Rachel Reads & Reviews

Athletic Books

While it is not impossible to love books and sports, I find most readers prefer to curl up with a book than to go out and tackle someone for a ball. However, that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to vicariously read about sports. Here are some sporty books I enjoyed when I was a kid.…

rachelbeerwoman

March 10, 2022

Book Suggestions

#aliciathompson, #catchingjordan, #dominiquemoceanu, #goforthegoldgymnasts, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #melissalowell, #mirandakenneally, #penguinrandomhouse, #prettytough, #rachelreads&reviews, #silverblades, #skylarkpublishing, #sourcebooks
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Here’s a little break from all the book suggestions I have. I want to hear from you or really anyone’s who’s reading this little blog. So my first question to get the ball rolling is, who has read those book novelizations of tv episodes? Or just based on celebrities like Mary Kate and Ashley. They…

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March 10, 2022

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Kids Mystery Series

ABC Mysteries by Ron Roy This a good starter series for kids who want to puzzle out the whodunnit while relating to the lower school protagonists, the bookish, thoughtful Dink, the whip smart Rose and goofy Josh as they figure out the small town local mysteries that pop up in their lives from missing authors…

rachelbeerwoman

March 10, 2022

Book Suggestions

##boxcarchildren, #39clues, #;ladygracemysteries, #albertwhitmanandcompany, #azmysteries, #bloomsbury, #capitalmysteries, #chelseacain, #confessionsofateensleuth, #gertrudewerner, #janburchett, #kidsmysteries, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #ronroy, #scholastic
Summer ReReads P4

Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery Ah these classic books with beautiful covers, I make a point of reading them every year. While Anne is obviously the most famous and I prefer the first five books of the series, it is worth a read of all 8 books…

rachelbeerwoman

March 10, 2022

Book Suggestions

#abbiwaxman, #abramsbooks, #amuletbooks, #anneofgreengables, #calicocaptive, #elizabethgeorgespeare, #emilyofnewmoon, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #hollyblack, #houghtonmifflin, #jackandjill, #julieberry, #lmmontgomery, #louisamayalcott, #michaelbuckley, #nerds, #penguinrandomhouse, #puffinclassics, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #sistersgrimm, #squarefish, #thebookishlifeofninahill, #therunningdream, #thescandeloussisterhoodofprickwillowrace, #thespiderwickchronicles, #thetwoprincessesofbamarre, #tonyditerlizzi, #wendelinvandraanen, summerrereads
Fairy Books for Kids

Rainbow Fairies by Daisy Meadows I believe every child has read at least once so there’s no need for fanfare, especially since they are still going. They must be at number 100 by now. Anyway, I love the cover designs, every fairy is unique and beautiful. But I will always have a soft spot for…

rachelbeerwoman

March 9, 2022

Book Suggestions

#avalon, #cicelymarybaker, #daisymeadows, #disneyhyperion, #eliseallen, #emilyrodda, #encahnatedworld, #fairybooks, #fairychronicles, #fairygodmotheracademy, #fairyrealm, #flowerfairies, #harpercollins, #janbozarth, #jhsweet, #kellymckain, #neverfairies, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelroberts, #rainbowfairies, #randonhousebooksforyoungreaders, #robertmandell, #scholastic, #sevenseas, #simon&schuster, #thefairybible, #thefairyhouse, #theresamoorey, #timelifebooks, #unionsquirecompany
Summer ReReads P3

I’m sure many have read or at least seen the brand called Whitman Classics of which frequently can be seen in flea markets and antique shops. They are abridged, easily readable editions of classic literature like Heidi and such, with some originals sprinkled in as well. I have a whole collection of them for my…

rachelbeerwoman

March 9, 2022

Book Suggestions

#annasewell, #annettteandthedesertinnmystery, #annieoakleyintheghosttownsecret, #beautifuljoe, #beverelyhillbillies, #blackbeauty, #daleevansanddangerinthecrookedcanyon, #eightcousins, #ernesthompsonseton, #JacobIhaveloved, #katherinepaterson, #lassietreasurehunter, #lennonsistersmysteryatholidayisland, #louisamayalcott, #marshallsaunders, #morethancourage, #patricklarson, #pollyfrenchandthesurprisingstranger, #rintintintinty, #sanddunepony, #summerrereads, #thecuckoosister, #tobytyler, #troynesbitt, #vivianalcock, #whitmanclassics, #wildanimalsIhaveknown
P.C. Hawke Mysteries

P.C. Hawke Mysteries was a middle school mysteries series by the late Paul Zindel, author of sci fi novels like The Pig-Man. It is centers on two sleuthing high schoolers whose natural curiosity and ability to see things that adults miss allow them to solve more cases than the incompetent adults. Classic stuff.

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

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#hyperionbooksforchildren, #mysteries, #p.c.hawkemysteries, #paulzindel, #rachelreads&reviews
Summer ReReads P2

In honor of International Women’s Day, I’ll go into another two of my favorite rereads with some great female leads. I shall start first with a very underrated series, The Hollywood Sisters by Mary Wilcox. Jessica Ortiz is so not on the trail for homicide. Not one bit. She is a self-proclaimed recovering shy girl…

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

Book Suggestions

#hbgilmour, #marywilcox, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #randireisfield, #scholastic, #summerrereads, #thehollywoodsisters, #twitches
Top 5 S.A.S.S. books

Oh this was really hard as it changes depends on. . . I don’t know what really. It just changes. So this is just my top 5 as of now, but all the books are good and I reread them a lot. In case you’re wondering, there is not a lot of sass in this…

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

Book Suggestions

#foreigntravel, #girloverboard, #heartandsalsa, #karitokids, #kidsgive, #nowandzen, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #s.a.s.s., #soundofmunich, #thegreatcallofchina
Top 6 Little Mix books

Best friends (Untill I find someone better) by Erin Downing I love a good anti heroine or at least morally questionable mean girl. At summer vacation, Izzy lets down her queen bee meanness but can she do the same when she gets back at school and her losery friends end up following? Well you can…

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

Book Suggestions

#aladdin, #barbaradee, #bestfriendsuntilIfindsomeonebetter, #erindowning, #frontpagefaceoff, #jennylundquist, #jowhitmore, #laurabarnholdt, #littlemix, #mix!, #plasticpolly, #rachelreads&reviews, #rulesforsecretkeeping, #simon&schuster, #traumaqueen, #tweenage