Penderwicks on Gardam Street

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I didn't think that I could love a book as much as the first Penderwicks - but I do!. I may have even have liked this one better! I want to be a part of the Penderwick family. Either a 5th sister or new mom. I can't wait for the 3rd book - Ms. Birdsall, please tell us that there is going to be another Penderwick book! (Also a great audiobook to listen to!)

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Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist - Book one Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix by R.L. LaFevers


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Nathaniel Flood grew up with a nanny while his parents were exploring the world. Word comes that his parents have died and the nanny is no longer interested in taking care of Nathaniel so he is shipped off to live with Phil Flood. Turns out Phil is his aunt (her real name is Philomena)and she is ready to set out on an adventure - she is a beastologist afterall. Fun adventure book from the same author as Theodosia series.

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Al Capone Shines My Shoes

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Moose is at it again with the sequel to Al Capone Does My Shirts. This time however, it is Moose doing Capone a favor. What does Capone want and will it get him in trouble and get his family thrown off the island?

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Found

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A plane mysteriously appears with no crew and 36 babies. The FBI takes over and tells all of the witnesses to forget. Thirteen years later mysterious letters arrive telling the kids that they were adopted and warning them to beware. This is the first book in a new series called The Missing.

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The Underneath

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I LOVED this book! It is easily the best book that I read in 2008. (It did win a Newbery Honor) It brought forth many emotions that at times, it was very difficult to read because you care so much for these characters. There is no other book like this one!

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a fabulous read! Full of shocking and/or interesting facts about the manhut for John Wilkes Booth. If you like your history to read like a novel - pick this one up! You will not be disappointed!
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Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender by Audrey Couloumbis


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Elvira worrys about her family. Her father left after her parents had a fight. Her mom, who is pregnant, takes her and her younger sister to visit their grandma. Usually visiting your grandma is a good thing, but Elvira has never met her grandma because her mother had stopped talking to her.

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Indigo's Star

Indigo's Star by Hilary McKay


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Loved book number two in the Casson Family series. I can't decide if I want to be a Casson or a Penderwick. I did listen to this one and it was very good, except the actress (who is british) had a difficult time with an american accent. Can't wait to read number three!

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Greetings from Nowhere

Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Four families, all with different problems, stay at the Sleepy Inn Motel in the Smokey Mountains. Great book about friendship and family.

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Araminta Spookie

My Haunted House by Angie Sage


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a great early chapter book series. Araminta lives with her Aunt Tabby and Uncle Drac in a really big old house. Aunt Tabby is tired of fixing the house up so she decides to sell it. Araminta is not happy and tries to convince the buyers that her house is haunted. Unfortunately, this stirs up the real ghosts in the house. (They are nice ghosts so don't be scared)

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Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
O.k. - I get it now!!! Harry is awesome!

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Heat

Heat by Mike Lupica


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you are looking for good "sports books" look no further than Mike Lupica. Mr. Lupica is a sports reporter in real life. He writes a column in the New York Post and is on ESPN every Sunday talking sports. This is my favorite book by Mr. Lupica. Give it a try

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Keeping Score

Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Maggie is a huge baseball fan. When the Brooklyn Dodgers play she goes down to the firehouse to listen to the game with the guys. She becomes great friends with Jim and he teachers her how to "score" the game. Jim is drafted to the Korean war and when he comes home, he has changed and Maggie struggles to accepted this change.

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Inkheart

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
One of my all time favorite series. You MUST read this. Meggie lives with her dad, Mo. When Mo reads aloud, he reads characters out of books - the Inkworld. Unfortunately, he can't control who comes out of the Inkworld nor can he control who disappears into the Inkworld. Highly entertaining. (The audiobook is fabulous!)

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Itch

Itch by Michelle D. Kwasney



Delores ("Itch")has been raised by her grandparents since she was a baby. She lives in Florida, but after her grandfather dies, Itch and her grandma move to Ohio. Itch becomes best friends with Wendy, but Wendy is keeping a horrilbe secret. Will Itch be able to help?

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