Monthly Archives: March 2020

The Island Mansion Mysteries

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Island Mansion Mysteries Author: Janet Chester Bly Illustrator: Paul Turnbaugh Publisher: Chariot Family Pub., republished1995 ISBN-13: 978-0781401913 ISBN-10: 0781401917 Related website(s):  https://www.blybooks.com/ (author) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading

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Ten Miles from Winnemucca

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Ten Miles from Winnemucca Author: Thelma Hatch Wyss Cover Illustrator:  Vince Natale Publisher:  HarperTeen, republished 2004 ISBN-13: 978-0060297848 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0060297840 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0064473347 Paperback ISBN-10: 0064473341 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.harperchildrens.com Language level: 2 (1=nothing … Continue reading

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He Will Not Walk With Me

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: He Will Not Walk With Me Author: Alice Hendricks Bach Publisher:  Delacorte, 1985 ISBN-13: 978-0385294102 ISBN-10: 0385294107 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of … Continue reading

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The Winter of Life: Redeeming the Time

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Winter of Life: Redeeming the Time Author: Sewell Hall Cover Designer: Bethany Hubartt Publisher: Mount Bethel Publishing, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-0985005955 ISBN-10: 0985005955 Related website(s): http://www.MountBethelPublishing.com Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish … Continue reading

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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing and Other Mysteries

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Exploding Plumbing and Other Mysteries Author: Donald J. Sobol Illustrator: Leonard Shortall Publisher: Puffin Books, republished 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0590405317 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0590405314 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590014120 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590014129 … Continue reading

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Black Bottle Man

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Black Bottle Man Author: Craig Russell Publisher: Great Plains, republished 2020 ISBN-13: 978-1894283991 ISBN-10: 1894283996 Related website(s): http://www.greatplains.mb.ca (publisher) Language level:  3 (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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Beau Geste: A Condensation

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Beau Geste: A Condensation Author: Percival Christopher Wren Illustrator: Stan Galli Publisher: Readers Digest, republished 1989 ISBN-13: 9780945260332 ISBN: 0945260334 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading

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So They Went to the Country

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: So They Went to the Country Author and Illustrator: Eve DiLorenzo Publisher: Exposition Press, reprinted 1954 Library of Congress catalog card number: 53-9790 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading

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The Iron Ring

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Iron Ring Author: Lloyd Alexander Cover Illustrator: Jane Ray Publisher: Puffin Books, republished 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0525455974 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0525455973 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0141303482 Paperback ISBN-10: 0141303484 Paperback Language level: 3 (the “d” word is used … Continue reading

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Noah Drake And The Return Of The Dragon Hunters

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Noah Drake And The Return Of The Dragon Hunters: A Christian, Fiction Adventure That Teaches Biblical Creation (Volume 2) Author: Ben Russell Cover Illustrator: Jonna Blankenship Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1981290802 ISBN-10: … Continue reading

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