A giant wishtree named Red guides us through this sweet story. Every year in May, people come from all over to whisper and tie their wishes, hopes, and dreams to Red’s limbs.
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Book Review: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is about a ten-year-old girl living in Copenhagen, Denmark during the Nazi invasion. Young Annemarie Johansen’s life is drastically altered, between her disappearing neighbors, rations on food and Nazi soldiers on every corner.
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Book Review: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War That Saved My Life is set during WWII and opens up in the Summer of 1939. Ada is ten years old, and has never left her apartment except for one time. The one time she ventured outside she…
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Book Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The story of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time begins by Christopher chronicling his investigation of who killed his neighbor’s dog. But, a huge discovery along the way causes for Christopher to investigate something more scandalous.
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Book Review: Lucky Costasaurus and the Golden-Winged Vultures
Title: Lucky Costasaurus and the Golden-Winged Vultures Author: Nomita Khanna Publisher: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Genre: Fantasy. Pre-teen fiction First Publication: January 2019 Language: English Setting place(s): The story takes place in Chapora, a Goan village that sits on the coastline of…
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Book Review: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
From start to finish, each character has a role to play in keeping the pace of the story going. Stella’s recollection of her time at the circus and stories of yore leave you speechless.
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