Category Archives: Newbery Honor Books

Calico Bush

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Calico Bush Author: Rachel Field Illustrator: Allen Lewis Publisher: Aladdin, republished 1998 ISBN-13: 978-0689822858 ISBN-10: 0689822855 Related website: http://www.SimonSaysKids.com (publisher) Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading →

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Jane’s Island

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Jane’s Island Author: Marjorie Hill Allee Illustrator: Maitland De Gogorza Publisher: Woods Hole Historical College, republished 1988 ISBN-13: 978-0961137427 ISBN-10: 0961137428 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading →

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Mountains Are Free

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Mountains Are Free Author: Julia Davis Adams Illustrator: Theodore Nadejen Publisher: E. P. Dutton, 1930 ISBN-13: 978-9997489043 ISBN-10: 9997489047 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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Meggy MacIntosh: A Highland Girl in the Carolina Colony

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Meggy MacIntosh: A Highland Girl in the Carolina Colony Author: Elizabeth Janet Gray Illustrator: Marguerite De Angeli Publisher: Viking, republished in 1966 ISBN-13: 978-0670466412 Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading →

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The Windy Hill

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Windy Hill Author: Cornelia Meigs Illustrator: Berta and Elmer Hader Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, republished 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1541199217 ISBN-10: 1541199219 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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Garram the Hunter: A Boy of the Hill Tribes

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Garram the Hunter: A Boy of the Hill Tribes Author: Herbert Best Illustrator: Erick Berry Publisher: Puffin, republished 1941 ASIN: B001UIB8KW ASIN: B0019UDW7I ASIN: B001DTWTE2 ASIN: B0007H4SLS ASIN: B00KVHRVAE ASIN: B000Z2B00C ASIN: B000N4UB66 Language level: … Continue reading →

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The Dream Coach

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Dream Coach Author: Anne Parrish Illustrator: Dillwyn Parrish Publisher: Macmillan Pub. Co., 1924 ISBN-13: 978-9997488718 ISBN-10: 9997488717 Language level: 1 (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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