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Book Review: Pax by Sara Pennypacker
In a strange, alternate United States of America, on the brink of war, a boy tries to find the pet fox he was forced to abandon. Peter’s father has gone to war, but before he left him in the care of his curmudgeonly old grandfather, he forced him to release his beloved pet fox, Pax,…
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Buddy Read & Rant #2 with Jonathan Pongratz: Thornhill by Pam Smy
Hello Again Blogosphere! Iseult: Heeeere’s Iseult! I’m back! Thought you could get rid of me, hey Jonny? Haha! No, I’m thrilled to be doing another buddy read with my good friend, Jonny. When I’m not reading and reviewing books, I can be found writing horror, fantasy and science fiction. You can check out my books…
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Book Review: The Gatekeeper’s Apprentice by Catherine McCarthy
A young girl discovers her family’s secret in this charming middle grade fantasy. 12 year old Maddie lives with her mother and her younger brother, Tom, who has Cystic Fibrosis. Maddie is mature beyond her years; she has to be, after the sudden disappearance of her father four years earlier. Could the mysterious box hidden…
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2 Book Review: Beware the Back of the Bus 1&2 by Stefan Lind
Book 1 Two children go missing while traveling home on the school bus, but when their friends can’t remember what happened, how can they help them get home? 12 year old Sawee has just moved to Florida from Thailand, and when Evan, the tallest boy in her class, pushes her roughly on her first journey…
