Entries Categorized as 'Fiction'
Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review, Science Fiction
Tags:Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Martians
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William’s tooth filling is picking up radio signals that he can control by clenching his teeth, putting metal objects in his mouth, and covering the tooth with his tongue. Then he hears some space men talking, and then the aliens suck him into their ship! They plan on invading earth to eat all the junk food! What will William do?
Loved it! It’s very funny and dramatic (if that’s at all possible). I wish it was bit longer, though.
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Funny, John Peterson
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Winkie and Tip, who is really Winkie’s cousin, live with Father Len and Mother Lyn on Smoke Mountain, along with the other Hill Tinies—or used to until Mother Lyn and Father Len take them with them on a trading trip, riding on a tame black crow, whose name is Sable. Mother Lyn and Father Len leave the children with Sable while they went to try to find the entrance to Trash City, where they plan to trade. While they’re gone, mice attack and Sable tries to defend the children. Then the mice make an exit, as a yellow cat appears on the scene—and attacks Sable! The two fighters go out of sight and a group of Trash Tiny soldiers find the two children and take them back with them to Trash City. When Father Len and Mother Lyn arrive, the children are gone!
This Little book is probably one of my favorites of the series about the Littles, starting with The Littles. The Littles and the Lost Children doesn’t have very much of the Littles, but I still like it. Enjoy!
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Animals, Cats, Funny, John Peterson, Mice, Quick Read
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Mr. Little, Mrs. Little, Granny Little, Uncle Pete, Lucy, and Tom live in the walls of a house owned by George W. Bigg. Mr. Little is the tallest, and he is only about six inches high! All the Littles have tails, which they are proud of. One day, Mr. and Mrs. Newcomb rent the Biggs’ house and don’t houseclean or fix damages. Soon the Littles fear that mice will come, as there are a lot of crumbs. And sure enough, they do. The Littles hope the Newcombs will set up mousetraps—but they’re in for a surprise!
This book is the first of the Littles series. It’s pretty good, in my opinion.
Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Advanced Readers, Fiction, Review
Tags:Long Read, Rudyard Kipling
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Kimball O’Hara, an English boy brought up as a native of India, meets a lama (holy man) from Tibet, and, partly because he has nothing better to do, and partly out of interest, becomes the lama’s chela (disciple). The lama is searching for the River of the Arrow, but there is much more to the story. Kim is practically catapulted into a web of intrigue and government activities. Told only as Rudyard Kipling could tell it, Kim’s story is definitely an interesting read.
Quick warning: there are a few things that I wish Kipling would have left out, but it gives you a good idea of what it was like back then. It is so neat how the story is told. On the surface it just seems like a ho-hum story about different religions, but there’s so much more! Spies, escapes, planning, diplomacy, and (unfortunately) a large sprinkling of lying and some (ouch) swearing. It almost irritates me how calmly Kipling is able to write the adventure parts! You would think that you couldn’t have adventure without excitement, but it’s in here. This is quite the book to read all at once, so take it slowly, (maybe two spoonfuls after each meal), and immerse yourself in the world within a world of India.
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