As mentioned briefly here, I am joining Amber at The Literary Wife in an informal reading challenge of sorts as we read and blog our way through the top 100 children’s books as voted on by readers of Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production. Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. (1967). The Egypt Game. New York: Atheneum. ISBN: [...]
Bibliography: Stewart, Trenton Lee. (2007). The Mysterious Benedict Society. Little Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0316057776 (hc) 978-0316003957 (pb) Plot Summary: When orphan Reynie Muldoon answers a strange ad in the newspaper, he doesn’t realize just what he has gotten into. He undergoes a series of mentally challenging tests, and in the end is [...]
Bibliography: Fantaskey, Beth. (2010). Jekel Loves Hyde. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN: 9780152063900 Plot Summary: Jill Jekel and Tristen Hyde have their own reasons for working together to compete for a prestigious chemistry prize. Jill is hoping to win money for college, while Tristen is hoping against hope that they can discover a formula [...]
Bibliography: Elkeles, Simon. (April 2010). Rules of Attraction. New York: Walker & Company. ISBN: 9780802720856 Plot Summary: Even in Boulder, trouble follows Carlos. Set up by a local drug lord, his brother Alex arranges for him to live with one of his college professors and his family to keep him from being sent back to [...]
Bibliography: Warman, Jessica. (2009). Breathless. New York: Walker Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0802798497 Plot Summary: Katie didn’t expect to like the boarding school, she didn’t want to be away from her older brother Will. But it was great to be out of their little town, and nice to have a whole set off people, [...]
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