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A Twist on a Classic Fairy Tale

Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison

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This is a review by the almost 11 year old in LanierHgts’ house, Lala. This book is the retelling of the Rapunzel story, more from the fairy tale than from the Disney movie, although it has some elements from the movie, like when Rapunzel adopts a frog (in the movie she has a chameleon).  It starts in the tower and then ventures beyond.  Rapunzel gets lured out of her tower by Jack (as in Jack and the Beanstalk), who is trying to fulfill a deal […]

Christmas Cannonball!!!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

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This is one of the only books that I re-read every year. It’s not December or Christmas until I sit down and read through this little book – and I still have the battered copy that I received as a gift in elementary school… 30ish years ago. It’s the story of a small town cookie-cutter, same-every-year, church Christmas pageant. The same sweet and innocent girl plays Mary every year, there are the shepherds in bathrobes, toddler angels, and traditional carols. But this year, the Herdman […]

Grown-Up Me May Have Overthought Things in Places but Wins in the End

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

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Bingo 21 (Back to School) I remember in elementary school being mightily impressed by From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler, but have no memory of what it was I liked or why I’d had to read the book in the first place. I suspect it was likely for a book report or reading hours. I kind of remember now upon a re-read over two decades later, in spite of some reactions to characters and situations that are likely the grown-up in me, […]

Yarr, Change be Harrrd (Cannonball Bingo Illustrated square)

Pirates Don't Go to Kindergarten by Lisa Robinson

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I have no idea how to write a review of a book when the number of words required in the review are longer than the number of words in the book itself…

Sarcastic Kids are Good Kids

Crime Biters by Tommy Greenwald

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  My son Tommy and I just finished reading Crimebiters 2 together and it was pretty cute.  I was always partial to Nancy Drew, The Charisma series (girl spies! who are models! and can do cool stuff!) and  (The New) Encyclopedia Brown books (now very old because I am very old) when I was a kid because I have always liked a good mystery.  My son seems to enjoy a good mystery too because he brought this book home from his book fair along with […]



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