Archives
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
Categories
Recent Comments
Monthly Archives: August 2011
"Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon Author: Dhan Gopal Mukerji Illustrator: Boris Artzybasheff Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books, reissued in 1968 ISBN-13: 978-0-525-30400-5 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading
"The Cherokee Trail"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Cherokee Trail Author: Louis L’Amour Cover Illustrator: Gregory Manchess Publisher: Bantam Dell, republished in 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0-553-27047-8 ISBN-10: 0-553-27047-8 Related website: http://www.louislamour.com (author), http://www.bantamdell.com (publisher) Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction
Leave a comment
"Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy Author: Wendelin Van Draanen Illustrator: Dan Yaccarino Publisher: Yearling, 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0375801839 ISBN-10: 0375801839 Related website: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/vandraanen/sammykeyes/ Language level: 3 (no cursing but in addition to some common … Continue reading
Posted in mystery
Leave a comment
"The Double Cousins and the Mystery of the Torn Map"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Double Cousins and the Mystery of the Torn Map Author: Miriam Jones Bradley Cover Illustrator: David Siglin Publisher: Ambassador International, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-935507-67-3 Related websites: http://www.doublecousins.net (series), http://www.ambassador-international.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading
Posted in mystery
Leave a comment
"The Adventures of Pinocchio"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Adventures of Pinocchio Author: Carol Collodi (Carlo Lorenzini) Illustrator: Enrico Mazzanti Publisher: Oxford University Press USA, reissued in 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0199553983 ISBN-10: 019955398X Related website: http://www.oup.com/.worldsclassics Language level: 1 (“golly” and “O Lord” are … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy
Leave a comment
"The Diary of a Seventh Grade Hybrid"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Diary of a Seventh Grade Hybrid Author: Lee J. Mavin Cover Illustrator: Sam W. Pryor Publisher: Grace Publishing, 2011 ISBN-13: 9789881922090 ISBN-10: 9881922097 Related website: http://www.publishedbygrace.com/ Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading
Posted in science fiction
Leave a comment
"Life Is Not a Candy Store—It’s the Way to the Candy Store: A Spiritual Guide to the Road of Life for Teens"
HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Life Is Not a Candy Store—It’s the Way to the Candy Store: A Spiritual Guide to the Road of Life for Teens Author: Tal Yanai Cover Illustrator: Peri Poloni-Gabriel Publisher: Bat-El Publishing, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0-9832025-0-9 … Continue reading
Posted in youth nonfiction
Leave a comment
