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Michael Vey #4: Hunt For Jade Dragon, Abigail Packard
Michael Vey #4: Hunt For Jade Dragon, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Michael and the Electroclan arrive at the resistance’s headquarters and are immediately given a job to do: rescue a nine-year-old savant named Jade Dragon from the Elgen before they can use her to make more electric children. They go to Taiwan and meet Ben, a resistance member. They plan to infiltrate the Starxourse plant and rescue the girl, but it won’t be easy. The Electroclan members decide to rescue Jade Dragon during her transfer to Elgen’s science ship. But when one of their own betrays them, they are captured. During their imprisonment, Tara tricks Michael into thinking that Hatch is …
When I Grow Up, Kristie Hinckley
When I Grow Up, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question commonly asked to students in school and Billy has lots of ideas of what he wants to be. From a gorilla masseuse to a professional pickle inspector to a teacher. What will he be when he grows up? Only Billy knows what he will say, but thankfully, he doesn’t have to know today! The illustrations in When I Grow Up will make readers feel as if they are spending a day in a child’s imagination! The illustrator doesn’t leave the reality of childhood messes and mud out …
Once Upon A Dream, Aylea Stephens
Once Upon A Dream, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Aurora is perfectly happy living in the castle with her aunt Maleficent away from the world her parents destroyed until slowly she starts to realize what her aunt is telling her might be the truth. When the prince doesn't come to kiss Sleeping Beauty and wake her up, Aurora has to fight her way through her dreams and nightmares to be able to wake herself up. Aurora has to learn who her real allies are and who she truly is in order to save herself from the dream world that she is cursed to be in. While the premise was …
Someone's Sleepy, Ariel Woodbury
Someone's Sleepy, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
It's getting late and someone's sleepy! A little girl and her mother get ready for bed by taking a bath, brushing her teeth, and giving a goodnight kiss. She cuddles with her stuffed bear and bunny and soon she's fast asleep. The short and simple sentences in this book pairs well with the soothing rhyme of the narrative and both make this a great choice as a bedtime story. The word sleepy is repeated both in the text and in the illustrations throughout the book. "Sleepy forehead / sleepy nose / sleepy eyes begin to close." The illustrations include sleeping …
My Second Life, Lisa Packard
My Second Life, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Ana Ross is fifteen years old. Surrounded by friends, family, and her boyfriend, you would think she has a normal teenage life. But she also has a deep dark secret she hasn't told anyone, and doesn't plan to ever tell: she remembers being alive before--in a different life, but not as Ana Ross. She was Emma Trees. She remembers her mom and dad and that she loved them very much. One day while she's visiting her grandma in the hospital, she sees Frances. Frances was a neighbor of Emma's and she had a daughter named Catherine who had drowned. Ana …
Battlesaurus: Rampage At Waterloo, Axel Trumbo
Battlesaurus: Rampage At Waterloo, Axel Trumbo
Children's Book and Media Review
Battlesaurus is a historical fiction--with a heavy emphasis on fiction. The story is loosely based on the battle of Waterloo, and the author notably attempts to impart knowledge about how things were in 19th-century Europe. But the true focus of the book is an alternate reality in which the world still has dinosaurs, and all the danger and excitement that comes with it. The story begins in a small village and follows a young protagonist, Willem, who aspires to be a magician like his father, who had disappeared long ago, having lost favor with Napoleon. The village is attacked by …
Scholastic Discover More: Human Body, Aylea Stephens
Scholastic Discover More: Human Body, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Bodies are amazing. Starting from the basics of atoms and molecules, this book talks about how bodies work. With a mix of high-color photographs and detailed illustrations, the colorful pages explain how bodies work in an encyclopedia format. The book is divided into six sections. “Your Amazing Body” talks about what bodies are made out of, “On the Move” discusses muscles and bones that allow bodies to move, “Skin You’re In” talks about how the skin works, “Body Engines” talks about how blood and organs power the body, “Fuel for the Body” talks about how bodies need to eat and …
Gone, Gone, Gone, Carlisa Cramer
Gone, Gone, Gone, Carlisa Cramer
Children's Book and Media Review
Set in Washington D.C. a year after 9/11, Gone, Gone, Gone alternates between the perspective of two fifteen-year-old boys, Craig and Lio. Both boys are struggling to find themselves while their family is also going through a very tumultuous time. Every day it seems someone else has been shot by the Beltway Sniper, and people are afraid to even pump gas or leave their homes. Meanwhile, Craig and Lio are attempting to cope in their own ways: Craig by adopting a myriad of animals and Lio by keeping quiet most of the time. Through these tragedies and through their own …
