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Review: Ida B by Katherine Hannigan

by CaptainYarr November 19, 2011

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Ida B Author:Katherine Hannigan Format: Paperback # of pages: 246 Grade Reading Level: 5th grade, Ages 9-12 Summary: When Ida B Applewood’s mother gets cancer she is forced to go to public school (she was homeschooled before.) She arrives with a bad attitude because she chooses not to enjoy it [...]

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Review: Knightley Academy by Violet Haberdasher

by First Mate Keira October 11, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Knightley Academy Author: Violet Haberdasher (aka Robyn Schneider) Format: Hardback Page Count: 469 Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: The Midsummer School for Boys is cursed. Not a single student has been accepted to Knightley Academy in years… and this year is no different as a servant boy is the [...]

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Review: Change of a Dress by Maya Gold

by First Mate Keira September 29, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Change of a Dress Author: Maya Gold Format: Paperback Page Count: 224 pages Grade Reading Level: Grade 4-6 Summary: Diana wants to act in the school’s play, but her stepmother convinces her dad that she must work at Cinderella Cleaners to help the family business when it’s short on staff. [...]

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Review: Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George

by First Mate Keira September 16, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Dragon Flight Author: Jessica Day George Format: Hardback Page Count: 255 Grade Reading Level: 5th-9th Grade Summary: Luka is in Citatie as an ambassador for Feravel on his father’s behalf when suddenly relations between Feravel and Citatie disintegrate without warning. This is very bad because Citatie has a huge trained [...]

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Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

by CaptainYarr September 3, 2011

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: North of Beautiful Author: Justina Chen Headley Format: Hardcover Page Count: 384 Grade Reading Level: Grades 8-12 Summary: North of Beautiful is about a girl with a port-wine stain on her face. A port-wine stain is basically a big red birthmark. Tera faces many challenges, such as hiding port-wine stain [...]

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Review: Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

by First Mate Keira August 27, 2011

by First Mate Keira Title: Dragon Slippers Author: Jessica Day George Format: Hardback Page Count: 321 Grade Reading Level: 6-8 Grades Summary: Creel Carlbrun is going to be sacrificed to a dragon. Her foolish aunt hopes this will put her in the path of a wealthy knight and result in marriage and the rising of [...]

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