The book which changed the way I felt about reading in fourth grade was The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. The fun play on words and fantastical adventure of Milo and Tock was the beginning of my love of reading. Milo, a young boy who finds no wonder or interest in the world comes home …
I love nautical fiction! Perhaps my fondness is due to the common theme of many of these books - man vs. nature or man vs. God. Nautical classic fiction is never dull - our protagonists are shipwrecked, cast overboard, washed ashore on deserted islands, trapped by pirates, or challenged by mighty sea creatures. The sea is …
Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw surprised me. The cover image made me think I was going to read a children's fantasy novel, but instead I went on an emotional journey with Jackson and his family. Crenshaw, an imaginary cat-friend, reappears in Jackson's life as his family experiences chronic illness, unemployment and homelessness. Applegate adeptly takes us into …
In light of the new Wrinkle in Time movie opening this weekend, I'm reviewing Many Waters, the fifth book in the Wrinkle In Time series by Madeleine L'Engle. Meg and Charles Wallace's twin brothers, Sandy and Dennys, accidentally end up in one of their father's experiments in Many Waters. Instead of finding cocoa for their hot …
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