Bink And Gollie #3: Best Friends Forever, Abigail Packard
Bink And Gollie #3: Best Friends Forever, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
In the first part of the third installment, Gollie discovers a photograph of an ancestor that suggests she is descended from royalty. She urges Bink to treat her as royalty, but Bink just wants her friend back. Gollie soon discovers that being royalty can be pretty lonely and decides to be herself again so that she can spend time with Bink. In the second part, Bink sees an advertisement for the Stretch-o-Matic, a machine designed to make one taller. Bink orders the machine and tries it out, but Gollie insists that she sees no change to Bink’s height. After thoroughly …
Michael Vey #3: Battle Of The Ampere, Abigail Packard
Michael Vey #3: Battle Of The Ampere, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
After being separated from his friends, Michael wakes up to find he’s been rescued by a tribe of Amazonian natives. They introduce him to another electric child named Tessa who’s been living with them. Michael learns that his friends have been captured by the Peruvian army. Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan try to escape the army. Michael, Tessa, and Jaime manage to rescue everyone but Taylor and Jack who have been abducted by a bounty hunter. They rescue them, but Wade is killed. The Electroclan meet up with Jaime in Cuzco and leave with him for a …
Barnacle Is Bored, Ariel Woodbury
Barnacle Is Bored, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Barnacle is bored. Everyday is the same. The tide goes in and out. The sun goes up and down. And Barnacle just sits there. He sees a spotted fish in the water beneath him and thinks about how much fun he must have. The spotted fish probably dives with dolphins, soars with sailfish, flips with flounders, and plays with plankton. Then an eel shows up and swallows the spotted fish. Barnacle is not bored anymore and is glad to be sitting underneath the dock. The story is about boredom which children will easily relate to. The text is short and …
Broken Hearts, Fences, And Other Things To Mend, Aylea Stephens
Broken Hearts, Fences, And Other Things To Mend, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Gemma’s summer plans are turned upside-down when her boyfriend unexpectedly dumps her and she has to spend the summer with her father in the Hamptons. On the train, she meets a cute boy named Josh, but she finds out that he is the brother of Hallie Bridges, the girl whose life Gemma purposely tried to ruin five years ago. When Josh thinks her name is something else, Gemma goes along with it, telling them that her name is Sophie instead. Gemma wants to use this opportunity to repair her friendship with Hallie, but Gemma's growing feelings for Josh make things …
Chasing The Skip, Lisa Packard
Chasing The Skip, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Ricki's mom still hasn't returned from California even though it's been three weeks. Her grandmother doesn't want her to live with her anymore, so Ricki is now on the road with her dad. Her dad is a bounty hunter and travels all over the country looking for "skips" or people that missed a court date. This seems like the perfect opportunity for Ricki to practice being a journalist and to give her things to write about in her blog. As Ricki and her dad travel around, Ricki gets nervous about her mom being gone for so long and not hearing …
The Going To Bed Book, Annie Huish
The Going To Bed Book, Annie Huish
Children's Book and Media Review
The sun has set and it’s time for all the animals to get ready to go to bed. The animals, both big and small, rush down the stairs to start getting ready for bed. All together the moose, rhinoceros, pig, and other animal friends prepare for the night by taking a bath, hanging up their towels, putting their pajamas on, and brushing their teeth. To the reader’s surprise, their last activity before going to bed is exercising! Finally, they all head to bed where they softly and quietly rock to sleep. This durable board book will thrill toddlers as they …
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Rebeca Wallin
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Rebeca Wallin
Children's Book and Media Review
For those who have grown up reading the Harry Potter series and have always yearned for more, this is nostalgia at its finest. Harry, Ron, and Hermione return along with cameos from almost all other major characters. Harry Potter’s youngest son, Albus, has arrived for his first year at Hogwarts. He is placed in Slytherin house, much to the chagrin of his father. As the years progress, father and son grow apart while Albus worries about living up to his famous father’s reputation. When Albus and his best friend Scorpius, son of Draco Malfoy, learn that a time-turner exists they …
