Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson Graphic Novel Realistic Fiction * * * Stars (Pretty good) Emmie is a 7th grader and despite her amazing art skills, she’s basically invisible to her peers. She’s not bullied or picked on, but she’s certainly not popular either. She has one good friend (Brianna), but they don’t have many classes together, so Emmie spends most of her school days feeling alone and somewhat anxious. One day at lunch Emmie … Read more
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) “Peter Pan” is the time old tale about a boy who will never grow up. It is an astonishing adventure about the three Darling children and how they are whisked away from their comfortable home in England to the land of imagination called Neverland. This story is very interesting and has an attractive subtext that can be translated according one’s … Read more
The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé Adventure Comics Fantasy Graphic Novel Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Tintin is a wonderful story of a boy and his pet dog, Snowy. Together they solve some of the most puzzling mysteries known to man. Tintin has some of the most interesting supporting characters such as Captain Haddock, Thompson & Thomson, and the quirky professor Calculus. Any mystery lover would absolutely love these … Read more
Ellie the Flower Girl The Critter Club #14 by Callie Barkley Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) Ellie has always dreamed of being a flower girl. Well, her dream does come true. Her cousin Hailey asks her to be a flower girl for her wedding. The Critter Club gets a surprising visit from a little French bulldog. Ellie tries hard to find it a home, but she’s having no luck. She … Read more
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Classic Historical Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) There was only one who once outsmarted dear Sherlock Holmes. Her name was Mrs. Irene Norton. And this is how… Later in the day the King of Bohemia came to visit Sherlock because he had to tell him of a great matter. His late ex-girlfriend forged a letter … Read more
Boxcar Children: Election Day Dilemma Boxcar Children #145 by Gertrude Chandler Warner Adventure Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I loved this book, well, I love all of the Boxcar Children books. Anyway, this book had mystery and adventure. This book was about the election of the new mayor. I thought it was funny of me to be reading this during the election for a new president. In the end of this … Read more
It’s Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Isabel is a young girl whose mother is opening a cupcake shop that used to be a laundromat. Later she finds out she ahs to move away from her best friend, Sophie. Isabel feels that her mother is only thinking about her shop. When Isabel goes to Sophie’s house, Sophie tells her there is a baking contest and Isabel … Read more
Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls Will Wilder #1 by Raymond Arroyo Adventure Fantasy Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is about a boy named Will who sees dark spirits. He later meets a pirate who says he needs a relic so it can cure his eye. So the boy goes to get it. He does, but later finds out that the pirate was one of the evil … Read more
Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle Adventure Classic Fantasy Historical Fiction Mystery Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) King Arthur is a brilliant work that contains one of the most culturally recognized characters. Along with Merlin and his sword in the stone it makes this classic an amazing story. It has something for almost any type of reader. I would highly refer it to anyone who is … Read more
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier Graphic Novel Realistic Fiction Supernatural * * * * Stars (Great!) Cat and her family move to the coastal town of Bahia de la Luna to help with her little sister Maya’s health issues (she has cystic fibrosis). The whole town seems to be obsessed with spirits and Dia de los Muertos is coming up fast! Maya, too, becomes interested in ghosts – she has questions about death and the afterlife … Read more