Posted by Jordan
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Review, Science Fiction
Tags:Animals, Cats, Lloyd Alexander, Quick Read, Time Travel
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Jason’s cat Gareth can talk, and he tells Jason a big secret: Cats don’t have nine lives, but they can travel to nine different places in history at any time they wish. Then Jason asks to be taken along, and he and Gareth are suddenly standing in Ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped. This is just the first of nine cat-centered adventures through time!
I was a little disappointed that the story never stopped very long in any country, but Lloyd Alexander makes up for this with a lot of action. This was Alexander’s first book, and you can kind of tell. Some of the others are better, but Time Cat is a good read for cat lovers and anyone who loves adventure. By the way, see if you can find the character of a certain red-gold haired princess from Prydain!
Posted by Ruth
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Horses, Marguerite Henry, Quick Read
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Molly Moore wants a horse more than anything in the world, so when her father takes her to a horse auction for her tenth birthday, she has dreams of a young sleek horse being her very own. But all the horses are too expensive except for one skinny old mare that her father thinks will be perfect for pulling carts and plowing fields. Lady Sue has a surprise for all of them, though, when she gives birth to a mule. Molly names him Brown Sunshine and begins his training. Her one dream is for Brown Sunshine to be King Mule on the next Mule Day celebration.
This one is much shorter than most of the other books by Marguerite Henry, but it’s still enjoyable, if slightly predictable. It’s a fun little story.
Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Mysteries, Review
Tags:Betty Brock, Cats, Dogs, Quick Read
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No Flying in the House is a fun book about a young girl named Annabel Tippens, a little white dog only three inches high and three inches long called Gloria, and Mrs. Vancourt, the hostess of the two. It all starts when Annabel breaks a little ornament swan, one of Mrs. Vancourt’s favorites. In the middle of the dilemma, a cat appears. It hints mysterious things and then promises to fix the swan if Annabel will never mention the cat’s visit to anyone else in the household. From then on, Annabel gets more and more of the story and eventually the whole story pours out. But it’s not all fun and games! At the end, Annabel must make a decision that will change the rest of her life.
Very nice mystery. You may have to go through interlibrary loans to get it, but you may find it’s worth it!
Posted by Ruth
Categories: Fiction, Picture Books, Review, Younger Readers
Tags:Jean Fritz, Quick Read
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George Washington Allen is a young boy who knows almost everything about George Washington. Their birthdays are even on the same day! But one morning, George realizes that he doesn’t know what George Washington ate for breakfast, and he is determined to find out. His grandmother promises to make him a breakfast just like George Washington, and the search begins.
This is a fun little book. A definite must-read for Washington’s Birthday, (oh, and George W. Allen’s birthday, too!).
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