School Situations

Review: Open Minds (Mindjack, Book 1) by Susan Kaye Quinn

by First Mate Keira May 16, 2013

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: Open Minds Author: Susan Kaye Quinn Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 338 pages Grade Reading Level: Grade 7+ Summary: Kira Moore is an outcast in a future where mind-reading and telepathy are traits everyone can do… everyone except her. This makes her a zero and zeroes can’t be trusted. [...]

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Review: My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison

by First Mate Keira May 15, 2013

by First Mate Keira Title: My Fair Godmother Author: Janette Rallison Format: Hardback Page Count: 320 Pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 4-9 Summary: Two sisters, one boy, a disaster in the making, n’est pas? Enter Chrysanthemum (Chrissy) Everstar, a fairy godmother-in-training looking to make a little extra credit and get good recommendations to get into [...]

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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: Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney

by Second Mate Embry April 25, 2013

by Second Mate Embry, guest reviewer Title: Freeze Tag (Point Series) Author: Caroline B. Cooney Format: Paperback Page Count: 176 Grade Reading Level: Grade 7+ Summary: When Meghan, Lannie, and West were kids they played freeze tag. When Lannie was it and tagged somebody they actually froze! She didn’t want to un-tag Meghan because she [...]

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