Mon, May 17th, 2010
Crunch by Leslie Connor
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: There is always a big demand for mysteries for the middle school set so it was doubly exciting to find one that provides a well plotted puzzle AND a lot more besides. Crunch (Harper/Katherine Tegen, 2010) features the charming Marriss family: narrator 14-year-old Dewey, his 18-year-old sister Lil, shy 13-year-old Vince and the five-year-old [...]
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Sat, May 16th, 2009
Perpetual Check by Rich Wallace
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Rich Wallace is a favorite author of mine. I can’t tell you how many 9th grade boys decided reading wasn’t so bad after they tried Wrestling Sturbridge or Shots on Goal. I also love books about chess so Wallace’s newest called out to me from the moment I saw it. Start with two brothers. [...]
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