Praise for Queen Red Riding Hood’s Guide to Royalty

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a queen-in-training’s letter of praise for Queen Red Riding Hood’s Guide to Royalty, by Chris Colfer Someone Worth Mentioning 12345 Queen’s Palace Place Nowheresville, Royalty Republic Otherworld Queen Red Riding Hood 54321 Superior Red Road Royalty Only Village, Red Riding Hood Kingdom Fairy-tale Kingdoms August 1, 2017 (Otherworld date) Dear Queen Red Riding Hood: I waited ages for Connor Bailey to bring me my pre-ordered (and pre-paid!) copy of Your Majesty’s first book, Queen Red […] Read more »

Wild Cat, by Dandi Daley Mackall

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white cat on cover of Wild Cat

In the third book of the Starlight Animal Rescue series, Kat Hall is finally getting adopted by her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge! Kat is super excited about being adopted, but she doesn’t think she is worthy of being given the Coolidge name.  Everyone in her foster family does something to help others… everyone except for her, that is.  She feels like she needs to do something before her official adoption — but she […] Read more »

Synesthesia: the Mixing of Senses

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Synesthesia: the Mixing of Senses by Min Sullivan Introduction (explanation and examples): Is it possible for a person’s senses to become seemingly ‘mixed up’, intertwined?  Surprisingly, it is!  A neurological condition, known as synesthesia, can make a person be able to see pain, hear a color, etc.  They might be able to feel a voice, or taste and smell a word.  Different parts of the brain are involved with synesthesia. Body (word ‘synesthesia’, not-a-disease, and […] Read more »

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, a book review

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This book by Barry Denenberg is a fictional book about a girl named Bess who went to Perkins School for the blind in the year 1932.  She was just blinded in an accident, and must find a way to live her life.  At Perkins, she learns how to read and write Braille, and get around on her own.  A special friend named Amanda gives her survival tips, and helps her adjust to her new life. […] Read more »

The Pig in the Pond, a book review

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The Pig in the Pond, by Martin Waddell, is a very funny and entertaining picture book.  It’s about a pig that is very hot one summer day, and wants to join the ducks and geese that are in the pond, and are cool.  But pigs don’t swim – or do they? This book is very comical, and I love the illustrations.  I rate this book “G”, meaning good.  It’s good for all ages.  I have […] Read more »

The Boxcar Children, a book series review

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I have read most of The Boxcar Children series, by Gertrude Chandler Warner.  The first book in the series is not a mystery book, the other books are.   Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their rich grandfather after their parents died in a car accident.  They travel to many places including Niagra Falls, the Whitehouse, and many other well-known places, and solve mysteries.  The first about ten books are written by the original […] Read more »

Wind Dancer, a book review

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In Wind Dancer, Chris Platt introduces Ali and her friend, Cara.  Ali used to love horses, but then hers had to be put down after breaking his leg.  Ali’s older brother, Danny, has come back from the war in Afghanistan, with less body parts than he left with.  When Ali’s parents ask her to care for two abused and neglected horses, she tries not to get attached to them.  Can the horses help both Ali […] Read more »

My Book Review Rating System

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I read a lot, and I write a lot, so I though to myself, “Why not write about what I read?”  That is why I write so many book reviews.  In my book reviews, I write about what happens in the book, being careful not to ruin the story.  Then I have an ending paragraph, in which I rate the book.  I rate good books “G”, which means “Good”.  I rate books “LG” when I […] Read more »

Dark Horse, book review, by Dandi Daley Mackall

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In the fourth book of the Starlight Animal Rescue series, sixteen-year-old Hank Coolidge meets his cousin’s friend, Winnie the Horse Gentler.  I must say, their email relationship is better than their face-to-face relationship.  After the barn burns down, Hank is set on finding out who and why the barn burned.  While he is working on that, Winnie the Horse Gentler is trying to get through to a horse, Cleopatra, who had been in the burning barn.  […] Read more »

Runaway, book review

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I really enjoy this book by Dandi Daley Mackall.  The book is part of the Starlight Animal Rescue series.  It’s about a girl named Dakota Brown.  She used to love horses, but then she lost everything; her family, her home, and her hope for a good future.  When she gets taken to Starlight Animal Rescue, her new foster home.  She plans to run away from the moment she sets foot on the animal rescue.  While […] Read more »