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Month: May 2013

  • Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde

      Genre: Fairytale Fiction   Series? No   Audience Age: 7-11   Rating (1-5):  2    The story in no more than five sentences: Princess Imogene Eustacia Wellington meets a talking frog near a pond who claims that he is a prince who has been turned into a frog by a witch.  When Imogene kisses…

  • My Happy Life by Rose Lagercrantz and Eva Eriksson

    Genre: Realistic Fiction Series? No Audience Age: 7-9 Rating (1-5):  4 The story in no more than five sentences:  Dani, a girl who is about to start Kindergarten, lives with just her dad and their cat since her mom passed away.  She is very nervous about starting school, but becomes much happier after she befriends…

  • See You At Harry’s by Jo Knowles

    Genre:  Realistic Fiction Series?  No Audience Age:  12-16 Rating (1-5):  3 The story in no more than five sentences: Middle school for Fern is off to a bad start.   Her family owns a restaurant and her dad has created a commercial that features every member of the family shouting “See You At Harry’s!”  Her older…