Leon and the Spitting Image
nds Facts:Date finished: 9-22-08Author: Allen KurzweilCategory: Children’sPublished: 2005Pages: 320Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:This is a story about a boy in fourth grade. And an ice maker that makes strange noises. And a teacher with a strange fetish for sewing. And a hotel full of animals. And … spit? Leon’s life is…
What-The-Dickens
Facts:Date finished: 9-9-08Author: Gregory MaguireCategory: Children’s fantasyPublished: 2007Pages: 295Rating: 4/5 Basic Plot:Things aren’t looking so great for the Ormsby family. What’s left of them at their house that is. Parents are gone and only less-than-useful cousin Gage is left to take care of Dinah, Zeke and baby Rebecca Ruth. The…
Book reviews
I’ve decided one of my other branches on Squidoo is going to be books, specifically books for kids in that 10-12 age range. I’ve been reading tons of them to make suggestions to my friends’ kids and as my nieces and nephews are starting to hit that age range as…