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Tag Archives: children’s literature
The Red Pyramid
The Red Pyramid© 2010 Rick Riordian516 pages For centuries the gods of Egypt have been removed from the Earth, imprisoned by human magicians in an attempt to put an end to their destructive inter-deity conflicts. But shortly before Christmas, in … Continue reading
Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules© 2008 Jeff Kinney224 pages Greg Heffely is just a kid whose parents make him keep a journal. It’s a good thing, though, for at least it gives him something to confide in. … Continue reading
The Reunion
Animorphs #30: The Reunion© 1999 K.A. Applegate176 pages Ever have one of those nights? Where you’re exhausted, where you’d pay anything just to fall asleep? But the wheels in your head just keep spinning and spinning and spinning? Imagined conversations. … Continue reading
Lemony Snicket: the Unauthorized Autobiography
Lemony Snicket: the Unauthorized Autobiography© 2002 Daniel Handler213 pages (containing “an overall feeling of doom”, according to the index.) As the official representative of Lemony Snicket in all legal, literary, and social matters, I am often asked difficult questions, even when I … Continue reading
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days© 2009 Jeff Kinney 224 pages My niece (10) is in the process of reading through the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and enjoys it immensely, so I bought her one for Christmas. … Continue reading
The End (and series comments)
The End © 2006 Lemony Snicket 324 pages The End of the Series of Unfortunate Events begins on the open ocean, with the Baudelaires and Count Olaf in the same boat — having escaped a burning hotel and an angry … Continue reading
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The Penultimate Peril
The Penultimate Peril © 2005 Lemony Snicket 353 pages As its name suggests, we are nearing The End. Following clues left for them by VFD members, the children arrive back where the series began — at Briny Beach, where Sunny … Continue reading
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The Grim Grotto
The Grim Grotto © 2004 Lemony Snicket 323 pages I continue the Series of Unfortunate Events. By this point in the series, the format has completely changed. The Baudelaire orphans are no longer being protected by the system and ushered … Continue reading
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The Slippery Slope
The Slippery Slope © 2003 Lemony Snicket 337 pages The last book ended with the Baudelaire orphans not in a quiet place where they could reflect on their fate, but in a perilous place that threatened death within the span … Continue reading
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The Carnivorous Carnival
The Carnivorous Carnival © 2003 Lemony Snicket 286 pages Although for the first six books the Baudelaire orphans were bounced from one psychotic or useless guardian to the next, they had a sense of stability in that they knew Mr. … Continue reading
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