Monster by Walter Dean Myers

3 stars I am very torn with how to rate and review this book. I think this book did a lot of important things. However, I wouldn’t say I necessarily liked the book itself. I really disliked the format. It was an unique choice, but I personally wasn’t a fan. The movie-style format made it…

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Stories to Tell a Car by Alvin Schwartz

3 stars I got this book from a book order as a child and have read it multiple times since then. A good collection of stories about cats based on various sources such as Lewis Carroll, folktales from around the world, Aesop’s fables, and rhymes. I really enjoy the illustrations. The stories themselves are very…

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Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

3 stars A very cute story with a great message. A great teaching moment for young children about following the rules, coping with anger, and apologizing when you make a mistake. I really enjoyed the range of emotions Lilly felt in the story. Many children’s books only feature happy and positive emotions, but I think…

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The Big Pets by Lane Smith

3 stars The pictures in this book are phenomenal. Very whimsical and dream-like. The book itself doesn’t have much of a story, it is more just a description of the world. But the book is still fascinating because of the pictures. Great for young children, especially cat-lovers. 

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

1 star I saw the movie version of this a while ago and while I wasn’t a huge fan of it, I’ve been wanting to give the book a try. I found a copy for a few bucks in the clearance section and read most of it in a day. I can’t stand Greg Heffley….

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No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

4 stars Overall, an interesting book. It’s good to know going in that McCarthy does not use quotations in this book. If you go in without knowing that, you might feel some resentment toward him. For the most part, the reader knows what’s going on despite the lack of proper grammar. There were a few…

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Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson

4 stars I’ve heard of this book and seen it around, but didn’t really think I’d get much out of it. Then I found a copy in the Lending Library and figured I’d see what all the hype was about. It was worth it. This is a very short, simple book. I was expecting a…

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