Entries from July 2009

July 19, 2009

Review – The Anna-Mae Mysteries

The Anna-Mae Mysteries – A multicultural supernatural adventure!

Rating: 4 of 5 for 9-12 year old readers
Author: L.S. Cauldwell
Available: Paperback
Summer was over and Anna-Mae Botts dreaded the return to school and the start of 7th grade.  Along with her brother Malcolm and best friend Raul Garcia, they slowly trampled their way through the school yard.  Suddenly, [...]

July 7, 2009

Review – Double Life

Double Life – Spy Kids Vosburg Style!

Rating: 4 of 5 for 9-12 year old readers
Author: Dawson Vosburg
Available: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle
Seventh grader, Josiah Jones frequently found himself imagining a world more interesting and exciting than his boring real world life as a loner at school.  In his imagination, he was a spy, a secret agent for [...]

July 5, 2009

June 2009 Additions – Tag You’re It!

Secrets of a Christmas Box

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 248 pages
Publisher: Ecky Thump Books, Inc; 1st edition (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981588301
ISBN-13: 978-0981588308

Description
Enter the magical festive world of the Christmas ‘Tree-Dwellers’, as Larry, a Christmas snowman, wakes up after the long sleep in the Christmas box, to find his brother is missing.
Desperate to find him before [...]

July 1, 2009

Review – The Academician

The Academician – Ancient Chinese Historical Fiction Meets Fantasy
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Edward C. Patterson
Available: Paperback, Kindle
12th Century China – Graduating with the highest honor at the academy, Li K’ai-men is charged by his great teacher and master Han Lin with carrying out a number of warrants both public and secret.  Designated as the new [...]