to attend...." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Maybe Tonight? by Bridie Clark (ARC):
Katie said, "Maybe Tonight?. by Bridie Clark. August 6, 2013. Roaring Brook Press. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781596438163Gossip Girl meets Choose Your Own Adventure in this new Snap Decision book published by Macmillan. Written in the second person, this book puts the..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous by Graham Salisbury:
Katie said, "Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous. by Graham Salisbury. April 1, 2013. Random House. 176 pages. ISBN: 9780375990472At first, Calvin and his friends can barely believe it when their old friend Benny Obi tells them that his uncle is making a zombie movie..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Old School Sunday: There's a Girl in my Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli (1991):
Katie said, "There's a Girl in my Hammerlock. by Jerry Spinelli. 1991. Simon & Schuster. 199 pages. ISBN: 9780671746841When Maisie Potter doesn’t make the cheerleading squad, she decides to try something completely different, and tries out for the..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky (ARC):
Katie said, "The Golden Day. by Ursula Dubosarsky. 2013 (2011). Candlewick. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780763663995 At a girls’ school in Sydney, Australia one beautiful afternoon in the late 1960s, a group of girls go with their teacher, Miss Renshaw, to the gardens,..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Who Done It? edited by Jon Scieszka:
Katie said, "Who Done It? edited by Jon Scieszka. February 12, 2013. Soho Teen. 373 pages. ISBN: 9781616951528More than 80 young adult authors have been assembled at a party given by notorious editor Herman Q. Mildew, at which each one of them is asked to..." more
Friday, September 6, 2013 2:43:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Review: Starring Jules: In Drama Rama by Beth Ain (ARC):
Katie said, "Starring Jules: in Drama Rama. by Beth Ain. September 1, 2013. Publisher: Scholastic. 176 pages. ISBN: 9780545443548Jules Bloom, a newly discovered seven-year-old actress is thrilled when she lands the part of a spunky little sister in a sit-com..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 10:30:25 AM
Katie A wrote a blog post titled Secrets & Sharing Soda Has Merged with Story Time Secrets:
Katie said, "This is my last post at Secrets & Sharing Soda. Beginning tomorrow, I will be posting exclusively at Story Time Secrets. If you haven't already, I hope you will update your subscription to continue receiving my posts in your reader or..." more