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Ivy and Bean Book 1 by Annie Barrows
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/4bDzUxK Description: Meet Ivy & Bean. Bean has lots of friends, loves stomping in puddles, and hates being bored. Ivy has just moved in next door. Ivy seems nice, wears dresses and sparkly headbands—which makes Bean think she's too boring to be friends with. But after Ivy comes to Bean's rescue, they become the best of friends and begin a series of silly, sneaky, imaginative, sometimes naughty, and alwa
Kayla
Mar 114 min read


Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko (SSYRA)
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/47iXa1p Description: Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and perfor
Kayla
Mar 42 min read


Ponies at the Point by Ben M. Baglio
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/49Quj58 Description: Mandy Hope loves animals more than anything else. She knows quite a lot about them too; both her parents are vets, and Mandy helps out in their surgery, Animal Ark. The Hopes and James are on holiday in Ireland. Mandy and James are thrilled to discover wild ponies on the beach. But one little foal needs help. She has a cruel head-collar cutting into her face. Who put it on her - and
Kayla
Jan 223 min read


The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/4qvTqkU Description: Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world. Kings fall, and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend, and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril a
Kayla
Jan 164 min read


Magic Treehouse #37 Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/3YodFo6 Description: Jack and Annie are headed to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, the capital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan in the 1600s. They bring only a research book to guide them and a magic wand with three special rules. Age Recommendation: 6-9, 1st-3rd Grade General Content: Language: 0/10 - No derogatory language/ references. Alcohol & Drugs: 0/10 - No alcoho
Kayla
Dec 11, 20252 min read


The Imagination Station by Marianne Herring (Light in the Lions' Den Book 19)
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/49KPQOb Description: This easy-to-read adventure is number 19 in the successful series that has now sold over 1 million books. The Imagination Station has been acting wonky for several adventures now, handing out the wrong gifts and traveling unexpected paths. Patrick and Beth must call upon their courage, strength, and resilience in order to help others and survive real dangers that threaten them as th
Kayla
Nov 12, 20254 min read


The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/4qzdcwc Description: Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundi
Kayla
Oct 29, 20253 min read


Magic Treehouse #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/4n0XnMG Description: Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner? Age Recommendation: 5-7, Kinder-2nd Grade General Content: Language: 0/10 - No derogatory language/ references. Alcohol & Drugs: 0/10 -
Kayla
Sep 17, 20252 min read


The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/4n79Iie Description: Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . . Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the bedside of an ailin
Kayla
Aug 27, 20255 min read


The Callers by Kiah Thomas (SSYRA)
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/4mU276x Description: In the world of Elipsom, the ability to Call—or summon objects—is a coveted, crucial skill, revered among its people as both a powerful tool and an essential way to sustain life. But despite an elite family history, a phenom for an older sister, a best friend who is set to join the Council of Callers, and his mother's steely insistence that he learn to Call, Quin doesn't have the gi
Kayla
Aug 18, 20254 min read


The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/418ta5p Description: You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That’s what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy, is it true! In addition to having FUN-FUN-FUN in class, each weekend this amazing hamster gets to sleep over with a different student, like Lower-Your-Voice-A.J. and Speak-Up-Sayeh. Soon, Humphrey learns to read, write, and even shoot rubber bands
Kayla
Jul 23, 20253 min read


The Big Sting by Rachelle Delaney
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/3UaZO2l Description: Eleven-year-old Leo is an "armchair adventurer." This, according to Dad, means he'd choose adventures in books or video games over real-life experiences. And while Leo hates the label, he can’t argue with it. Unlike his little sister Lizzie, Leo is not a risk-taker. So when he, Lizzie, Mom, and Dad leave the city to visit Grandpa on Heron Island, Leo finds all kinds of dangers to a
Kayla
Jul 14, 20253 min read


Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
To purchase this novel with my amazon link click here -> https://amzn.to/4kRWaGA Description: Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox. Mr . Fox would rather die th
Kayla
Dec 11, 20242 min read


Stella by McCall Hoyle
To purchase this novel with my Amazon link, click here -> https://amzn.to/44sflRe Description: Told from Stella's perspective, this story is about a special dog who must find the courage to overcome her fears in order to help save a young girl with epilepsy. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out dangerous chemicals and help her handler keep people safe. But during a routine security inspection, Stella misses the scent of
Kayla
Nov 18, 20243 min read
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