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Book Review: Elf Dog and Owl Head

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Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

Elf Dog and Owl Head
by M.T. Anderson, Junyi Wu (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Clay is tired of being stuck at home during the pandemic, tired of online school, and tired of being trapped in the house with his annoying family. He goes out exploring the woods behind his home and he encounters an elf-hound who has gotten separated from the elven hunt. The elves have all gone back underground to their magic kingdom, and Elphinore is left alone in the world aboveground. The elf-dog leads Clay along secret paths in the woods that lead to magic places, where Clay sees a community of owl-head people. Clay is dealing with mysterious lands and dangerous magical folk and is bound to get into serious trouble, but Elphinore will always be by his side to protect him.

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Manga Review: Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish

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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish by Seiko Tanabe

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (manga)
by Seiko Tanabe (Original Author), Nao Emoto (Artist)

5 out of 5 stars

Tsuneo dreams about studying the ocean in Mexico, and he works all the time so he can save enough money to go. He takes a part-time job helping Josee, a girl in a wheelchair. However, he finds the job more difficult than he had imagined. She is angry and grumpy and mean. Tsuneo tries to be patient with her, and when they discover their shared love for the beauties of the ocean, they begin to connect.

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Book Review: Mouse House

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Mouse House by Rumer Godden

Mouse House
by Rumer Godden, Adrienne Adams (Illustrations)

4 out of 5 stars

Mary received a little toy Mouse House with toy mice to play with. But she is disappointed that they are not real mice. They just sit there. They don’t run and scamper like a real mouse would do. Meanwhile in the basement, a family of mice are cramped in their flowerpot home. There are so many children that they can’t all fit! Bonnie, the littlest mouse, goes searching for a new place to sleep. She explores the upstairs and discovers the Mouse House. Bonnie falls asleep in the toy bed, but in the morning, Mary discovers her!

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Book Review: The Secrets of Hartwood Hall

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The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden

The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
by Katie Lumsden (Goodreads Author)

3 out of 5 stars

Margaret takes a job as governess at the mysterious Hartwood Hall estate. She is perplexed by the strange atmosphere at the Hall, but enjoys teaching her young student, Louis Eversham, an intelligent and sweet little boy. Mrs. Eversham seems like a kind employer, but there are rumors in the village that the house is haunted and that Mrs. Eversham made a deal with the devil. Margaret is too wise to listen to foolish gossip, but she has seen some strange things at Hartwood Hall; figures in the dark woods, a lighted candle in the abandoned section of the house, a warm cup of tea left in the summer house where no one has been. Margaret expresses her fears to Paul, the gardener, and the two begin a forbidden romance. Paul assures her that Hartwood Hall is safe, but Margaret has her doubts. Could there be something suspicious going on at Hartwood Hall?

(Content Warnings for Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)

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Book Review: The Rogue Crew

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The Rogue Crew by Brian Jacques

The Rogue Crew (Redwall, #22)
by Brian Jacques, Sean Rubin (Illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

In this last book of the Redwall series, a nasty crew of vermin pirates are heading for Redwall to plunder and kill. The hares of Salamandastron have seen the pirates traveling up the coast and are in pursuit, hoping to intercept them before they can reach Redwall. They call on the Rogue Crew of sea otters from the North Coast to help them in their mission.

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Book Review: Maybe You Should Give Up

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Maybe You Should Give Up by Byron Morrison

Maybe You Should Give Up: 7 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way and Take Control of Your Life
by Byron Morrison (Goodreads Author)

4.5 of 5 stars

What is stopping you from having the life you truly want? Maybe it’s time to give up on fear and doubt, and actually live your life! This book teaches you to stop reacting, and control how you respond instead. You will learn how to overcome the inner obstacles that are stopping you from achieving your dreams.
The chapters include giving up on being reactive, giving up on fear, giving up on short-term thinking, giving up on comparing yourself to others, and giving up on being so hard on yourself.

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Book Review: Summer Brain Quest Series

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Summer Brain Quest Series

by Workman Publishing

5 out of 5 stars

These books have colorful activity pages for children to review their knowledge before going into the next grade. It comes with a summer progress map, where you can use the enclosed stickers to mark your progress when you complete a page or activity. There are bonus questions and extra outside activities that will earn you special achievement stickers too! Once the book is complete, you get an award certificate.

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Series Review: Brain Quest Workbook Series

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Brain Quest Workbook Series

by Workman Publishing

5 out of 5 stars

These books have colorful activity pages for children to review their knowledge of spelling, reading, math, and science. Once the book is complete, you get an award certificate. There is a whole page of fun stickers that you can place on the progress poster to keep track of when you finish each chapter!

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Picture Book Review: Norton and the Borrowing Bear

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Norton and the Borrowing Bear by Gabriel Evans

Norton and the Borrowing Bear
by Gabriel Evans (Goodreads Author)

5 of 5 stars

Norton has a new neighbor, Bear. They become friends, and Bear asks to borrow a few items… and then a few more items. He borrows Norton’s fuzzy slippers, his teapot, his yoga mat, and even his favorite chair! Norton is too polite to tell Bear that he is getting stressed with all this borrowing. But finally Norton snaps, and yells at Bear for being so inconsiderate. Bear feels guilty for borrowing too many things, and asks to borrow one last thing… Norton himself, for some friend time together.

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Picture Book Review: Cat’s Seasons

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Cat's Seasons by Airlie Anderson

Cat’s Seasons (Child’s Play Library)
by Airlie Anderson

5 of 5 stars

Cat and her kittens go through the seasons, absorbing the colors of each change in the weather. In the summer, they turn yellow as the warm sun. In the fall they jump in a pile of leaves, and the kittens turn every color of orange, red, and brown. In the winter, the kittens are blue with the cold. In the spring, they have green fur with pink flowery blossoms on their backs. A storm turns them grey as the clouds, until a rainbow appears and they are every color!

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