School Situations

Review: Mission (Un)Popular by Anna Humphrey

by First Mate Keira February 5, 2012

by First Mate Keira Title: Mission (Un)Popular Author: Anna Humphrey Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 416 pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 6-9 Summary: Margot Button doesn’t worry about New Year Resolutions. She worries about School Year Resolutions. Unfortunately they all seem to be collapsing before 7th grade even starts. Her best friend is sent to [...]

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Review: The Royal Treatment (Princess for Hire #2) by Lindsey Leavitt

by First Mate Keira January 30, 2012

by First Mate Keira Title: The Royal Treatment (Princess for Hire #2) Author: Lindsey Leavitt Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 272 pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 6–8 Summary: Desi Bascomb’s job as a princess double or stand-in was in jeopardy from her actions helping out Level 1 princesses, but luckily everything got sorted out. Now [...]

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Review: If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince? by Melissa Kantor

by First Mate Keira January 29, 2012

Reviewed by First Mate Keira Title: If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince? Author: Melissa Kantor Format: Hardback Page Count: 283 pages Grade Reading Level: Grades 7-9 Summary:  Lucy Norton is a modern day Cinderella. Forced to move from San Francisco to Long Island because of her dad’s remarriage, she’s struggling to find [...]

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Review: The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking Like a Professional by Philip Yaffe

by First Mate Keira January 28, 2012

by First Mate Keira Title: The Gettysburg Approach to Writing & Speaking Like a Professional Author: Philip Yaffe Format: Ebook Page Count: 288 pages Grade Reading Level: 9th Grade+ Why I read this book: I was offered a review copy by the author. In addition, I was interested in learning the secret to effective expository [...]

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Review: C. Y. A.: Covert Youth Agency: The Sext Crime by Jason Ancona

by First Mate Keira January 27, 2012

by First Mate Keira Title: The Sext Crime: C.Y.A.: Covert Youth Agency (Volume 2) Author: Jason Ancona Format: Digital ebook Page Count: 280 pages Grade Reading Level: Ages 8-14 Summary: When senior class presidential candidate, Meredith, is blackmailed into quitting the election race, she gets her best friend and campaign manager to contact the C.Y.A. [...]

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Review: Boys are Dogs by Leslie Margolis

by CaptainYarr January 26, 2012

by Captain Lyaf Yarr Title: Boys are Dogs Author: Leslie Margolis Page Count: 195 Format: Hardback Grade Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Summary: Annabelle is going into 6th grade at her first coed (boys and girls) school. She and her mom move in with her mom’s boyfriend (a.k.a. Dweeble), and because of the big move they [...]

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