Book 26 of the Goosebumps series. This odd one is less horror and more odd adventure. This is a good one for those more timid readers. A fun story where crazy things happen and the ending is not what you think. That said it is a fun short read.

Book 5 of the Mary Poppins series. This was pretty true to form of an outing with Mary Poppins. A night picnic in the park with the constellations. Silliness abounds with the Park Keeper trying to resist. I liked the point, especially from a child’s point of view that a park is much different at…

An interesting superhero look at life when life changes and learning to deal with those changes. A super squirrel was an interesting choice to be the catalyst to accept the changes that are hard as a young girl comes of age and deals with divorce. An interesting read.

This interesting look into the human psyche gives you a lot to think about especially when it comes to the emotional driven choices we make and why we make them. A look into his philosophy on religion. Finally the last little bit talks about how the world might look as we move forward into the…

The fourth book in The Giver series. This book ties everything together and banishes the great evil in the land. An all around happy ending that leaves you, like book one to decide the ending for yourself. Overall a good read even the second time through. Highly recommend this series.

Book 3 of The Giver series. This book weaves together books 1 and 2 in a beautiful way. Albeit I really liked the end of The Giver this changes that ending and yet it broadens and deepens the story of love and loss, greed and selflessness. It was a moving and wonderful story.

Book 2 of The Giver series. This book is unrelated to the previous one with the exception of some future landscape but aside from same universe it is all new. This interesting post apocalyptic world demonstrates that the human weaknesses that caused the collapse are still in the hearts of people with infighting, backbiting, and…

This Newbery award winner is amazing. If you have not read it, pick it up now. A dystopian future where all choice has been taken away. No real hurt or pain. The ending is a bit rough but enjoyable through and through. I beg you to pick this one up, it is well worth the…

Book 25 of the Goosebumps series. This one is more comic book adventure versus straight horror. That said it was a fun story for those comic book loving middle-graders. The twist at the end is a nod to horror and allows for future novels.

This is a telling of Pinocchio if Isaac Asimov would have imagined it. Memorable characters and an adventure not too unlike any other but a twist on the puppets where the one human is the only one around. What it means to be human and that Jazz can fix anything. Well maybe not everything. The…