The Old-Fashioned Mystery by Carolyn Keene

3 stars Growing up, I loved reading Nancy Drew books, so when I saw this one in the Lending Library, I had to give it a read. The Nancy Drew Notebooks series is geared toward a younger audience than the original series. It is written in a much simpler way. Overall, I enjoyed the mystery…

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The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

4 stars I wasn’t sure how I’d like this book going into it. I’ve watched the TV adaptation and liked it well enough. It wasn’t my favorite, but it was entertaining. I’m glad I ended up reading the book, because I did enjoy it. It’s not the world’s best literature or anything, but it is…

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Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez

2 stars I received an ARC of this book through The Reading Room/Bookstr. Definitely a disturbing and macabre collection of stories, but that wasn’t what I disliked about it. What I really didn’t like was that most of the stories didn’t really have a plot or resolution. They were more just a collection of creepy…

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Superfudge by Judy Blume

3 stars I read Judy Blume’s book Blubber right before this one, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. This was a nice, lighthearted read after such a heavy text. A very silly book. I have not read any of the other Fudge books, but this one can still be read as a standalone….

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Princess Pigtoria and the Pea by Pamela Duncan Edwards

3 stars A very funny retelling of “The Princess and the Pea” with a much more satisfying ending. I love the use of many “p” words in the text and pictures. A great way for young readers to work on initial sounds and vocabulary words. This is a very silly book, but I really liked…

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Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

3 stars A very cute story. The thing I liked most about this book was the illustrations. The coloring is beautiful and I love all of the details. I especially liked the illustrations of the insects around and within the other illustrations. A nice book.

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I Wish… by Jillian Harker

2 stars  A cute book, but not much for plot. I liked the illustrations and the characters, but this book read like the introduction to a series, not a book in and of itself. Nothing really happened outside of Benji meeting the new toys.A nice picture book, but not much of a story.

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