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Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection)
Julie Andrews Edwards
Julie Andrews Collection, 2006
My favorite book
+ A young girls secret cottage
+ My favorite book as a child!
+ Mandy
+ A classic!
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Tom's Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
HarperTrophy, 1992
Still great 20 years later
+ The joyful, joyful ending
+ Let your imagination soar into your own midnight garden
+ The kind of book all authors want to write
+ This is a book you never forget
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Twig
Purple House Press, 2002
Pure magic!
+ and I thought I was the only person that knew about this book......
+ A Wonderful Surprise!
+ Twig
+ Wonderful Story!
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Monster of the Month Club
Dian Curtis Regan
Henry Holth & Co (J), 1994
Hilarious book!
+ A really great read!!!!!
+ My FAVORITE BOOK
This is the first book in a series of four about a girl, named Rilla, who recieves a mysterious present in the mail announcing that someone has bought her a year-long subscription to the Monster of the Month Club. Every month she recieves a new monster in the mail. No one ever told her that the ...
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The Boggart
Susan Cooper
Aladdin, 2005
A mischievous read . . .
+ HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
I am already a huge fan of Susan Cooper and I thoroughly enjoyed the Boggart. I loved all the mischief that the Boggart gets into, and how as a reader you come to appreciate his cunning. Knowing every ones' point of view makes already funny situations hilarious. Susan Cooper's characterization has ...
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The Little White Horse
Elizabeth Goudge
Puffin, 2001
A lovely , beautifully written fantasy
+ I loved the book! But the women bashing was horrible...
+ Delightful, magical little story - won the Carnegie Medal for children's literature in 1946
+ You missed a couple, Elizabeth Goudge!
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The last of the really great whangdoodles
Julie Andrews Edwards
Scholastic, 2000
Whangdoodley AMAZING
+ My ten year old son's review: Best Book I've Ever Read!
+ Mrs. Radigan's Class Recommends this Book!
+ 8-12?? More like 8-800
+ My daughter LOVES this book!!!
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The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)
Janet Beeler Shaw
American Girl, 2005
Rich with values and conflict that are sure to keep readers occupied long into the night
+ Wonderful Story teaches value of nonjudgment
+ Very good!
While Kaya still feels that she is mourning her beloved friend, Swan Circling, who recently passed on, she can't help but feel excited to be getting ready to celebrate the winter Spirit Dances. It is during these dances that Kaya's village will finally speak of Swan Circling, and wish her a happy ...
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Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five)
Enid Blyton
Hodder Children's Books, 1997
The best mystery series ever for young readers!
+ Fabulous
Enid Blyton's "Five on a Treasure Island" is the first of the "Famous Five" series. In this opening story of the series, the "five" (four children and a dog) happen upon an old wreck that was raised to the surface by a fierce storm and discover a map that tells the location of gold ingots that ...
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The Mystery at Kickingbird Lake (Ghost Twins, No 1)
Dian Curtis Regan
Apple, 1994
Very Interesting
+ A really great read!!
+ the whole book you want to find out how they died.
Rebecca, Robbie and their dog Thatch are 11-year old ghosts who died 50 years ago. When Mr. Shook moves his daughter "Kim", son "Scott" and their cat "Smudge" into the twins house - the fun begins. You will laugh when the twins practice their haunting skills on Kim & Scott, and sit on the edge of ...
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Kildee House (The Newbery Honor Roll)
Rutherford G. Montgomery
Walker Books for Young Readers, 1993
I love sharing this book with young and adult friends!
+ Heartwarming Story
Jerome Kildee is a shy stonecutter who retires to the redwood forest to be alone. He finds, instead, friendship for the first time in his life. Delightfully simple, soothing, and serene, this little book takes the reader into the heart of an unassuming man who finds joy in the animals and ...
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Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries)
Grace Lady Cavendish
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2004
Lady Grace Assasin
+ There's been a MURDER! (Assassin)
+ Fantastic... Best Book Ever
+ Lady Grace by Phebers
+ A Chilling Mystery!
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Molly Moon, Micky Minus, & the Mind Machine (Molly Moon)
Georgia Byng
HarperCollins, 2007
A fabulously irresistible page-turner
+ molly moon,# 4
+ MOLLY LOSING HER POWERS? It can't be!!!!!!!
+ Molly Moon, Micky Minus, & the Mind Machine
+ The Best
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Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five)
Enid Blyton
Hodder Children's Books, 1997
The best mystery series ever for young readers!
+ Fabulous
Enid Blyton's "Five on a Treasure Island" is the first of the "Famous Five" series. In this opening story of the series, the "five" (four children and a dog) happen upon an old wreck that was raised to the surface by a fierce storm and discover a map that tells the location of gold ingots that ...
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Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries)
Grace Lady Cavendish
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2004
Lady Grace Assasin
+ There's been a MURDER! (Assassin)
+ Fantastic... Best Book Ever
+ Lady Grace by Phebers
+ A Chilling Mystery!
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