Posted by Jordan
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Award Winner, Birds, Cats, Crickets, Dogs, Funny, Garth Williams, George Selden, Good Read Aloud, Insects, Mice
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The Old Meadow is scheduled to be destroyed, and Chester Cricket has sent word to Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat in New York City. Tucker and Harry rush to Hedley, Connecticut. Chester wants Tucker to think of a plan to save the meadow, but what with Harry being adopted by a girl named Ellen, Tucker’s got his hands full.
I enjoyed Tucker’s Countryside a bit less than some of the others in this series, but it’s still very enjoyable and very fun.
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Categories: Fiction, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Anne of Green Gables, Funny, Good Read Aloud, L. M. Montgomery, Long Read
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While waiting for Gilbert Blythe to finish school, Anne moves to Summerside, where she takes a job as principal of the high school. She boards with Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty (they aren’t her aunts), and their housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. However, the Pringles, who control Summerside, don’t want Anne to be the principal, and make sure she knows it. Of course, Anne being who she is, she tries to get over the barrier.
Anne is just as Anne-ish as she is in the first three books. You’ll laugh through this. And L. M. Montgomery loves to make fun of love letters. (You’ll know what I’m talking about once you read it.)
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Categories: Historical Fiction
Tags:Funny, Good Read Aloud, Pioneers
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Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura must teach school to help Mary in the school for the blind. The school where she teaches, however, is far from home, and it’s winter, so she must stay with the surly Brewsters. Some of the students are older than she is, and Mrs. Brewster makes life miserable. However, Almanzo Wilder drives out every weekend to bring her home, and then drives her back. Laura wonders why he does this. And what will he do when the school term is over?
Well, you can probably tell very easily. It’s not hard to guess that Almanzo and Laura are standing there on the cover. You probably know where the story goes from there. Yes, I’m saying it’s predictable, but it’s good. Read it, and enjoy.
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Categories: Adventure, Fiction, Incredibook!, Older Readers, Review
Tags:Good Read Aloud, pirates, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scary, Seafaring
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At the inn Admiral Benbow, an old sea dog appears with a large treasure chest. He stays as a permanent guest, terrorizing everybody, running up large bills, and growing sick. One day, he dies, and Jim Hawkins and his mother (who run the inn) open the chest to take the money the man owed them. However, the old man’s friends from his pirate days have the same idea, and to make up for what his mother hasn’t time to take, Jim grabs a small oilskin bag from the man’s neck. When they open the bag later, it’s found to be a map to Treasure Island!
And that’s just a summary of the first few chapters! It gets even better in the middle. Want a sample? Here you go: pirates, a dangerous sea voyage, mutiny, battles, sneaking, spying, the dreaded Black Spot, a marooned man, treasure… To name a few. I should mention that a some parts get a little intense. It’s great to read Treasure Island out loud, so the whole family can enjoy it.
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Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Easy Read, Funny, Good Read Aloud, Jack Kent, Quick Read
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A poor old man and his wife want something other than turnips to eat, so they trade socks made from the man’s sweater to their neighbors for milk and cheese.
There’s not much to say about this one, except that it’s a short, fun book with a delightful ending.
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