• Reviews

    Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95

    Children’s non-fiction books have been in the spotlight recently with the focus on Common Core Standards in the education field.  That being said, many authors are creating non-fiction books that are more easily accessible and interesting to kids.  Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 written…

  • Reviews

    Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms

      Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms is a captivating mystery filled with magic tricks, nosy triplets and a small boy who is much older than he looks.  This story also has a number of funny, wacky parts that made me laugh out loud.  Stuart Horten, whose name can be shortened to “shorten”…

  • Reviews

    Death Cloud

    If you’ve visited my blog in the past, I’ve mentioned my love of all things Sherlock Holmes and this middle grade/young adult novel does not disappoint.  Death Cloud: Sherlock Holmes, The Legend Begins written by Andrew Lane is approved by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate and his surviving relatives, which made…

  • Reviews

    Three Times Lucky

    “Trouble cruised into Tupelo Landing at exactly seven minutes past noon on Wednesday, the third of June, flashing a gold badge and driving a Chevy Impala the color of dirt.  Almost before the dust had settled, Mr. Jesse turned up dead and life in Tupelo Landing turned upside down.” –…

  • Lifestyle

    Childhood Favorites

      My brother and sister-in-law came out to visit me for a long weekend and as we were catching up with each other’s lives, my brother turns to me and asks if I remember a certain book from our childhood that my mom read aloud to us.   Let me…

  • Reviews

    The Puzzling World of Winston Breen

    The Puzzling World of Winston Breen written by Eric Berlin was an exciting, and interactive mystery that reached far above my expectations.  Winston Breen is a twelve-year-old puzzle maniac – he loves all kinds of puzzles!  When his sister finds a puzzle in the birthday gift she receives from Winston,…

  • Activities

    Murder Mystery Party

    Our library is going to host a murder mystery party for our Junior Friends group in January.  The Junior Friends of the Library is a community service organization for 5th – 8th grade students in the local community.  We’re lucky to have a strong group of about 30 kids throughout…

  • Reviews

    Eight Keys

    Eight Keys written by Suzanne LaFleur is the coming-of-age story of a sixth grade girl named Elise whose entire world is changing and she can’t manage to keep up.  She starts her 6th grade year at a new middle school where her locker partner bullies her, her best friend Franklin seems to…