Monthly Archives: August 2019

Bridle the Wind

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Bridle the Wind Author: Joan Aiken Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, republished 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0385293013 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0385293011 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0152060589 Paperback ISBN-10: 0152060588 Paperback Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading

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I’m Mixed!

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: I’m Mixed! Author: Maggy Williams Illustrator: Elizabeth Hasegawa Agresta Publisher: : Loving Healing Press, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1615993604 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1615993606 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1615993598 Paperback ISBN-10: 1615993592 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.LHPress.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing … Continue reading

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Hamelin Stoop (Book 1): The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Hamelin Stoop (Book 1): The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge Author: Robert B. Sloan Publisher: 12 Gates Publishing, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1495619731 ISBN-10: 1495619737 Related website(s): http://www.HamelinStoop.com (series), http://12GatesPublishing.com (Publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading

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Spook House

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Spook House Author: Mary Claire Helldorfer Publisher: Aladdin, republished 1992 ISBN-13: 978-0027435146 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0027435148 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0671723262 Paperback ISBN-10: 067172326X Paperback Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading

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Chasing Lincoln’s Killer

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer Author: James L. Swanson Cover Illustrator: Phil Falco Publisher: Scholastic Press Books, republished 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0439903547 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0439903547 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0545220910 Paperback ISBN-10: 0545220912 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.scholastic.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading

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Float: A Guide to Letting Go

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Float: A Guide to Letting Go Author: Aimee L. Ruland Illustrator: Carl R. Anderson Publisher: Loving Healing Press, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1615994601 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1615994602 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1615994595 Paperback ISBN-10: 1615994599 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.LHPress.com (publisher) … Continue reading

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Obion Summer

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Obion Summer Author: Stephen Manley Publisher: Outskirts Press, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1977208347 ISBN-10: 1977208347 Related website(s): https://obionsummer.com/ (book), http://www.outskirtspress.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a … Continue reading

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Carly’s Buck

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Carly’s Buck Author: Carole S. Adler Cover Illustrator: Eric Velasquez Publisher: Clarion Books, 1987 ISBN-13: 978-0899194806 ISBN-10: 089919480X Language level: 2 (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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