Category Archives: Children’s

Daddy Long Legs, by Jean Webster

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Thistle

Honestly despite all the great things I’ve heard about this book, I found it quite boring up until about 2/3rds through. Once I started making connections, it started getting more interesting, probably because I was far more interested in other … Continue reading →

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Gregor and the Prophency of Bane, by Suzanne Collins

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Thistle

It’s been a year since I read the first book in the Underland Chronicles, but I remembered the characters all fairly well, especially Gregor and his little sister, Boots. The Underland characters, I had to catch my memory up on … Continue reading →

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Dick and Jane and Vampires, by Laura Marchesani

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Thistle

I never read the original Dick and Jane books as a child, but I’ve seen them around as an adult. When I saw this one at the Penguin booth at the Texas Book Festival, I knew I had to have … Continue reading →

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Coraline (graphic novel), by Neil Gaiman

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Thistle

I’ve now read the original book, seen the movie, and read the GN version of Coraline. Of them all, I think the GN is actually my favorite. I thought the medium worked well for the story. My biggest quibble with … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Ghost Cat, by Beverly Butler

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thistle

Annabel is spending the summer with her great-aunt and -uncle and a bunch of cousins she’s never met. She would rather be at home with her mother, and feels very out of place on the lonely Wisconsin farm. But soon … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Blue Figurine, by John Bellairs

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Thistle

My first experience with John Bellairs, The House With a Clock in its Walls, was mixed – I liked it, but had trouble really connecting with it. The Blue Figurine was happily much better, a creepy little children’s book perfect … Continue reading →

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Thistle

Edward Tulane is a china rabbit who belongs to a young girl named Abilene. He is vain and self-centered, ignoring the people around him when they talk to them, always thinking about himself. Then one day, he is separated from … Continue reading →

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Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Thistle

Thirteen-year-old Esperanza has led a comfortable and sheltered life on her father’s ranch in Mexico. Her family has money and land. Esperanza has everything she could want, from servants to wait on her to her parents’ love. After tragedy strikes, … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by JK Rowling

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thistle

Warning: This review necessarily contains spoilers. If you have not read this series and might one day, please don’t read any further! We’ve come to the final installment of my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison. It was in finally getting the … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by JK Rowling

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Thistle

It’s Month 6/Book 6 of my Harry Potter hardback/paperback comparison! Half Blood Prince is one of my two favorite HP books, so I was very excited to dive into it. This is the first month where I’m reading the paperback … Continue reading →

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