I was initially interested in The Boy In The Box by Cary Fagan because one of the larger plot points the summary revolves around a medicine show and I just loved The Boneshaker by Kate Milford where the medicine show is also a huge part of the plot. For the most part, The Boy In The Box really […]
The Hallowed Ones Laura Bickle Book Review
September 24, 2012
The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle is an excellent story featuring the vampires of yore, the scary suck all your blood kind.
Malcolm At Midnight WH Beck Book Review
September 17, 2012
When the teachers and students are away, the classroom pets will play. Malcolm At Midnight by debut author WH Beck is an utterly charming middle grade story about identity, friendship and doing the right thing. Enhanced by gorgeous illustrations by Brian Lies, Malcolm At Midnight is the sort of book I would recommend to the animal obsessed elementary […]
Secrets Of Shakespeare’s Grave Deron R. Hicks Book Review
August 24, 2012
Treasure hunters take note, Secrets Of Shakespeare’s Grave by Deron R. Hicks is an utterly charming debut middle grade read that will appeal to your questing sensibilities. The Letterford family owns and operates the prestigious publisher Letterford And Sons. When the family patriarch dies, Mull Letterford takes over the business. A series of disasters occurs and so […]
The Boneshaker Kate Milford Book Review
August 14, 2012
I need to quit my job and just spend all day reading books recommended to me by book bloggers. In all seriousness though, I borrowed The Boneshaker by Kate Milford from the library after reading a Book Smugglers review and y’all, my trust was totally validated with a most excellent reading experience. The Boneshaker by Kate Milford encompasses […]
Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls Mary Downing Hahn Book Review
July 31, 2012
Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Han is a well-written historical fiction YA novel about the murder of two girls which shakes a small town in the 1950s. Nora, the main character, is at the heart of Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls. Nora is friends with the victims, Cheryl and Bobbi-Jo and hangs out with them […]