Reading by the Pond
Thursday, September 17, 2020
The King of Jam Sandwiches
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Robbie can't control much in his life. His dad doesn't pay any attention to him and sometimes just disappears. His mother died whe...
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Don't Turn Out the Lights
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This tribute to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will be a major hit. All the Scary Stories editions are still popular in my school and th...
Friday, July 17, 2020
Spindlefish and Stars
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This was a curious book. I ended up enjoying it quite a bit but will the intended audience "get it"? Clo's life has been ...
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
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Paola's scientific mind has never had any room for her mom's superstitions and stories. But when her best friend go...
Thursday, July 2, 2020
The Mulberry Tree
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Immy's parents have just moved her away from Australia and her friends to a village in England. They need to start over - especially he...
Monday, June 29, 2020
Dress Coded
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Enough is enough. Molly Frost is sick and tired of her friends getting dress coded - shamed, punished, reprimanded for dress code infractio...
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Red Stars
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This is kind of an odd story - or at least the format is. The main gist is that twins Nadya and Viktor were sent away from their hometown t...
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