Dc Super Friends: The Missing Batmobile, Jess Verzello
Dc Super Friends: The Missing Batmobile, Jess Verzello
Children's Book and Media Review
The Joker and a band of other villains have stolen the Batmobile! Batman calls upon his Super Friends to help him thwart the bad guys, find the Batmobile, and serve justice. Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Batman, and Robin trap the Joker and take the Batmobile back. This fun DC Super Friends board book is complete with interactive flaps on every page and a giant fold-out page at the end. Toddlers and young readers will love reading and interacting with the DC Comics superheroes and learning about their respective villainous foes. The cartoon artistic style and bright …
Bink And Gollie #2: Two For One, Abigail Packard
Bink And Gollie #2: Two For One, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
As in the second book of this little series, Bink and Gollie are back as two inseparable, quirky friends. Signs are all over around town about the upcoming State Fair and the pair decide to go for some fun. First they visit the Whack-a-Duck booth and Bink tries to whack a duck with a baseball to win the world’s largest doughnut, but all she manages to whack is the poor booth manager. Then Gollie decides to participate in the amateur talent show. But when she gets up on stage she freezes and can’t even perform her talent. So they go …
Tangled: The Series: What The Hair?!, Aylea Stephens
Tangled: The Series: What The Hair?!, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Rapunzel still doesn't know why her hair has come back and continues to keep the secret of what happened to protect Cassandra. Wanting to get answers about what the hair growth means, she and Cassandra go visit a wizard who may be able to learn more about her hair. The wizard turns out to be a young Alchemist named Varian who is happy to do experiments to learn about her hair, but his other experiments put the group in danger and Rapunzel has to use her hair to save the day. A big part of this episode is how upset …
Jabberwocky, Ariel Woodbury
Jabberwocky, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem Jabberwocky, fit for young and upcoming readers. The concept of nonsense words are introduced as a boy's father tells him of many of the frightening monsters that he should avoid. His dad is very glad that he stays safe and they celebrate. This board book keeps much of the original text. The author does edit out some sections, like the beheading of the Jabberwock which is probably best for the intended audience. Each pages has vivid colors with high contrast which gives it a pop art kind of feel. The typography is …
School Of Charm, Aylea Stephens
School Of Charm, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
After Chips’s daddy dies, she and her Mama and sisters move to Mount Airy, Carolina, to live with her grandmother. All her sisters, mother, and grandmother care about is competing in pageants, but Chip is a tomboy and would rather be playing outside in mud than dressing up. One day when she is outside exploring, she sees a sign for Miss Vernie’s School of Charm. The charm school is supposed to teach her lessons on pageants and life. After spending some time at the school, Chip decides to enter the pageant to become more like the rest of her family. …
Skylanders: The Kaos Trap: Mini But Mighty, Amanda Durrant
Skylanders: The Kaos Trap: Mini But Mighty, Amanda Durrant
Children's Book and Media Review
A new group of Skylanders arrive at opening day of the new Skylanders Academy, but the pilot of the Dreadyacht is missing. A few of the Skylanders go to search for the pilot, but find the student Weeruptor along the way. Weeruptor tells the Skylanders that someone ambushed the Dreadyacht. The trio continue to look for Flynn, and along the way give a Skylander history lesson to Weeruptor. They find Flynn under attack, and to everyone's surprise, Weeruptor saves the day! Flynn informs them that the stowaway is Kaos, who is back at Skylanders Academy. This graphic novel is full …
Fish, Ariel Woodbury
Fish, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
A boy and his dog run by the start of a race with a fishing pole and tackle box and row out onto the water. The first letter they catch is an F and then an I. A large C shows up and threatens to capsize the boat, but disappears before the dog can warn the boy. They catch an S, but then keep catching unwanted letters. The boy is pulled into the water by a strong letter, but he finds an H and returns with it to the boat. They are attacked by the letter A and a swarm …
Michael Vey #2: Rise Of The Elgen, Abigail Packard
Michael Vey #2: Rise Of The Elgen, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Michael Vey and the rest of the Electroclan have narrowly escaped the Elgen and head back to Idaho to regroup. However, when they arrive they are surprised to find the Elgen waiting for them. All is not lost though when a mysterious “voice” calls Michael and helps him and his friends escape the Elgen. Michael has no choice but to trust the voice which brings the entire Electroclan back into the foray with the Elgen as they travel to Peru to find and free Michael’s mom. With the help of each member of the Electroclan and some new friends discovered …
