Monthly Archives: November 2015

Fog Magic

Posted on November 23, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Fog Magic Author: Julia L. Sauer Illustrator: Lynd Ward Publisher: Viking Juvenile, republished in 2005 ISBN-13: 978-0670060160 Hardcover ISBN-10: 067006016X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0140321630 Paperback ISBN-10: 0140321632 Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

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Anthem

Posted on November 22, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Anthem Author: Ayn Rand Publisher: Dover Publications, republished in  2014 ISBN-13: 978-0486492773 ISBN-10: 048649277X Related website: http://www.doverpublications.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a lot … Continue reading →

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Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow

Posted on November 20, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow Author: James Rollins Illustrator: Joel Tippie Publisher: HarperCollins, reprinted in 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0061473791 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0061473790 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0061473814 Paperback ISBN-10: 0061473812 Paperback Related website: http://www.jamesrollins.com (author), http://www.harpercollinschildren.com … Continue reading →

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Ninety-Nine Rats on a String: Legends, Facts and Folklore of Walnut Creek, Ohio

Posted on November 18, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Ninety-Nine Rats on a String: Legends, Facts and Folklore of Walnut Creek, Ohio Author: Larry Westfall Publisher: German Culture Museum, 2013 ISBN-13: 9780615847825 ISBN-10: 061584782X Related website: http://www.germanculturemuseum.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Passage

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Cost of Passage Author: Heather Tekavec Cover Illustrator: Barbara Kiwak Publisher: Herald Press, 2004 ISBN-13: 978-0836192377 ISBN-10: 0836192370 Related website: http://www.heraldpress.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

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Daphne Deane

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Daphne Deane Author: Grace Livingston Hill Cover Illustrator: Morgan Weistling Publisher: Tyndale House Pub., 1991 ISBN-13: 978-0842305297 ISBN-10: 0842305297 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing or profanity; 4=a … Continue reading →

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Flight of the White Wolf

Posted on November 9, 2015 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Flight of the White Wolf Author: Melvin Richard (Mel) Ellis Cover Illustrator: Dick Amundsen Publisher: Apple Paperbacks, republished in 1988 ISBN-13: 978-0030897283 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0030897289 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590420532 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590420534 Paperback Language level: 2 … Continue reading →

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