I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
There's even more still! Flavia De Luce is back to solving crimes in this fourth increment of the series. “Excuse me,' I said. 'I've just remembered something.' It was true. What I'd remembered was this: While I was not in the least afraid of the dead, there were those among the living who gave me … [Read more]
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
And... she's back! Yes, there's more Flavia De Luce! If you thought this was going to be a duology, then think again! A Red Herring Without Mustard is the 3rd book of the Flavia De Luce series. Flavia asked a Gypsy woman at a fair to tell her fortune, but never expected what happened … [Read more]
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
But wait, there's more... Flavia De Luce is back! Thought you had seen the last of her? Well, think again! The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley is the sequel to The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (see review here). To start, this was a good sequel. It had all the elements you … [Read more]
Linked by Gordon Korman
I'm going to start this review with a warning. The book summary makes it sound really good and really interesting, but I didn't like the book. I thought that the plot was underdeveloped and that the characters were underdeveloped. It was overall pretty boring, in my opinion. Linked by Gordon … [Read more]
The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold
The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold is a book about immigration and belonging for ages 9-12. It follows the story of Gabrielle, a Haitian girl who immigrates to America. But, ten-year-old Gabrielle must leave her family and friends behind in Haiti. She goes to live in Brooklyn, New York with … [Read more]
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
“I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.” The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley is a murder mystery set in the small town of Bishops Lacey in the 1950s English … [Read more]
