BOOK REVIEWS | Run, Jeremiah, Run
Run, Jeremiah, Run by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary Reviewed by Linda Leigh Hargrove Nine year old Jeremiah Jones is a born runner. He runs faster than most boys his age. Trouble is ever since his grandmother’s passing his running has been getting him in trouble. When he’s sad or stressed, he runs. His running helps him [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Freedom’s Pen
Freedom’s Pen by Wendy Lawton Young Phillis began life in an African village as a curious and imaginative little Janxa. Then without warning Janxa gets captured by slavers and shipped to the New World with her father. She’s unable to fully comprehend the reasons for the inhumanity she witnesses on the journey. She soothes herself [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Roman Ship Model
Candle Discovery Series: Roman Ship Model My 14 year old son got a peek at this one and is STOKED! I told him I had to review it before I could let him at it, so here we go… …"Roman Ship Model" is a part of the Candle Discovery Series published by Candle Books. No [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Secrets for Sale
SECRETS FOR SALE by Kristi Holl Twelve year old Jeri McKane is horrified when her best friend, Rosa, accuses Jeri of blackmailing her to get money. Whatever the blackmailer knows is a secret that Rosa has only told Jeri. Jeri convinces Rosa to ignore the blackmailer, but as a result, Rosa’s secret is made public [...]
BOOK REVIEW | The Light Across the River
THE LIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER by Stephanie Reed Reading level: Ages 9-12 In 1837 the Underground Railroad was very busy. The Rankin home was a beacon of freedom on the Ohio side of the Ohio River. Kentucky slaves would sometimes cross the ice or take a dingy to get to the other side of the [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Fading Tracks
FADING TRACKS by Kristi Holl Jeri McKane is surprised when her roommate at the Landmark School for Girls doesn’t get back from a field trip in time for dinner. She is horrified when the head mistress of the school informs them that the bus carrying the girls has vanished somewhere on a 2 mile stretch [...]
BOOK REVIEW | Journey to the Homeland
JOURNEY TO THE HOMELAND by Hannah Stahlhut Keegan is orphaned when he is only six-years-old, but a phenomenal boy, he moves from place to place, working as a servant while he seeks a permanent home. However, Keegan has a unique gift—an ability to communicate with animals—and when this ability is discovered, Keegan is usually ran [...]
SNEAK PEEK | There’s a Spaceship in My Tree
Today’s Wild Card author is: Robert West and his book: There’s a Spaceship in My Tree! (Zonderkidz – April 1, 2008) Chapter One Alien Beamer was an alien. He wasn’t a ten-legged slime bag with fourteen eyes, unless, of course, you believed his big sister. Still, Beamer was an alien — no question about it. [...]
BOOK REVIEW | The Fruit of My Lipstick
The Fruit of My Lipstick by Shelley Adina Have I told you how much I’m LOVIN’ this new teen lit series? Shelley Adina has taken popularity and prestige, put a unique twist to it and created Spenser Academy. And don’t think because these kids are privileged that you can’t relate! In the second book in [...]
BOOK REVIEW | It’s All About Us
It’s All About Us by Shelley Adina Most teen girl fiction tends to be about romance and love, and dreams about the future…right? WRONG!! Finally, some authentic voices in teen girl lit are sounding out, and real life issues are being addressed in ways that eliminate the secret and ring out the truth. I’m pleased [...]
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