Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites Tennis Shoe Adventure series #1 by Christ Heimerdinger Adventure Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Jim Hawkins, Jennifer Hawkins, and Garth Plimpton are up for a big adventure. They travel to a cave following a trail that leads to a secret. They travel to an ancient world where they go through lots of breathtaking challenges. I definitely enjoyed this book. The history that I found from … Read more
Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars by Jessica Abel Graphic Novel Science Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Trish lives on Mars with her aunt and uncle, and although she’s only 7 (in Mars years – 15 in Earth ears), she sneaks into the tryouts for the Hoverderby. She’s actually doing great until prima donna “Hanna Barbarian” claims she fouled her. Then the truth comes out. But Trish is able to sign on as skategirl, … Read more
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert’s Story by Debbie Tung Biography Graphic Novel Nonfiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Debbie Tung is an introvert who likes to spend time alone with books and tea and other comforting rituals. She gets run down quickly when she has to spend time with other people – social interactions and casual gatherings can be hard for her. Before she learned that there was an introverted personality … Read more
If the Shoe Fits Whatever After #2 by Sarah Mlynowski Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) When Abby and Jonah knock on the mirror (again!), this time they fall into Cinderella’s story!!! And when they are trying to help Cinderella find some kind of job to get out of her evil stepmother’s house, they try cleaning (she hates cleaning). That doesn’t work. They try sewing (she’s not very good at sewing). … Read more
Fairest of All Whatever After #1 by Sarah Mlynowski Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Abby, a girl who wants to be a judge when she grows up, has just moved!!! New school, new friends, and new everything! During nighttime when she finds her brother knocking at a giant mirror in the basement, she finds the purple mirror hissing! (It turned purple and then it sucks Abby and Jonah in!!!) When … Read more
Surfside Girls: The Secret of Danger Point Surfside Girls #1 by Kim Dwinell Graphic Novel Mystery Supernatural * * * * Stars (Great!) Samantha and Jade (both 12) discover an underwater cave at Danger Point, which has just been bought by a developer that wants to put up a big hotel. When Sam explores further, she meets a whole host of ghosts who want her help to protect the land. Jade can’t see the ghosts, … Read more
I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton Jackson Biography Nonfiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This book was about a young Jewish girl trying to survive the Holocaust. It tells of the horrors that went on and gives a first-person, inside view of everything that went on while she was there with her mother. This book reminds us of how horrible man can be.
The Truth About Stacey Babysitter’s Club #3 by Raina Telgemeier Graphic Novel Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In this book we learn about when Stacey gets her diabetes and how she lived in New York. The Babysitter’s Club also faces some difficulties. The reason I gave it 5 stars was because I read it in one day!
House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton Historical Fiction Mystery Supernatural Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about a family that moves into a house called Dies Drear. Thomas, the 13-year-old, discovers different secret passages hidden in the house. Strange, weird things start happening. Will they solve the mystery or will it end up as a mystery forever?
Initiation Lock and Key #1 by Ridley Pearson Adventure Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) “Lock and Key” by Ridley Pearson is a great book with Sherlock Holmes as a smart-aleck kid who tries to befriend the two main protagonists, David and his sister, and also tries to solve a mystery that leads to danger.