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My son reviews the Foxcraft series

March 15, 2018 No Comments
Foxcraft series book review

My 12 year old son just finished this trilogy and is RAVING about it. So I asked him if he’d write a review about them, to share here…and this is what he had to say… PLEASE NOTE: The book links are […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader’s Edition

December 11, 2014 No Comments

Three Cups of Tea: Young Reader’s Edition by Greg Mortenson My kids and I (age 9 boy, 14 girl) really enjoyed this book. I know there’s a lot of controversy around it and the lies the author has told and […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Dear Dr. Bell…Your Friend, Helen Keller

December 11, 2014 No Comments

Dear Dr. Bell…Your Friend, Helen Keller by Judith St. George Wow. This is a fascinating book! I had NO idea Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller were such good friends…or friends at all! And everyone I’ve talked to about this […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere,Esq. as Revealed by his Horse

May 12, 2014 No Comments

Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere,Esq. as Revealed by his Horse by Robert Lawson This is a really neat historical fiction book written from the perspective of Paul Revere’s horse! […]

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My Voracious Reader & BOOK REVIEWS!

May 22, 2013 No Comments

Do you have a voracious reader in your home? Is he a boy around age 7/8yrs old? My nearly 8yr old son is just devouring books lately! The problem is finding books that are high enough quality for him, on […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters

August 3, 2011 2 Comments

Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters, by Lesley M. M. Blume  I read this one aloud to my daughter a few years back and I still remember how fabulous it was! An 11yr old girl is left […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Adventures of a Brownie

June 3, 2011 No Comments

The Adventures of a Brownie, by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik This week I finished reading this book aloud for the second time. My kids LOVED it! Originally written in 1908, you would think that the language and plot would be […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Chrestomanci series Pt. 3

June 1, 2011 No Comments

(continued from the last post) I think Witch Week was the hardest to get through the beginning…The entire first half felt less intriguing than the other books we had read in the series up till then and I found myself […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Chrestomanci series Pt. 2

May 31, 2011 No Comments

I started talking about this series in April, when we first discovered it and started reading the first volume (which included 2 of the books: “Charmed Life” and “The Lives of Christopher Chant”). At that point, I was intrigued and […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Have you heard of the “Chrestomanci” series?

April 1, 2011 3 Comments

I found the book “The Pinhoe Egg” on the shelf at the library recently (facing out on top of a shelf…that is such a brilliant way to get people to find new books to read! I find things for my […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle

September 14, 2010 No Comments

The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting Finished reading this book aloud to my children today and we are in love with the characters in this series and can’t wait to read more! This is the 2nd in the […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Remarkable & Very True Story of Lucy & Snowcap

September 14, 2010 No Comments

The Remarkable & Very True Story of Lucy & Snowcap, by H. M. Bouwman I found this on the library bookshelf and was intrigued…Just finished it today…was reading to see if my 9.5yr old would like it and if it […]

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BOOK REVIEW–The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret

August 31, 2010 No Comments

The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret, by Tracy Barrett  Just finished this book, a quick read, even for my 9yr old. My daughter and I both give it a thumbs up! Can’t wait to read the sequel! I found this […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Gentle Ben

July 6, 2010 1 Comment

Gentle Ben, by Walt Morey  I can’t believe I never read this book as a child. I would have loved it! I recently finished reading this book to my 9yr old and both agreed it was a great book! A […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Tail of Emily Windsnap

July 5, 2010 No Comments

The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler My daughter and I just loved this story about a little girl (Emily) that finds out she is half-mermaid. Her mother is phobic about water and doesn’t allow her daughter to ever […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Mysterious Benedict Society

July 5, 2010 No Comments

This was an AMAZING book! My daughter and I were absolutely on the edge of our seat reading this together (I read it aloud to her when she was 8). I recommend it to everyone! Here’s my original review of […]

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I found this list online years ago after I finishe I found this list online years ago after I finished binge-watching #gilmoregirls and always meant to work my way through it. For those not in the know, it is all the books that Rory Gilmore is seen or mentions reading in the series Gilmore Girls. (Rory is a HUGE bookworm and ALWAYS reading a book!) I even printed it up and highlighted the children’s and nonfiction, so I could easily find them (there are 339 books here!)...checked off the books I’ve read (not many on THIS list), crossed off the ones I am not at all interested in/know I won’t be reading, and penciled in the topics of many of the nonfiction so I can see at a glance easily when I am looking for something new to read. Then it went in a drawer, #forgotten. Recently I have been very much reliving my lifelong  #passionforbooks and dug it back out! I don’t plan to read everything here...I know they won’t all interest me...but I like that there are so very many that I have always wanted to read and many new ones I have never heard of! I track everything I read on GoodReads, if you want to follow me there, my username is tinamama. #discoverbooks #bookwormlife #bookstagram #booklover #rorygilmore #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #goodreads #goodreadschallenge2021 #homeschoolmomlife #bookwormsunite
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