Monthly Archives: April 2015

The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden or The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book:  The Wicked Pigeon Ladies in the Garden or The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House Author: Mary Chase Illustrator: Don Bolognese Publisher: Yearling republished in 2005 ISBN-13: 978-0394816555 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0394816552 Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780440419563 … Continue reading

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Greyfriars Bobby

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Greyfriars Bobby Author: Eleanor Atkinson Publisher: Waverley Books Ltd., republished in 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0899668192 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0899668194 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1855349261 Paperback ISBN-10: 1855349264 Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading

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Xamon Song: A Novel

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Xamon Song: A Novel Author: Adam E. Stone Publisher: Global Dialogue Press, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0977139606 ISBN-10: 0977139603 Related website: http://www.greenpressinitiative.org (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or … Continue reading

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Trouble Don’t Last

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Trouble Don’t Last Author: Shelley Pearsall Cover Illustrator: Rick Whipple Publisher: Yearling, republished in 2003 ISBN-13: 978-1439521823 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1439521824 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0440418115 Paperback ISBN-10: 0440418119 Paperback Related website: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing … Continue reading

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Blessed Be God: Studies in Ephesians, Essays in Honor of Dr. C. G. “Colly” Caldwell III

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Blessed Be God: Studies in Ephesians, Essays in Honor of Dr. C. G. “Colly” Caldwell III Author: Daniel W. Petty (Editor) Cover designer: Jeff Angelo Publisher: Florida College Press, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1890119218 ISBN-10: 1890119210 Related … Continue reading

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High Time for Heroes: Magic Tree House #51

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: High Time for Heroes: Magic Tree House #51 Author: Mary Pope Osborne Illustrator: Sal Murdocca Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0307980496 ISBN-10: 0307980499 Related websites: http://www.MagicTreeHouse.com (series), http://www.randomhouse.com/kids (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading

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Sable

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Sable Author: Karen Hesse Illustrator: Marcia Sewall Publisher: Square Fish, reprinted in 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0805024166 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0805024166 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0312376109 Paperback ISBN-10: 0312376103 Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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Morning Girl

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Morning Girl Author: Michael Dorris Cover Illustrator: Peter McCarty Publisher: Disney-Hyperion, reissued in1999 ISBN-13: 978-0780742338 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0780742338 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0786813582 Paperback ISBN-10: 078681358X Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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