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Review: Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Renee Russell

by CaptainYarr May 10, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl Author: Rachel Renee Russell Format: Hardback Page Count: 279 Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: Nikki Maxwell is still the same dork. In this sequel, she has to deal with her two best friends Cloe and Zoey, her secret crush Brandon, [...]

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Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

by CaptainYarr May 6, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Author Jeff Kinney Page Count: 217 Format: Paperback Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: Greg is writing in his journal (diary) again and is facing  more problems than ever before. He is getting into more trouble while trying to fix each of [...]

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Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

by CaptainYarr May 3, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Author: Jeff Kinney Page Count: 217 Format: Paperback Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: Greg is starting middle school and his mom buys him a “Journal” (diary). In it he writes all of his problems, events, and whatever is happening in his personal life. The [...]

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Review: The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries) by Ron Roy

by CaptainYarr May 2, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries) Author: Ron Roy Format: Paperback # of pages: 96 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 4 and up Summary: Dink and his two friends Josh and Ruth Rose go to get Wallis Wallace’s (a mystery writer) autograph. In the process they find out that [...]

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Movie Review: Hoot directed by Wil Shriner

by CaptainYarr April 28, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Hoot Director: Wil Shriner Run Time: 90 minutes Rated: PG Summary: This movie is based off a book by the same title. It’s about a boy moving to Florida, and making friends with two kids who are concerned about a pancake house being developed over baby burrowing owl habitat. The [...]

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Movie Review: Titanic directed by James Cameron

by CaptainYarr April 17, 2013

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Titanic Director: James Cameron Run Time: 194 Minutes Rated:PG-13 Summary: Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is in despair. After boarding the famous boat called “Titanic” she decides that she can’t bare living another day as a secure little rich girl that’s being forced to marry her fiance Cal (Billy Zane). [...]

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