Book Review: Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Chomp Carl Hiaasen Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 2012 ISBN 978-0-375-86842-9 Hardcover (ARC) Teenager Wahoo Cray doesn’t live the life of the average kid. Having a dad who’s a wildlife wrangler with a private zoo, Wahoo has grown up with alligators, monkeys, birds of all sorts, giant tortoises, snakes, you name it. [...]
December 14, 2011
Tags: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, Florida Everglades, humor, kids, mystery, reality TV, suspense, wildlife Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 
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Book Review: Wolven by Di Toft
Wolven Di Toft Chicken House, 2010 ISBN 0545171091 Hardcover A young boy, Nat, wants a puppy but ends up with a wolven named “Woody” instead. The three-year-old wolven is the last of its kind and is a shape-shifter (randomly shifting between a young boy and a wolf). While forging their friendship, they face many adventures [...]
December 5, 2010
Tags: Chicken House, kids, shapeshifter Posted in: Full Reviews, Guest Reviews No Comments
Teeny 5 Book Reviews
To Hell in a Handbasket Beth Groundwater Five Star, 2009 ISBN 1594147590 Hardcover To Hell in a Handbasket by Beth Groundwater was good, but if you’re looking for a crafty mystery, this isn’t the one to pick. Now if you’re a skier or a mom with a daughter that’s leaving the nest, then this book [...]
November 22, 2010
Tags: adult mystery, Brown and Company, Five Star, kids, Little, middle grade, Scholastic Press, Scribner Book Company, traditional, young adult Posted in: Guest Reviews, Teeny Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Turtle in Paradise Jennifer L. Holm Random House Books for Young Readers, May 2010 ISBN 0375836888 Hardcover Times are tough in Depression-Era America. Eleven-year-old Turtle’s Mom keeps losing housekeeper jobs and getting her heart broken by no-good men. When her Mom gets a job with an old lady who doesn’t like children, she has no [...]
July 25, 2010
Tags: general fiction, historical, kids, Random House Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Movie for Dogs by Lois Duncan
Movie for Dogs Lois Duncan Scholastic, June 2010 ISBN 0545108543 Hardcover Movie for Dogs by Lois Duncan is a later installment in the popular “for Dogs” franchise. Before getting to the review I need to note two things. The first is that I haven’t read the previous books in the series or seen the movie [...]
June 26, 2010
Tags: animals, kids, Scholastic Posted in: Full Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery Deborah and James Howe Aladdin Paperbacks, October 2006 ISBN 1416928170 Digest Paperback Harold the dog and Chester the cat are comfortable in their home with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and their two sons, Toby and Pete (all fake names for their protection). Harold and Chester are far more erudite than [...]
November 22, 2009
Tags: Aladdin, fantasy, humor, kids, vampire Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews 2 Comments
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