Author Archives: Rachel
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Partners in Crime
Posted on June 3, 2012 by Rachel in Mysteries, Realistic Fictionby Kim Harrington Partners in Crime is the first book in the new “Sleuth or Dare” mystery series, and I’m already looking forward to the next one. Darcy and Norah have to come up with a fake business for a school assignment, and they decide to make a detective agency. Soon, though, they get a [...]
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Kabobs for Kids
Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rachel in Nonfictionby Janna DeVore We have a fun new cookbook in the Children’s Room all about putting food on sticks. There is every kind of kabob you could imagine in this book, from “Pizza on a Stick”, with pizza crust, pepperoni, chunks of cheese, and fresh veggies, to “Caramel Apple Kabobs” with red and green [...]
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Open Wide!
Posted on March 23, 2012 by Rachel in Family Read-Aloud, Nonfictionby Catherine Ham We have a fun new book in the non-fiction section all about animal mouths! Each page has a picture of an animal with its mouth open wide and a rhyme giving scientific information about what that animal is actually doing. For example, the poem about sparrow mouths is called “Feed Me!” Baby [...]
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A Tale of Two Castles
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rachel in fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, Mysteriesby Gail Carson Levine When Elodie leaves home to find work in the capitol city of Two Castles, her mother has only two rules: become an apprentice to a weaver, and stay away from dragons and ogres. Elodie plans to become an apprentice actor instead, but soon finds herself assistant to a dragon detective, protecting [...]
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The 39 Clues
Posted on October 12, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Mysteriesinvented and organized by Rick Riordan If you like adventure, secrets, history, or kids saving the world, you will love The 39 Clues. There is one family, the Cahills, that has been shaping history for centuries. Almost all famous people are Cahills, and they’ve been leaving clues to something mysterious and valuable. Amy and Dan [...]
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Fractions = Trouble!
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Rachel in Early Chapter Books> by Claudia Mills Claudia Mills is becoming my favorite early chapter book author. I loved How Oliver Olson Changed the World, and Fractions = Trouble! is just as great. This book is the sequel to 7 x 9 = Trouble!, in which Wilson Williams has trouble learning multiplication. In this book, the third grade [...]
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Danger & Diamonds: A Mystery at Sea
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Early Chapter Books, Mysteries> by Elizabeth Levy, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein Danger & Diamonds is the first book in a new early chapter book mystery series. Phillipa lives on a cruise ship with her parents, the dance and aquatics instructors, and absolutely loves her life. But the new captain has just brought his son on board, and he [...]
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The True Meaning of Smekday
Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Humorous Stories, My Favorite, Science Fictionby Adam Rex Gratuity Tucci (her friends call her Tip) has decided to drive herself to Florida. The Boov have invaded earth, and are relocating everyone to Happy Mouse Kingdom, but Tip’s mom was already abducted through the mole on her neck, so she’s on her own. On the way down, she meets a Boov [...]
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The Zombie Chasers
Posted on January 8, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Humorous Stories, Science FictionWARNING: DO NOT READ THIS POST (OR THE BOOK) IF YOU DON’T LIKE THINGS THAT ARE GROSS The Zombie Chasers by John Kloepfer is both funny and disgusting: a zombie outbreak happens while Zack’s parents are away, and before he knows it, his sister is a zombie and he’s on the run with his [...]
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The Mysterious Howling
Posted on July 8, 2010 by Rachel in Adventure, MysteriesThe Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is a new series by Maryrose Wood. The first book, The Mysterious Howling, was released earlier this year. The book follows Miss Penelope Lumley, 15, who has just graduated from the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females. She is hired as a governess to three children who have [...]
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