Monthly Archives: April 2019

Just A Minute: A Little Dictionary of Reflections

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Just A Minute: A Little Dictionary of Reflections Author: Dee Bowman Publisher: Harwell/Lewis Publishing Company, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0976443667 ISBN-10: 097644366X Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading

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The Case of the Felon’s Fiddle: A McGurk Mystery

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Case of the Felon’s Fiddle: A McGurk Mystery Author: Edmund Wallace (E. W.) Hildick Illustrator: Lisl Weil Publisher: Atheneum, republished 1983 ISBN-13: 978-0027439007 ISBN-10: 0027439003 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading

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When Knighthood Was in Flower

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: When Knighthood Was in Flower Author: Charles Major Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, republished 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1986728607 ISBN-10: 1986728609 Language level:  3 (barely) (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading

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Dusty

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Dusty Author and Illustrator: Nola Langner Publisher: Putnam Pub. Group, 1976 ISBN-13: 978-0698306349 ISBN-10: 0698306341 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing and/or … Continue reading

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Noah Depends on God

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Noah Depends on God Author: Lori Long Illustrator: Alejandro Echavez Publisher: Mascot Books, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1643070605 ISBN-10: 1643070606 Related website(s): http://www.mascotbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading

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Eternity through the Rearview Mirror

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Eternity through the Rearview Mirror: How Simple Faith Changes Everything–Seventeen Extraordinary Lives Author: Annette Hubbell Publisher: Credo House Publishers, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1625861269 ISBN-10: 1625861265 Related website(s): http://www.annettehubbell.com (author), http://www.credohousepublishers.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading

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Crazy Lady!

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Crazy Lady! Author: Jane Leslie Conly Cover Illustrator: Vincent Nasta Publisher: HarperCollins, republished 1995 ISBN-13: 978-0064405713 ISBN-10: 0064405713 Language level: 5 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot … Continue reading

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The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins Author: Carol Kendall Illustrator: Erik Blegvad Publisher: Young Readers Paperbacks, 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0152024932 ISBN-10: 015202493X Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading

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