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Student Review: "Theodore Boone: The Abduction," by John Grisham
In this book of Theodore Boone, Theo's friend April gets lost in middle of the night and at that time April's cousin escapes from the...
Jennifer Denney
Feb 6, 20221 min read


Student Review: "Bravest Dog Ever: Story of Balto," by Natalie Standiford
The bravest dog Balto who is brave in Alaska in winter all children got a disease the doctor said medicine is some mile away from Alaska...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 29, 20221 min read


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: "After Zero," by Christina Collins
Elise has decided that silence is the only way she can make it through the day. She keeps tallies of how many words she says each day...
Jennifer Denney
Oct 17, 20211 min read


Review: "Full Cicada Moon," by Marilyn Hilton
Mimi LOVES science, especially space. It's 1969 and the US is about to have astronauts walking on the moon, and Mimi is thrilled. But,...
Jennifer Denney
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Review: "Scar Island," by Dan Gemeinhart
When 12-year-old Jonathan Grigsby is sent to a boys reformatory on Scar Island, he is sure he deserves any hardship that comes his way. ...
Jennifer Denney
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Student Review: "Heidi," by Johanna Spyri
This book was about a little girl who goes to live with her grandfather, uncle Alp. It tells about how Heidi grows up there until she...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane," by Kate O'Shaughnessy
This book is about Maybelle Lane and how she travels with the most unlikely people to a singing competition. She and her mother are poor...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20212 min read


Student Review: "Journey to the Center of the Earth," by Jules Verne
Professor Lidenbrock discovers an old parchment saying that a famous explorer traveled to the center of the Earth and back. So he and his...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," by Jules Verne
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is about Captain Nemo and professor Pierre Aronnax and how they go on many adventures. The professor and a...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "96 Miles," by J.L. Esplin
John and Stewart are stuck at home when a massive power outage hits. There dad is out of town on a business trip, but they have plenty of...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," by Jules Verne
Pierre (Professor) Aronnax and his faithful companion Conseil join on a sea expedition to find a mysterious sea monster that has been...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "The Blackbird Girls," by Anne Blankman
Oksana and Valentina's fathers both work at the nuclear power station when one of the reactors collapses and sets the building on fire,...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20212 min read


Review: "Unplugged," by Gordon Korman
Twelve-year-old Jett is the son of the famous billionaire inventor of Fuego (like Apple) and is always getting into trouble. That's why...
Jennifer Denney
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Review: "All In," by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When a string of murders hits casinos in Las Vegas, the group of Naturals travel there to help with the case. Cassie is uneasy thinking...
Jennifer Denney
Aug 4, 20211 min read


Review: "The Blackbird Girls," by Anne Blankman
Fifth graders Valentina, a Jew, and Oksana, her bully, are living nearby when the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant happens...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 23, 20211 min read


Review: "Refugee," by Alan Gratz
In typical Gratz fashion, he has taken an important topic and made it relatable for kids. It is a difficult book to follow with three...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 20, 20211 min read


Review: "Bird," by Angela Johnson
Bird has run away from home because her stepfather has run away too. He disappeared and Bird is determined to bring him back. She hides...
Jennifer Denney
Apr 25, 20211 min read


Review: "96 Miles," by J.L. Esplin
Two brothers are home alone while their survivalist father is out of town, and the power goes off. Everywhere. The brothers aren't too...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Student Review: "Heidi," by Johanna Spyri
When Heidi is five her father's sister, Detie, brings her to live with her grandfather up on the mountain because her parents have both...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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