Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Penny had enough money to do whatever she wanted until her father quit his job and they had to move from their mansion in The City, to a teeny-tiny town called Thrush Junction, TN. Her life will NEVER be the same again - thank goodness!!



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Bloody Times

Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis by James L. Swanson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book provides insight to our history immediately after President Lincoln was assassinated. He begins where "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" leaves off.


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January

January by Gabrielle Lord

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Cal's father has just died from a horrible disease - or so Cal is led to believe. On New Year's Eve a man comes running after him saying that Cal needs to stay alive for the next 365. He needs to run or they will kill Cal like they killed his father. There is one book for every month of the year. Full of action. Think Jason Borne for middle-graders.



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The Other Half of My Heart

The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee T. Frazier

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Minni and Keira are twins, but no one believes it because they don't look alike. One has light skin and the other has dark skin. (Their mom is black and their dad is white) When they enter The Miss Black Pearl Preteen America Pageant, will this difference break them apart?



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