Animal Academy by Moyamu Fujino Manga Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) The fun never stops at Morimori high school. Fune and Miiko are settling into their new classes and dorm life, but there are plenty more surprise in store as Fune learns more about the strange school rules, as well as some of its more mysterious students. And when it comes time to pick extra-curriculars, what will Fune do? I liked it … Read more
Angel Maximum Ride series #7 by James Patterson Fantasy Romance Science Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) The Doomsday Group tries to destroy all humans. Max’s flock and Fang’s gang partly stop them. Angel then gets lost from the explosion. I liked this because it’s just a great book. Review #2 * * Stars (Just Ok) A new group called The Doomsday Group has arisen and the flock and Fang’s group … Read more
We asked teens to submit their original zombie haiku as a Books R Brain Candy Summer Reading Club activity. Check out the submissions we received below: Zombie Haiku by Tori F. I run fast – screaming Wishing they would stop chasing me Let me live in peaceZombie Haiku by Anonymous They are slow, creepy, Creatures who wake up at night. They really scare you.Zombie Haiku by Anonymous Zombies munching brains even though they are not … Read more
Allie R. is our Featured Artist this month!
Crichtor by Tomi Ungerer Picture book * * * * Stars (Great!) Crichtor is a very special boa constrictor who belongs to an elderly French lady named Madame Louise Bodot. He was a birthday present to her from her son, who was studying reptiles in Africa. Although Crichtor was a surprise (he made Madame shriek when she opened the box), Madame quickly adjusts to her new pet – learning about his species at the zoo, … Read more
The Princess and the Pea adapted and illustrated by Alain Vaes Picture book * * * Stars (Pretty good) In this version of the Princess and the Pea, the prince announces to his gem-obsessed mother that he intends to marry. The queen is concerned that a royal wedding will cost a lot of money, however, and that marriage in general (the prince’s as well as anyone else’s) will deplete the amount of gems available to … Read more
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri Picture book * * * * Stars (Great!) Mother Duck has lost one of her ducklings. She – with the rest of her babies in tow – makes the rounds of the pond, asking other creatures they chance to meet, “Have you seen my duckling?” Sharp-eyed young ones will be able to point out the missing duckling in each of the illustrations – he’s not far from … Read more
Shane S. is our Featured Artist this month!
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Realistic Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) 12-year-old Abilene Tucker’s father has raised her “on the rails”, but now he has chosen to abandon her in the town of Manifest where he spent his youth, as he heads back to his wanderer’s life. Abilene discovers a hidden box of keepsakes, which leads her and her new friends on a search for a spy. The objects in the … Read more
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner Picture Book * * * Stars (Pretty good) Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese kitten whose mother sends him to his room after finding him curled up in a bird’s nest – he needs to do some “serious thinking before you leave this room, Mr. Fuzzy Pants, about just what it means to be a CAT.” It doesn’t take Skippyjon long to imagine himself as somewhere (and something) else, though, once … Read more