Book Review - Out of the Wild Night

About the Book

Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. You can hear them in the wind and in the creaks of the old homes. They want to be remembered. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs.

The ghosts have chosen a few local kids to save the island against the adults who would do it harm. But the kids can't be sure how the ghosts are going to act. Things tend to disappear when ghosts are around. People tend to get trapped - especially if they're up to no good. Only the kids can make things right . . . if the ghosts will let them.

Out of the Wild Night is master storyteller Blue Balliett at her spooky best, a spellbinding tale about the haunted residents of a very special place.



My Take on the Book
This was a great book full of adventure, mystery and supernatural phenomena. This book had a great plot and on every page, as a reader, you find yourself wondering what will come next and whether the Ghosts and kids can do what needs to be done to be able to save the island. This was a book that was a ton of fun to read. I found myself not wanting to put the book down!

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Book Review - Sticka-Pix: On the Move: Create amazing pictures one sticker at a time!

About the Book
Hey kids: are you ready for some fun, challenging adventures that will engage your mind, grab your attention, and help you create something beautiful?

Turn to Sticka-Pix, a jigsaw activity book that gets you matching stickers to the correct shapes, positioning them on the page, and adding color to each masterpiece. Includes a hot air balloon, tractor, and cruise ship pictures for jigsaw sticker fun. Not every shape has stickers so you can add your own individual flair to each one with the coloring pencils of your choice. Best of all, you'll learn while you create, since each page has intriguing facts about the creatures featured there.


My Take on the Book
This is a great book that is a ton of fun because you are given everything that you need to be able to be able to put the puzzle pieces together to create some very amazing pictures of vehicles. This is a great book that will keep you busy for a very long time!

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Book Review - Sticka-Pix: In the Wild: Create amazing pictures one sticker at a time!

About the Book
Hey kids: are you ready for some fun, challenging adventures that will engage your mind, grab your attention, and help you create something beautiful?

Turn to Sticka-Pix, a jigsaw activity book that gets you matching stickers to the correct shapes, positioning them on the page, and adding color to each masterpiece. Jigsaw fun includes pictures of an elephant, rhino, giraffe, and other wildlife. Not every shape has stickers so you can add your own individual flair to each one with the coloring pencils of your choice. Best of all, you'll learn while you create, since each page has intriguing facts about the creatures featured there.



My Take on the Book
This is a great book that is a ton of fun because you are given everything that you need to be able to be able to put the puzzle pieces together to create some very amazing pictures of animals in the wild. This is a great book that will keep you busy for a very long time!


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Book Review - Sticka-Pix: In the Ocean: Create amazing pictures one sticker at a time!

About the Book
Hey kids: are you ready for some fun, challenging adventures that will engage your mind, grab your attention, and help you create something beautiful?

Turn to Sticka-Pix, a jigsaw activity book that gets you matching stickers to the correct shapes, positioning them on the page, and adding color to each masterpiece. Jigsaw activities include a turtle, anemone ("clownfish"), walrus, and more. Not every shape has stickers so you can add your own individual flair to each one with the coloring pencils of your choice. Best of all, you'll learn while you create, since each page has intriguing facts about the creatures featured there.


My Take on the Book
This is a great book that is a ton of fun because you are given everything that you need to be able to be able to put the puzzle pieces together to create some very amazing pictures of the ocean and ocean animals. This is a great book that will keep you busy for a very long time!

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Book Review - Sticka-Pix: In the Jungle: Create amazing pictures one sticker at a time!

About the Book
Hey kids: are you ready for some fun, challenging adventures that will engage your mind, grab your attention, and help you create something beautiful?

Turn to Sticka-Pix, a jigsaw activity book that gets you matching stickers to the correct shapes, positioning them on the page, and adding color to each masterpiece. Create pictures of a tiger, macaw, Siamese fighting fish, and more. Not every shape has stickers so you can add your own individual flair to each one with the coloring pencils of your choice. Best of all, you'll learn while you create, since each page has intriguing facts about the creatures featured there.



My Take on the Book
This is a great book that is a ton of fun because you are given everything that you need to be able to be able to put the puzzle pieces together to create some very amazing pictures. This is a great book that will keep you busy for a very long time!

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Book Review - The Courage Way: Leading and Living with Integrity

About the Book
Leadership demands courage. You have to make good decisions while balancing inevitable tensions and knowing when to take risks. You need to keep your values in sight regardless of the pressures around you. At its core, leadership is a daily, ongoing practice, a journey toward becoming your best self and inviting others to do the same.

And that's where The Courage Way comes in. It's a guide to leadership that shows how to access and draw upon courage in all that you do. It has its roots in the work of Parker J. Palmer, who in fifty years of teaching, speaking, and writing has explored the human spirit--what he has called "the inner landscape"--and its role in life and leadership.

Shelly Francis identifies key ingredients needed to cultivate courage, the most fundamental being trust--in ourselves and in each other. She describes how to build trust through the Center for Courage & Renewal's Circle of Trust approach, centered around eleven "touchstones," poetic and practical operating guidelines for holding the meaningful conversations vital to trust building. Each chapter features true stories of how leaders have overcome challenges and strengthened their organizations through touchstones such as "Extend invitation, not demand"; "No fixing, saving, advising, or correcting"; and "When the going gets rough, turn to wonder."



My Take on the Book
I am always interested in finding amazing books that can help me become a stronger leader and this book was definitely one that I have taken so much out of thus far. I have actually gone back through this for the second time to learn even more. What is so great about this book is that it is a truthful account of how you can turn around the relationships that you have with others and work to build authentic relationships with those around you. As you read this you see that this book is filled with a ton of tools, stories and ideas that will help you to create a strong vision as well as assist you in leading with courage, humor, kindness and more. This book really helps you find your inner strength that will help you become a stronger and better leader.







