Category Archives: fantasy

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Elevator Family Author: Douglas Evans Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes Publisher: Yearling, republished 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0385327237 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0385327234 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0440416500 Paperback ISBN-10: 0440416500 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.scholastic.com (publisher) Language level:  1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Ghost in the Picture Author: Meg Schneider Publisher: Apple Paperbacks, 1988 ISBN-13: 978-0590416702 ISBN-10: 0590416707 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 … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Walls of Babylon: Disney Prince of Persia, The Young Dastan Chronicles Book 1 Author: Catherine Hapka Publisher: Disney Press, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1423110064 ISBN-10: 1423110064 Related website(s): http://www.disneybooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Graveyard Shift: A Hauntings Novel Author: Chris Westwood Cover Illustrator: Chris Appelhans Publisher: Scholastic Press Paperbacks, reprinted 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0545399197 Hardcover ISBN-10: 054539919X Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0545399203 Paperback ISBN-10: 0545399203 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.scholastic.com (publisher) Language … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Mayhem from Moon Palace Author: Alex Irvine Cover Illustrator: Dan Panosian Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1524783815 ISBN-10: 1524783811 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Lost Treasure: Animal Jam #4 Author: Ellis Byrd Cover Illustrator: Karianne Koski Hutchinson Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-0451534507 ISBN-10: 0451534506 Related website(s): http://www.animaljam.com (series) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Kristian’s War: The Searcher Series Volume 1 Author: Peter Wisan Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1548504977 ISBN-10: 1548504971 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading →