Category Archives: Reading

Of Cabbages and Kings and Many Other Things by Marguerite Hurrey Wolf Walking the Maze by Margaret Shaw Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Heidi by Johanna Spyri (translator unknown) Heidi by Johanna Spyri (translator Louise Brooks) Witch Week by Diana … Continue reading →

The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb Grade: B+ The Beauty of Humanity Movement is the 2013 Reading Across Rhode Island choice, which is probably why it was picked for this month’s book discussion at my local library. I … Continue reading →

Heidi by Johanna Spyri (translated by Eileen Hall) Grade: A- Heidi is a wonderful story about a young girl who lives in the mountains with her grandfather and who brings cheer into the hearts of everyone she meets. It’s one of … Continue reading →

Children’s Treasury: Best-Loved Verse illustrated by Margaret Tarrant The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise Boxen: The Imaginary World of the Young by C.S. Lewis

I had the good fortune to read two wonderful books recently: Holes by Louis Sachar (which I had read once before) and Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (which was new to me). The stories are completely different, but the books are … Continue reading →

It still seems bizarre to me that there are two very different versions of The Hidden Staircase, both attributed to Carolyn Keene. Oh, I know there’s no Carolyn Keene and that both versions were written by ghostwriters (ghost—ha-ha!), but it’s … Continue reading →

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Grade: B- Heart-Shaped Box is Joe Hill’s first novel. I loved the premise: an aging rocker buys a ghost at an auction website, and the ghost is delivered to his house in a black, heart-shaped … Continue reading →

Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis by Peggy Layton Grade: B+ With the number of storms we’ve had that either knocked out or threatened to knock out … Continue reading →