The Cay, Olivia Noli
The Cay, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
The Cay is a coming-of-age story about Phillip Enright, a eleven year old boy who lives on a small Dutch island during the beginning of World War II. Initially excited by war, Phillip is upset that his mother insists on leaving his father and the island to go back to America. While in route to Panama, Phillip and his mother's ship is torpedoed. Philip awakes on a raft with an old black man named Timothy, a cat, and a bump on his head. As they drift on the sea, Phillip's injury causes him to lose his sight. Eventually they land …
You Are Special, Kristie Hinckley
You Are Special, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
You are special! That is the main message of this book, but Max Lucado helps the reader believe that message through Punchinello and the wooden village of Wemmicks in You Are Special. Punchinello is a little wooden doll whose paint is chipping and who can’t jump and do flips like the other Wemmicks. Most days he can’t do anything right, and the other Wemmicks place bad dots on him rather than good stars. One day he meets a a Wemmick who doesn’t have any stickers on her. And Punchinello decides he wants to be like that. He discovers that the …
The Case Of The Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery, Aylea Stephens
The Case Of The Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Beekeepers have discovered that several of their bees have inexplicably gone missing. Without honeybees, many foods cannot get pollenated and be able to grow. In January 2007, beekeepers from across the world gathered to discuss the loss of the bees, calling the problem Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Without the essential worker bees, the hive cannot survive. Scientists have tried to find the problem with the disappearing bees, researching to see if urban development, overwork from farmers transporting bees year-round across the country for pollination, cell phones, mites, fungi, and other issues have contributed to CCD. No one knows for sure …
Tangled: Before Ever After, Aylea Stephens
Tangled: Before Ever After, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Rapunzel is free of the tower, but now she finds herself held captive by the walls of Corona and the new rules that come as part of being a princess. When she gets tired of being cooped up by her over-protective father, she runs away with her lady-in-waiting, Cassandra. They come across a strange rock that causes all of Rapunzel's magical hair to come back. At first she tries to hide why her hair has returned, but when a villain names Lady Kaine is bent on revenge against Rapunzel's parents, Rapunzel uses her talents and her hair to save the …
Change Places With Me, Lisa Packard
Change Places With Me, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Rose has no friends, is unhappy, and feels nothing—until that morning. When she wakes up, suddenly she wants a new hairstyle, clothes, and friends. When Rose goes to school, she makes new friends and actually responds to people when they talk to her. But in the middle of her transformation, odd memories start to throw her off. She was afraid of dogs last week, but now she works at a vet's office. She would never talk about her dad, but now she talks about him and quotes him all the time. As she's walking home, Rose passes a sign that …
Scholastic Discover More: Rocks And Minerals, Aylea Stephens
Scholastic Discover More: Rocks And Minerals, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Rocks and minerals are the building blocks of our world. Full of high-quality pictures, this book details the basics of the rocks and minerals that make up the earth. It is divided into four sections: Inside Earth, Remarkable Rocks, Magnificent Minerals, and Glorious Gems. It contains details about mining, notable formations, uses of rocks and minerals in modern technology, mineral poisoning, and other things besides basic rock identification and formation. A key in the back helps readers identify rocks to see if they are igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic, and to identify the most common kinds of rocks. It also contains …
Fablehaven Adventure #1: Dragonwatch, Becky Jamieson
Fablehaven Adventure #1: Dragonwatch, Becky Jamieson
Children's Book and Media Review
Kendra and Seth Sorenson once again find themselves in a life or death emergency. The dragons at the Wyrmroost sanctuary no longer want to be under human rule or be stuck in the sanctuary. However, letting a dragon horde lose on the world is unthinkable. Kendra and Seth, who together make a dragon tamer, are asked to become the caretakers of Wyrmroost. The protections at the human’s keep in Wyrmroost are weakening, and Kendra and Seth must visit an old knight and an ancient dragon king to reinforce the keep's magical defenses. With the help of their clueless cousin and …