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Book Review: The Fire-Breathing Duckling

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The Fire-Breathing Duckling by Frank Cammuso

The Fire-Breathing Duckling
by Frank Cammuso (Goodreads Author)

5 out of 5 stars

A dragon egg ends up in the nest with the duck eggs. When the baby dragon hatches, the mother duck raises him along with all the other ducklings. But this odd duckling can’t swim. He wonders if he might be more of an “oinking” duckling, so he tries to wallow in the mud with some pigs. He wonders if he might be a “mooing” duckling or a “clucking” duckling, so he tries to do what cows and hens do. When a predator threatens his family, this little dragon discovers that he is actually a Fire-Breathing Duckling!

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Book Review: Dragon of Cripple Creek

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The Dragon of Cripple Creek by Troy Howell

The Dragon of Cripple Creek
by Troy Howell

3 out of 5 stars

When Kat falls down a mine shaft during an Old West tour in Colorado, she discovered a hidden cavern where a dragon is living on a pile of gold. She pockets a nugget of gold, but feels guilty about stealing from the dragon when he was so kind to show her the way out of the caves. Her family have called the police and rescue workers to search for her in the mines, and when they find her safe and sound, she accidentally drops the golden nugget in front of all the reporters. The story gets blown out of proportion and a new Gold Rush begins. Kat is afraid that she has put the dragon in danger, now that everyone wants a piece of the gold.

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Book Review: Magnus Chase: The Hammer of Thor

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The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan

The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
by  Rick Riordan

Magnus and his friends are tasked with finding Thor’s missing hammer, but as usual, Loki has his own mysterious plans for them. They receive a tip that the hammer might be buried in a Viking barrow, so they decide to track it down. Loki is up to his old tricks and it will take all of Magnus’ courage and resourcefulness to retrieve the hammer and hopefully not get killed by giants.

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Book Review: The Mind of the Maker

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The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Mind of the Maker
by Dorothy L. Sayers

5 out of 5 stars

Dorothy Sayers explores the intricacies of the creative mind, connecting how our creativity functions with how the Creator God also works within the Trinity. She examines the nature of art and why mankind feels the urge to create, just as God created us. We ask questions about life and death, free will, and what it means to be created in the “image of God”.

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Book Review: Witchlings: The Golden Frog Games

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The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega

The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2)
by Claribel A. Ortega 

3 out of 5 stars

Seven and her friends, Valley and Thorn, are excited to participate in the famous Golden Frog Games, but someone is hexing the other participants. The friends start investigating the attacks, but Seven is distracted because she is also hiding a secret that she worries could ruin her magic.

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Book Review: Pennyroyal Academy

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Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson

Pennyroyal Academy (Pennyroyal Academy, #1)
by M.A. Larson 

2.5 out of 5 stars
A girl with no name arrives at the Pennyroyal Academy and signs up to be trained as a princess. She is given the name Cadet Eleven, which her new friends shorten to “Evie”. Gradually, Evie begins to realize that being a princess is not at all what she imagined, because the princesses are at war against the witches, just as the knights are at war against the dragons. They train to fight against the dark magic of the witches, using compassion and courage as their weapons.

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Book Review: The Secret Starling

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The Secret Starling

by Judith Eagle, Jo Rioux (Illustrator)

3.5 out of 5 stars
Clara Starling lives with her mean old uncle in a huge manor on the desolate moors. One day without warning, he abandons her, leaving only a small bundle of cash. Clara decides to live on her own and enjoy the freedom of having no adults around to tell her what to do. Peter shows up at her door, claiming that her uncle arranged for Peter to stay at the manor while his grandmother is sick. The two children explore the manor and discover an old ballet slipper that may have belonged to one of the Starling family. They set out to follow the mystery of the ballet slipper and find that the Starlings have a terrible past full of murder and secrets.

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Book Review: The Long Secret

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The Long Secret by Louise Fitzhugh

The Long Secret (Harriet the Spy #2)
by Louise Fitzhugh

Harriet and her friend Beth Ellen spend their summer spying on their neighbors and trying to track down whoever is leaving mysterious notes for all the townsfolk.

Harriet is such a nasty little person. She’s mean and rude to everyone. She has no respect for anyone’s privacy, and loves spying on people, peeping in windows, and writing down mean comments in her notebooks about everyone she knows.

This book is slow and boring, and I hated all the characters.

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Classic Book Review: Belinda

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Belinda by Maria Edgeworth

Belinda
by Maria Edgeworth

4.5 out of 5 stars
Belinda’s aunt sends her to stay with Lady Delacour, the most popular lady in all of London, hoping that Belinda will meet lots of wealthy young men and make a brilliant match. Although Lady Delacour spends her nights at various sparkling high society events, her days are full of misery and despair. Belinda discovers that there is a rift between Lord and Lady Delacour, and Lady Delacour is hiding a terrible secret.

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Book Review: The Bronze Bow

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The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare

4 out of 5 stars

After his father is crucified by the Romans, Daniel swears to get revenge and joins a band of Jewish zealots in the mountains. They claim to be fighting against Rome for the freedom of Israel, but they are really just bandits, even stealing from their own people. Disillusioned, Daniel seeks for answers with Jesus, but Jesus is not a leader who will lead them into battle against the Romans. Jesus teaches that they should love their enemies. Daniel holds onto his hate and urges his fellow villagers to fight. However, he is forced to reexamine his principles when those under his leadership are hurt.

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