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Review: "Mister Impossible" by Maggie Stiefvater
I listened to this audiobook version of book 2 in Stiefvater's Dreamer trilogy. I honestly cannot describe this book. I don't know what...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 22, 20221 min read
Review: "Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood," by Liesl Shurtliff
Red is in a panic! Her magical grandmother has fallen ill and it's up to Red to search the woods to find the ingredients to a potion that...
Mrs. Denney
Sep 5, 20191 min read
Review: "Shadowshaper," by Daniel Jose Older
This was an excellent audio book narrated by Anika Noni Rose. I listened to it in its entirety on my road trip from OKC to Galveston. The...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 22, 20181 min read
Review: "Rump," by Liesl Shurtliff
Imagine having a name like Rump in a time where your name is your destiny! What kind of destiny could poor Rump have? He knows Rump is...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 14, 20181 min read
Review: "The Accident Season," by Moira Fowley-Doyle
I finished this book two days ago and I still don't think I'm ready to write it up. It has quite an interesting premise: Every year,...
Mrs. Denney
May 8, 20181 min read
Review: "The Ocean at the End of the Lane," by Neil Gaiman
I'm not sure how to aptly describe this short creepy tale! Neil Gaiman paints a beautiful word picture of a man returning to his...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 14, 20181 min read
Review: "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane," by Kate DiCamillo
Beautiful China rabbit Edward Tulane is loved. His girl, Abilene, takes tremendous care of him. She is sure to dress him every day, sit...
Mrs. Denney
Jan 12, 20181 min read
Student Review: "If I Were You," by Leslie Margolis
If I Were You is about two girls named Katie and Melody. Each girl thinks each others life is perfect. So when Katie makes a wish in a...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 10, 20171 min read
Review: "Diary of a Mad Brownie," by Bruce Coville
This hilarious tale begins with Angus the Brownie fulfilling his family's ancient curse to serve the youngest female member of the...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 6, 20171 min read
Review: "Circus Mirandus," by Cassie Beasley
I love the tagline of this book - "Magic so wondrous you have to believe it to see it." In the case of Circus Mirandus, it is true. If...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 18, 20171 min read
Review: "The Crossroads," by Chris Grabenstein
Spooky tale of a haunted crossroads where a bus crash killed many people 50 years earlier. The spirit of the man who caused the crash is...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 26, 20171 min read
Student Review: "Serafina and the Twisted Staff," by Robert Beatty
Serafina and the Twisted Staff is about Serafina’s life after she beats the black cloak. She continues to work at Biltmore Estate with...
Mrs. Denney
Jan 29, 20171 min read
Review: "The Raven King," by Maggie Stiefvater
In this thrilling conclusion to the Raven Cycle, the readers will discover Blue's true love, the one she will kill with a kiss. They...
Mrs. Denney
Jan 3, 20171 min read
Student Review: "Serafina and the Black Cloak," by Robert Beatty
Serafina, the Chief Rat Catcher of the Biltmore Estate, is our protagonist with a strange physical appearance and a house in the secret...
Mrs. Denney
Dec 15, 20162 min read
Student Review: "Bad Magic," by Pseudonymous Bosch
Clay considers magic “bad”. He used to practice magic tricks with his older brother, Max-Ernst, but then his brother strangely...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 30, 20161 min read
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