★★★★ ....the little band of wanderers was frightened at the sight of this huge egg rolling about wildly. When you go on a picnic, you don't often expect it to end quite so....memorably. Samba Rat, Peter Porcupine, Squirrley and Cindy (the ladybug) stumble upon an egg right as it is hatching...and what hatches from it catches… Continue reading The Adventures of Samba Rat & Friends – Steven and Mary Munsie
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The Invisible Boy – Mary Feliciani
★★★ ½ Holding the book in both hands, he positioned it high enough to hide most of his face. Salvatore, a fourth grader at Roseto Elementary School, spends much of his time feeling absolutely alone. Oh how he wished he could play! But no one ever asked him. Meanwhile, Carlo, Marco and the rest of the… Continue reading The Invisible Boy – Mary Feliciani
American Princes: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt – Stephanie Marie Thornton
★★★ ½ "You are a rare woman, Alice Roosevelt." Nick leaned forward as if to tell me a secret. "In fact, I think I might be falling in love with you." Alice Roosevelt, eldest daughter of Theodore Roosevelt is about to experience the surprise of a lifetime. "Father's going to be president," I said slowly, staring… Continue reading American Princes: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt – Stephanie Marie Thornton
At the Stroke of Goodnight – Clay Rice
★★★★ The evening glows in the twilight. And all is quiet at the stroke of goodnight. The sun is down and the moon is up. All throughout the farm, the wild animals and the barn animals are settling down. The faint rustle of leaves from the doe and her fawn. But what about inside the… Continue reading At the Stroke of Goodnight – Clay Rice
The Tether – Julia Ash
★★★★ ½ A shudder raced down her spine. Something was coming... Ruby Spencer has surprised the world over and over. She was the one (and only) human to be immune to the zombie apocalypse and nine years ago, she was transformed into a vampire (thanks to a unhinged genius). She settled back into her "old" life but unfortunately, the past… Continue reading The Tether – Julia Ash
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill – Abbi Waxman
★★★★★ "I mean, I get that the universe whirls in mysterious yada yada, but wouldn't you rather travel the world?" "No, I'd rather stay home and read." Nina Hill's life is perfect as it is, thank you very much. She has an adorable little apartment, a fabulous job at a local bookstore (Knight's), and a grumpy cat (Phil). Nina… Continue reading The Bookish Life of Nina Hill – Abbi Waxman
Witches Protection Program – Michael Okon
★★★★★ Wes laughed..."I don't believe in witches, sir." "By the time you're done, oh, I promise you'll believe in witches." Wes, a young, ambitious government agent is about to have the shock of a lifetime. And it all started with...a failure...surprisingly enough. "You disappointed me, your family, and the entire force." Wes has always had big… Continue reading Witches Protection Program – Michael Okon
The Hermit Crab – Errol Fern
★★★ ½ A long time ago in a deep blue sea, there was a lone hermit crab that was lost and left to live alone A little hermit crab alone in a big ocean is not a good thing. There are sharks and other predators always circling about. The scared hermit crab had no other choice… Continue reading The Hermit Crab – Errol Fern
The Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
★ You know that feeling when you read a particularly bad YA and you just have to set down the book and ask, why? Why in the world did someone give the ok to publish this mess? Why are the characters so effing dumb? Why did I even pick this book up? This happens… Continue reading The Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
Luis and Tabitha – Stephanie Campisi & Hollie Mengert
★★★★★ It was love. Love from afar. Love from far too afar. Luis, a handsome black-and-white tuxedo cat, lives (unofficially) in a small fire station. Luis was a cat about town. Dashing, Charming, Perfectly suave. And he is perfectly happy with his life ...until... He climbed a wall. And saw Tabitha. Elegant. Silky. Purfectly sophisticated. And… Continue reading Luis and Tabitha – Stephanie Campisi & Hollie Mengert
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