Category Archives: Children’s

The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers for the first book in the series. The People of Sparks takes up where The City of Ember left off. Lina and Doon have flung down the instructions for escaping Ember, and Lina’s guardian picks them up. Within a … Continue reading →

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The Headless Cupid, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Thistle

When I turned ten, a friend of mine gave me a pack of five books by various authors for my birthday. One of them was The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. I loved that book! I read it over … Continue reading →

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City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Thistle

The two main characters in The City of Ember, Lina and Doon, are twelve-year-olds who have just been assigned their jobs in the city of Ember. Ember is a city that lives in complete darkness, with lamps to light up … Continue reading →

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Thistle

This story is about Kit, a teenage girl who travels from Barbados to Connecticut after her last remaining relative on the island dies. Once in Connecticut, she’s met with suspicion from the entire community she comes to live in. They … Continue reading →

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Protected: Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Thistle

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Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Thistle

For some reason, this one grabbed my attention when I was helping my kids pick out library books the other day. Normally I don’t read books on the Holocaust so much – they’re often too depressing for me – but I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Thistle

This book is about a country cricket named Chester who gets accidentally carried to NYC in a picnic basket. He meets up with a little boy, Mario, who keeps him as a pet, and with two city-toughened friends, Tucker Mouse … Continue reading →

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Facing the Lion, by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Thistle

Subtitled: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna I saw this book on the shelf at Barnes & Nobles a week or two ago when I took one of my sons to buy a reward book. It looked interesting, especially … Continue reading →

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