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Category Archives: Book Reviews
Monday Book Review: Saving Kabul Corner by N.H. Senzai
Here’s the second in my reviews of juvenile mysteries for these year’s Edgar nominees! Title: Saving Kabul Corner Author: N.H. Senzai Genre: mystery Age group: middle grade Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Ariana is a bit perturbed that her perfect cousin Laila, who … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Edgar Nominee, Middle Grade, Mysteries
Tagged book review, Edgar Awards, middle grade books, mystery
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Monday Book Review: Fake ID by Lamar Giles
It’s time to review another Edgar nominee, this time for best young adult mystery. Title: Fake ID Author: Lamar Giles Genre: mystery Age group: young adult Synopsis: Teenager Nick Pearson has been living in the Witness Protection Program for years. … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Edgar Awards, mystery, young adult
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Monday Book Review: Nick and Tesla’s Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove by “Science Bob” Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith
The full title of this book is Nick and Tesla’s Super-Cyborg Gadget Glove: A Mystery with a Blinking, Beeping, Voice-Recording Gadget Glove You Can Build Yourself. Whew! How’s that for a title! It’s the first of my 2015 Edgar-nominated books … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Edgar Nominee, Mysteries
Tagged book review, Edgar Awards, mystery
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My To-Be-Read Pile
This past Monday I didn’t get a Monday Book Review posted. I did, however, trek on out to my local public library to pick up some new books after getting my car out of the aftereffects of the Blizzard of … Continue reading
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Monday Book Review: Ungifted by Gordon Korman
Last summer, this book was so popular around the summer school kids that even the principal asked to borrow my copy so she could read it. After she returned it to me, it took a while before I had time … Continue reading
Monday Book Review: Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
Today I’m bringing you one of last year’s nominees for the Rebecca Caudill Award. I had it on my to-be-read list for a while and finally got around to it. I enjoyed it very much and can see why it … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical, Middle Grade
Tagged book review, Clare Vanderpool, coming of age, historical, middle grade, Navigating Early
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Monday Book Review: Bird Face by Cynthia T. Toney
I’d heard a lot about Bird Face from a lot of my fellow ACFW authors (of which Cynthia T. Toney is one), so I was excited when I got the chance to read her sweet coming-of-age story. Title: Bird Face … Continue reading
Monday Book Review: The First Principle by Marissa Shrock
Today I’m bringing you another young adult dystopian book by one of my fellow ACFW authors, and I’ve got to give her kudos for tackling tough subjects: teen pregnancy and abortion. Title: The First Principle Author: Marissa Schrock Genre: dystopian Age … Continue reading
Monday Book Review: Impervious by Heather Letto
It’s been a long time since I’ve had the chance to do a Monday Book Review, so I’m starting off what I hope will be a series of them in the upcoming months by discussing Impervious, a young adult dystopian … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Speculative Fiction, young adult
Tagged book review, dystopian, young adult
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Shake It Off!
This week on the Spin Cycle, Ginny Marie is giving us free rein to discuss whatever we’d like for her linkup, so I’ve decided to share a funny, little story from last week. On Thursday, I met with my spiritual … Continue reading
Posted in Angelhood, Book Reviews, Spin Cycle, Writing, young adult
Tagged Angelhood, book reviews, Jesus, Taylor Swift
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