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Evil Twins
Book 3 of Case File 13. This super exciting adventure keeps you running and heart racing. This one is less horror and more adventure. The horror aspect is fun and should be appropriate for all middle grade readers. Super fun look at these mythological creatures and continues to follow in the path of Goosebumps. The…
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Making the Team
Book 2 of Case Files 13. This was an interesting change as the two previous rivals combined. This Frankenstein inspired novel even had a bit of the personality of the original in Jake. Although the kids are hot on the trail of adventure and danger there is always time for an undertone of romance. Excited…
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Zombie Kid
Book 1 of File 13 series. These books remind me of Monsterious or Goosebumps. The writing is fun and age appropriate. Standard dealing with bullies and the excitement of Halloween. Monsters and the mystic abound but the best is loyalty and friendship. A fun adventure story that’s not too creepy for those middle grade readers.
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Bridge to Bat City
This was an interesting little novel speaking to dealing with loss and change. Although really strange, the endearing characters and reminiscing of a music era gone by would appeal to an older audience while the novel is definitely set in YA. At 50,I feel I was a bit young and barely hanging on to the…
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The Mystery of the Orphan Train
Book 105 of the Boxcar Children series. This fun mystery has a great twist, weird puzzle, and happy ending even if a bit silly in the end. Aside from that I love the spirit of these books showing a willingness to pitch in where needed. The lessons on attitude I feel is lost on a…
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Myth-alliances
Book 13 of the Myth Adventures. This for once in a while was a Skeeve adventure. He is not the lead character for nothing and this has all the charm, adventure, sexual innuendo, and hilarity of the books so far. With all the misunderstanding of an episode of Three’s Company there is a strong lesson…
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Myth-told Tales
Book 13 of Myth Adventures. The crew is at it again, between a beauty contest, a gold heist, even a stint in Dreamland the laughs continue. Skeeve being retired doesn’t stop him from getting into a little action. Albeit most of the stories in this one do not feature him. This book continues the strength…
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Monsters and Legends
Book 1 of the Infinite Realms series. This book is a standard RPGLit style, with course language. Aside from the language, the book is great. It takes a bit to follow as you’re jumping between people and time (past/present). I love the theme of what someone would call evil could be the opposite. This wonderful…
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The Tomb of Atuan
Book 2 of the Earthsea Cycle. This book answers some questions and we see Sparrowhawk much older than I would have expected. However, this is a great story and the story starts from a while different direction than you would expect. I do love the circle that we see in theme that allows us to…
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Visser
Book 35.5 of the Animorphs series. This was an in-depth telling of the Yerk known as Visser 1. It was interesting and gives us just a little more backstory to this in and out villain that gets touched on several times throughout the series. Overall mostly an exposition/trial and nothing critical to the series, just…
