Tag: #scholastic

• Top 5 Caroline Years

  After reading Laura Ingells Wilder’s classic Little House on the Prarie series, and then the sequel inspired by her daughter, The Rose Years. It’s only fitting to go back in time to mid 19th century to see the coming of age of Caroline Quiner, the beloved Ma of America’s famous pioneer family.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 17, 2024

  Top 5

  #acrosstherollingriver, #celiawilkins, #historicalfiction, #littlecitybythelake, #littlehouseoftheirown, #littlehouseontheprarie, #littletowninthecrossroads, #lowergrade, #mariadwilkes, #ontopofconcordhill, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #thecarolineyears

• Author Highlight: Wendy Mass

  In small-town Willow Falls, nothing is a coincidence. It’s all thanks to octagerian resident, Abigail whose distinct duck-shaped birthmark and her perchant for appearing everywhere, all at once throws the lives of these kids into a tailspin on their birthdays. For instance, Leo and Amanda, best friends literally from the day of their birth experience…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 1, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #elevenbirthdays, #everysoulastar, #finally, #graceful, #lowergrade, #magicalrealism, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #thelastpresent, #thirteengifts, #wendymass, #willowfallsseries

• Summer Comics

  Scout is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong Scout is obsessd with Pristine Wong’s fantasy series and when the author is scheduled to go to AlmonteFest, Scout is determined to attend. However, she needs money. Money. . . or a skill in trombone. The school band is also attending AlmonteFest for their final music…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 16, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #alexhirsch, #annaandthemysteryofthemountains, #cassandracalin, #christinadiazgonzales, #disneyhyperion, #disneyprincesses, #graphicnovels, #gravityfalls, #invisible, #jadearmstrong, #lostlegends, #middelgrade, #mulanandthepalaceofthesecrets, #pancooke, #pizzaface, #puzzled, #rachelreads&reviews, #rexogle, #rhonaclearly, #scholastic, #scoutisnotabandkid, #thenewgirl

• Creepella Von Cacklefur

  So I thought I was finished with my mouse-tastic nostalgia trip but I decided eh, why not, let’s hit the Creepella books too which was going to be even more interesting since I hadn’t read three of the books in the series. I don’t think the last three ever released in the states. Thankfully, there’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 7, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #creepellavoncacklefur, #geronimostilton, #scholastic

• Thea Sisters

  Technically it’s the Thea Stilton series but since she only figures about a 1/4th of page time than her proteges, I’m just calling it the Thea Sisters series of which has spawned as many spin-offs as the Geronimo series. Seriously, there’s like 4 spin-off series ontop of the original one which is still going so…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 30, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #comicseries, #graphicnovels, #mousefordacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #superspecials, #theasisters, #theastilton, #treasureseekers

• Summer Comics

  Well so far, let’s face it, I’m going to be reading a lot more over the next few months but here are the new ones I read. Go with the Flow and Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Scheeman Williams and Scheeman deliver two wonderful graphic novels dealing with a very…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 26, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #christinasoontornvat, #gowiththeflow, #graphicnovels, #graphix, #growingpangs, #karenscheeman, #kathrynormsbee, #lilywilliams, #lookonthebrightside, #middlegrade, #scholastic, #thetryout, #YA

• Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions

  I have finished my mission to read all the Merlin Missions. And the series except for the latest book because it has a long waiting list as it should. Some series don’t stand the test of time much less resonate with a new generation (usually by retconning the old which makes no one happy) but…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 24, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #blizzardofthebluemoon, #dangerinthedarkesthour, #fantasy, #forthefuturebenfranklin, #historicalfiction, #lowergrade, #magicalrealism, #magictreehouse, #marypopeosborne, #merlinmissions, #nightofthenewmagicians, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic

• Magic Tree House

  Sp as this year’s theme is childhood nostalgia I decided to read the Magic Tree House series for the first time in. . . two decades maybe? And since I had stopped reading them, Osborne had returned to her breakout series with all new stories but I’ll get to that in a bit.

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 6, 2024

  Book/Author Highlight

  #historicalfiction, #lowergrade, #magictreehouse, #marypopeosborne, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic

• Ranking Hotel for Dogs trilogy

  Lois Duncan is best known for her horror and supernatural mystery work that has spawned countless movie adaptations like I Know What You Did Last Summer but after the tragic unsolved murder of her daughter, she pivoted to lighter fare in children’s literature. Most notably, the Hotel for Dogs trilogy, so let’s get ranking.

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 23, 2023

  Rankings

  #animalbooks, #hotelfordogs, #loisduncan, #lowergrade, #moviesfordogs, #newsfordogs, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic

• Ranking Grimmtastic Girls

  So I’m the third series before I finish my fractured fairytale TBR pile. I was a big fan of Holub and Williams’ Goddess Girls series so they take the school AU to the fairytale universe. That trope is very popular, so let’s see how they rank up.

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 10, 2023

  Rankings

  #cinderellastayslate, #fracturedfairytale, #goldilocksbreaksin, #gretelpushesback, #grimmtasticgirls, #joanholub, #rachelreads&reviews, #rapunzelcutsloose, #redridinghoodgetslost, #scholastic, #sleepingbeautydreamsbig, #snowflakefreezesup, #snowwhitelucksout, #suzannewilliams