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Book review: The Iliad by Homer

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Non-Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up This book is quite long, dense, and a compilation of 24 books. This book was gifted to me by a close family friend. The book is really interesting, but since it is an old translation, there are some arcane terms. I read it with a dictionary by my side! ——————————————————– Nine years after the start of the Trojan War, the Greek (Achaean) army attacks Chryse, a town allied with Troy. During the battle, the Achaeans capture a pair of beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, the leader of the … Continue reading Book review: The Iliad by Homer

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Book Review: All the Broken Pieces by Anne E. Burg

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction Age Recommended: 11 and up This book was a Virginia Reader’s Choice the year I was in sixth grade- my teacher had our class do a project on all ten of the books in the middle school category and they were all amazing. ——————————————————- Two years after being rescued from Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted: by bombs that fell like dead crows, by his family that died when it should have been him with them, and the terrible secret that he left behind. Now, inside a caring adoptive home in the United States, … Continue reading Book Review: All the Broken Pieces by Anne E. Burg

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Book Review: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Genre: Fantasy or Fiction Age Recommended: 11 and up This book is a Newberry award winner. This weekend I was racking my brain for books that I hadn’t reviewed that were extraordinary and I came upon this one… I also got the Iliad and the Odyssey as a gift this week and I can’t wait to read and review! —————————————————— Jess Aarons’ one wish is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He’s been practicing all summer and can’t wait to see his classmates’ faces when he beats them all. He can feel the … Continue reading Book Review: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson

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November Recap

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November was a little slow… I think it was because of all of my school preparations I was doing. But I should still have time to write a few reviews… Got to get the blog up to speed…       🙂 My favorite book in November was the Red Magician, mainly because of the suspense and fantasy. I hope all of you get a chance to read it because it is truly an incredible book. Continue reading November Recap

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Book Review: Every Word by Ellie Marney

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Age Recommended: 14 and up Genre: Fiction (Mystery) I can’t believe it!!! Mrs. Ellie Marley just sent me an advance copy of her newest book, Every Word… it’s the sequel to Every breath… Along with a handwritten note and a pack of Tim tams! For those of you who don’t know what those are, they are amazing Canadian chocolate biscuits with chocolate cream filling and the whole thing is coated in chocolate! I received a package in mail on Friday – it was addressed to me! As you can imagine, as an 8th grader, … Continue reading Book Review: Every Word by Ellie Marney

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Book Review: The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin (book two in the Daughters series)

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Genre: Fiction Age Recommended: 13 and up Daughters Rule Number Six: Never talk to the press about your parents. If you haven’t read my review of the first book in this series, here’s the link: http://wp.me/p4bGHr-hR Carina is sick and tired of her father; he always restricts her activities with her friends and is very nosy about her personal business. Carina is already very upset and when her dad blames her for something she didn’t do, she just loses it. Carina seeks revenge by leaking a story about her father to the press, and in … Continue reading Book Review: The Daughters Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin (book two in the Daughters series)