Mysteries of Cove: Gears of Revolution (Book #2) by J. Scott Savage Blurb: “After finding a compass and clues left by Kallista’s father, Leo Babbage, Trenton and Kalista head west aboard their homemade mechanical dragon to search for the missing inventor. The teenagers hope to find answers about their mountain city of Cove, but instead, …
Westly: A Spider’s Tale by Bryan Beus Blurb: “This is the tale of a caterpillar named Westly, destined to become a Monarch butterfly–and the next king. But sometimes things don’t turn out the way we plan. When Westly emerges from his cocoon, not as a beautiful butterfly, but as a spider, he is rejected by …
Mysteries of Cove: Fires of Invention (Book #1) by J. Scott Savage Blurb: “Trenton Coleman is a creative thirteen-year-old boy with a knack for all things mechanical. But his talents are viewed with suspicion in Cove, a steam-powered city build inside a mountain. In Cove, creativity is a crime and “invention” is a curse word. …
The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling Blurb: “John Midas loves chocolate. He loves it so much that he’ll eat it any hour of any day. He doesn’t care if he ruins his appetite. He thinks chocolate is better than any other food! But one day, after wandering into a candy store and buying a …
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale Blurb: “High on the slopes of rocky Mount Eskel, Miri’s family pounds a living from the stone of the mountain itself. But Miri’s life will change forever when word comes that her small village is the home of the future princess. All eligible girls must attend a makeshift academy to …
I have been teaching an early morning poetry class at my kids’ school. It’s for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders, and we have been having so much fun! Each time we come to class I spotlight another poet, and Shel Silverstein is one of my favorites! I have a couple of his books, but I …
The Impossible Race (Cragbridge Hall Book #3) by Chad Morris Blurb: “In the final book of the Cragbridge Hall trilogy, Abby, Derick, and their friends must utilize their skills in time travel and technology to survive roving bands of dinosaurs, race through space, build robots, and fight virtual dragons. It’s known as the Race–an annual tournament …
The Shadow Throne (Book #3 of the Ascendance Trilogy) by Jennifer Nielsen Blurb: War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to …
Vanishing Ink by Scott Wiser Blurb: “Von Gold would still be a famous magician if he hadn’t been dishonest. Now he has no money and will soon be kicked out onto the street, and maybe out of town! But something is about to change his life forever. He is beginning to notice strange disappearances happening …
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Summary taken from amazon.com) “Eleanor Estes’s The Hundred Dresses won a Newbery Honor in 1945 and has never been out of print since. At the heart of the story is Wanda Petronski, a Polish girl in a Connecticut school who is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue …
