Monthly Archives: February 2023

Sophie’s Secret

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Sophie’s Secret Author: Nancy Rue  Illustrator: Grace Chen Publisher: Zonderkidz, 2004 ISBN-13: 978-0310707578 ISBN-10: 0310707579 Website(s): http://www.faithgirlz.com (series), http://www.zonderkids.com (publisher) 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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A Paradise Called Texas

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: A Paradise Called Texas Author: Janice Jordan Shefelman  Illustrators: Tom, Karl, and Dan Shefelman Publisher: Wild Horse Media Group, republished 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1940130651 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1940130654 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0890155066 Paperback ISBN-10: 0890155062 Paperback Language level:  … Continue reading

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Getting It

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Getting It Author: Alex Sanchez  Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, republished 2007 ISBN-13: 978-1416908968 Hardcover ISBN-10: 141690896X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1416908982 Paperback ISBN-10: 1416908986 Paperback Website(s): http://www.AlexSanchez.com (author), Language level:  5 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading

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Conversations with God, Book 1: An Uncommon Dialogue

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Conversations with God, Book 1: An Uncommon Dialogue Author: Neale Donald Walsch  Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., republished 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0399142789 ISBN-10: 0399142789 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0733611957 Paperback ISBN-10: 0733611958 Paperback Language level:  unknown (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading

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Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters Authors: Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0809327058 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0809327058 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0809327065 Paperback ISBN-10: 0809327066 Paperback Language … Continue reading

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Hunt for Eden’s Star: Beacon Hill, Book 1

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Hunt for Eden’s Star: Beacon Hill, Book 1 Author: Derek J. Williams Cover Illustrator: Carlo Molinari Publisher: Wander, 2023 ISBN-13: 978-1496462657  Hardcover ISBN-10: 1496462653 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1496462664 Paperback ISBN-10: 1496462661 Paperback Website(s): http://www.djwilliamsbooks.com (author), https://www.thebeaconhillseries.com/Continue reading

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The House Without a Christmas Tree

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The House Without a Christmas Tree Author: Gail Rock Illustrator: Charles E. Gehm Publisher: Scholastic, republished 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0394928333 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0394928334 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0590638951 Paperback ISBN-10: 0590638955 Paperback  Language level:  3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading

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Once upon a Kiss

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Once upon a Kiss Author: Susan Mendonca Publisher: Scholastic, 1985 ISBN-13: 978-0590332675 ISBN-10: 0590332678 Language level:  3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading

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