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Book Review - The Journey of Little Charlie

About the Book
Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His sharecropper father just died and Cap'n Buck -- the most fearsome man in Possum Moan, South Carolina -- has come to collect a debt. Fearing for his life, Charlie strikes a deal with Cap'n Buck and agrees to track down some folks accused of stealing from the cap'n and his boss. It's not too bad of a bargain for Charlie... until he comes face-to-face with the fugitives and discovers their true identities. Torn between his guilty conscience and his survival instinct, Charlie needs to figure out his next move -- and soon. It's only a matter of time before Cap'n Buck catches on.



My Take on the Book
This is a great story with great characters and a memorable story line. The story had some twists and turns and the author keeps you on your toes as you wonder how Charlie will be able to move forward no matter what. This was a great story that I was able to get through very quickly. Definitely a book that I would recommend to all!



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Book Review - Part-time Mermaid

About the Book
Girl by day. Mermaid by night.

This part-time mermaid is ready for adventure! Jump into the sea to play hide-and-seek in coral caves, explore sunken pirate ships, and meet new underwater friends. At the sea palace, it's almost time for the Midsummer Sea Festival! But . . . where is the merboy and his turtle? Can the Part-time Mermaid find him in time?



My Take on the Book
This is a very cute story that bring together a girl that is a part-time mermaid. Talk about fun to bring forth a great new world. My daughter loved meeting all of her friends and you will too.


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Book Review - Clem Hetherington and the Ironwood Race

About the Book
A dangerous rally race... and archaeology?!

Clementine Hetherington and her robot brother, Digory, have run away from the orphanage they've been living in since their parents died. Clem and Dig want to follow in their famous archaeologist mother's footsteps, but no one will take them seriously. Their chance arrives when a man from their past saves Digory's life, and to repay the debt they enter a multiday rally race... to recover stolen artifacts! Clem and Dig hope to win so they can give the artifacts to a museum, but their opponents want to sell them on the black market. The Ironwood Race has no rules, and Clem and Dig might be in over their heads!


My Take on the Book
This is a review that my daughter wrote about this book...

I thought this graphic novel was great. It is about a girl named Clementine but people call her Clem. She has a robot brother named Digory, but people call him dig . Clem's parents died but she does not  know how they died, so she lived in a orphanage. She ran away with Dig and they lived in a vacant store/apartment. Then one of their parents' so called friends found them in the apartment and asked if they would go on a dig with him, however, they turned down the offer at first. Later, when some people break Digory, Clem runs and asks for help and says to the friend of the parents "if you fix him, I will do the dig". Digory got fixed and they decided to assist with the dig. Clem is great at riding in the front seat of a race car and wins most races but finds difficulties in the way that she races and at the end she finds out a huge secret. I think it was a great book and I hope there is another one soon!           

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Book Review - The Perfect Pillow

About the Book
In his strange new room on his big new bed, Brody tosses and turns, holding his stuffed dragon named Horst. His parents can't help him fall asleep, so he has no choice to go out and search for a better bed. Is it a squirrel's nest? A cloud? A rowboat on a pond? No, the moon is too bright, and the croaking frogs are too loud, so there's nothing for it but to go back home and jump into his big new bed, where a friendly dragon makes a perfect pillow.

Young readers will enjoy floating along with Brody and Horst in this friendly nocturnal adventure with all the makings of a bedtime classic.




My Take on the Book
This is a very cute story that shows you a story of a boy that is trying to find the best place to sleep. It is fun to watch him try so many different places. The story is fun and the illustrations are beautiful!

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Book Review - When Pigs Fly

About the Book
Henry is ready to do what no pig has done before. "But pigs can't fly," says his sister, Henrietta. Nothing will stop Henry from trying, until it looks as though gravity might finally get the better of him. Fortunately, Henrietta has an idea that gives both of them a lift.

Henry's determination and Henrietta's imagination combine to make a positive sibling story about creative play and teamwork.



My Take on the Book
This is a very cute story that talks about both sharing and caring, both important things that I know we try to teach our own kids. This book teaches these messages in fun ways that will allow them to learn and have fun while reading as well.

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Book Review - A Busy Creature's Day Eating

About the Book
Apples! Berries! Cereal! Is there anything this Busy Creature can't crunch? Mo Willems tells an alphabetical tale of hunger, hubris, regret, and redemption as a Busy Creature hilariously chomps and chews its way from A to P and then to Z.


My Take on the Book
This is a very cute book that walks you through the alphabet in a fun way as the creature in this book eats its' way through the alphabet. You will love reading this with your own child as I know I did myself!


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Book Review - Luciana: Braving the Deep

About the Book
Luciana Vega wants to be the first kid on Mars. But first she's got to be a good team player here on Earth.

Luciana can't wait to take off for youth astronaut training camp. She hopes to be chosen to dive to an underwater habitat where real astronauts train for life in space. But when Luci accuses her diving partner of sabotage, no one believes her and her chances of making the diving team sink fast. Things hit rock bottom when Luci has an underwater crisis. Suddenly, making the dive team isn't her biggest worry. She'll have to conquer her fears if she ever wants to make it to Mars. If she can't, will she have to kiss her dreams of becoming an astronaut good-bye?
 


My Take on the Book
This was a fun book that introduced us to the new American Girl of 2018. This was a ton of fun and the new American Girl of the year was a great character that showed a ton of tenacity. We love reading about these new American Girl characters and if you have never read these in the past, you truly should!


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