Category Archives: 8-12 years of age

Guest Review: Spell of the Screaming Joker by R.L.Stine

I am beyond excited to welcome a special guest blogger to Jenn’s Bookshelves: The Girl, daughter of Anna, Diary of an Eccentric! Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Aladdin (May 1, 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0671001922 Publisher’s summary: … Continue reading

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Review: Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Sandpiper; Reissue edition (April 21, 2008) ISBN-10: 0547028644 Source: Personal copy When twelve-year-old Molly  and her brother, Michael, are forced to move out to the country with their mother, step-father, & step-sister, … Continue reading

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Halloween Picks for Children from Stiletto Storytime!

Today I’m excited to welcome Courtney from Stiletto Storytime to guest post today.  Courtney is a twenty something children’s librarian who loves reading justin about anything and anything she can get her hands on.  Courtney has recommended a whole host … Continue reading

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Review: Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwartz

  Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (September 13, 1991) ISBN-10: 0060217944 Source: Personal copy Scary Stories 3 wraps up the Scary Stories trilogy.  Like the others, it contains a collection of scary folklores/legends collected … Continue reading

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Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

In honor of Banned Books Week, I decided to post this review of Scary Stories 3 earlier than I had planned. Why, you may ask?  Well, this series of books is on the list of most frequently challenged books between … Continue reading

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Review: Guardians of Ga’hoole: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (August 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 0545253063 Source: Big Honcho Media Soren is a young barn owl who lives with his family in the kingdom of Tyto experiencing the typical barn owl … Continue reading

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Mini Review: The Brain Full of Holes by Martin Chatterton

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 156145527X Source: Publisher In Chatterton’s second book featuring Theophilus Nero Hercule Sherlock Wimsey Father Brown Marlowe Spade Christie Edgar Allen Brain (aka The Brain) and his … Continue reading

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: Alison Dare: Little Miss Adventure

Today John and I are reviewing Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures, written by J. Torres, illustrated by J. Bone. Alison Dare is a twelve-year-old girl, daughter of the famous archaeologist Dr. Alice Dare and the superhero the Blue Scarab.  Alison … Continue reading

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Tighty Whitey Spider by Kenn Nesbitt

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; Pap/Com edition (April 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 1402238339 Source: Publisher Summary: a collection of over dozens of humorous and outrageous poems about animals! The portion of this review listed in italics … Continue reading

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In Which My Son and I Review Horrid Henry & the Mummy’s Curse

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (July 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1402217765 Source: Publisher As with the other Horrid Henry books, Horrid Henry and the Mummy’s Curse is made up of four hilarious stories about Horrid Henry’s … Continue reading

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