Recent Media Reviews Blog | Intermediate PostsThe Lightning Thief - Rick Riordanby Lauri Griffin24 Feb 2008 07:59 PMA few months ago I had never heard of author Rick Riordan or the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series. A few months ago I never would have imagined that my ten year old twins would be fascinated by Greek mythology, or that we would have spent many hours reading these books. Snowball Launchers, Giant-Pumpkin Growers, and Other Cool Contraptions - Tom Foxby Lauri Griffin02 Feb 2008 06:51 PMSnowball Launchers, Giant-Pumpkin Growers and Other Cool Contraptions by Tom Fox really does have cool contraptions. Yet I hesitate to show the book to my children. Most of these are not instant projects. Most of them would require a trip to the hardware and maybe the electrical parts store. Make Me a Home - Tamra Nortonby Tristi Pinkston24 Jan 2008 03:00 PM"Make Me a Home" is the sequel to Tamra Norton's smash hit middle-grade novel, "Make Me a Memory." Our character, Allie, is still living in Edna, Idaho, with her mom, her brother, the new baby, and her grandma while her father is deployed in Iraq. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jonesby Lauri Griffin10 Jan 2008 07:04 PMIn fairy tales, it's always the youngest who saves the kingdom, wins the fortune, or outsmarts the dragon. The Victory Garden - Lee Kochenderferby Tristi Pinkston05 Jan 2008 09:26 PMDuring World War II, families across America planted their own gardens to help with the war effort. The more food that was produced here, the more food the government was able to send to the troops. The Wizard's Apprentice - Jackie French Kollerby Tristi Pinkston03 Jan 2008 09:00 AMThe second book in "The Keepers" series, "The Wizard's Apprentice" continues the story of Nell, the princess who wants to become a magician and possibly even the apprentice to the Keeper. A prophesy has gone forth that the Chosen One will soon emerge, and Nell, so far, has met all the requirements. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewartby Tristi Pinkston20 Dec 2007 02:14 AMReynie Muldoon is an orphan, but he doesn't feel particularly bad about it because he's never known anything different. He lives in a large orphanage filled with children who ignore him, and his only friend is his tutor. The Jade Dragon - Carolyn Marsden and Virginia Shin-Mui Lohby Tristi Pinkston15 Dec 2007 07:00 AM"The Jade Dragon" is a children's book which introduces us to Ginny, a Chinese girl who's in the second grade. She's excited when she sees that another Chinese girl has moved in - she's been the only one this whole time and no one really understands her. Number the Stars - Lois Lowryby Tristi Pinkston11 Dec 2007 08:00 PMI've read quite a number of books about the Holocaust, but it wasn't until reading "Number the Stars" that I read about it from the Danish perspective. It was fascinating. Annemarie Johansen lives in Denmark with her family and has a best friend named Ellen Rosen, who is a Jew. A Wizard Named Nell - Jackie French Kollerby Tristi Pinkston05 Dec 2007 09:00 PM"A Wizard Named Nell" is the first book in a series entitled "The Keepers," which is fantasy geared toward the intermediate reading level. My daughter took one look at it and clamored to be next to read it, and I'll have no problem at all letting her. Recent Blog Comments louisvuitton says... "You wont feel strange when you heard the name louis vuitton .The first meet with Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy 35 Suit Summer Day is at my age of 4,My mother back from Tokyo and a friend there present her a travel bag by Louis Vuitton Store ." louisvuitton says... "You wont feel strange when you heard the name louis vuitton .The first meet with Louis Vuitton Watercolor Speedy 35 Suit Summer Day is at my age of 4,My mother back from Tokyo and a friend there present her a travel bag by Louis Vuitton Store ." |
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