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We’re going to Disney World with Ridley Pearson’s Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark. This novel takes the reader on a ride through the park—after hours. The Happiest Place on Earth possesses a dark side and the villains want control. With the help of a Disney Imagineer, five young teens take on Maleficent and her gang…

Today is bath day and Zuno feels like Alexander in Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Sympathize with Zuno and Alexander as they experience a tough day because, “some days are like that. Even in Australia.”

Fix. Short, sweet, it’s a funny little word. You can fix something if it’s broken or someone if you’re angry. You can fix a sandwich (good) or fix a race (bad). You can fix your hair or fix up your room. You can find yourself in a fix or be fixin’ to do something. Flip…

Curious, I picked up Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart. The story is ingenious and I loved the premise of the novel. Maggie’s father can read things out of books. How cool is that? Think of what could happen if a character from one of your favorite books appeared in your room. It might be more dangerous than…

Zuno decided some poetry would be nice for a change. Lunch Money by Carol Diggory Shields is a collection of school themed poems. Chuckle together as you relish how little school has changed.

Honey. We love the stuff! On biscuits, toast, or peanut butter sandwiches, we can’t get enough of it. King Solomon was big on it too. Check out this verse: “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16 :24 (NIV) You know people like this. We love to be…

I met author Vonda Skelton last year at a writers conference. She is a delightful person and has written a mystery series for early elementary readers. The first novel in the series is Bitsy and the Mystery at Tybee Island. Vonda tells a good tale and fills her stories with solid values and truths.

It’s August and school starts soon. Zuno chose Timothy Goes to School by Rosemary Wells. Timothy struggles to measure up to a know-it-all classmate in his first week of school. Frustrated, he is surprised to find a fellow struggler who then becomes a friend.

Blizzards, hurricanes, drought, forest fires, floods. Each season brings its own set of natural disasters. Our family lives in Tornado Alley. We are well acquainted with wind and what it can do when it gets out of control. Four of the disciples, Peter, Andrew, James, and John grew up by the Sea of Galilee and,…

Action/adventure fans will love Roland Smith’s Cryptid Hunters. Cryptozoology is the study of non-existent creatures, like the Loch Ness monster or Bigfoot. Be ready for some great plot twists as Grace and Marty team up with their Uncle Wolfe to outsmart the evil Dr. Blackwood.